Regional northeast organizations that fight gender-based violence and support survivors
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Covenant House
“For more than four decades, Covenant House has helped transform and save the lives of more than a million homeless, runaway and trafficked young people. We offer housing and support services to young people in need – currently reaching 74,000 youth every year.”
GEMS
“For the past 20 years, Girls Educational & Mentoring Services (GEMS) has served as the nation’s leading organization for empowering commercially sexually exploited and domestically trafficked girls and young women. Through cultural change, advocacy, training, and survivor leadership, GEMS is committed to shifting public perception and policy. As New York State’s first—and only—organization designed to provide trauma-informed, strengths-based services, GEMS has served thousands of young women and girls, ages 12-24.”
Korean American Family Service Center
“The Korean American Family Service Center (KAFSC) is a leading, nonprofit organization that supports and empowers adults, youth and children to lead safe and healthy lives based on dignity, compassion and mutual respect. We are committed to preventing and ending domestic violence, sexual assault, and relationship abuse, and creating a violence-free society. Our counseling, education and advocacy programs for individuals and families in the New York Tri-State area are provided in a culturally and linguistically appropriate setting.”
Met Council
“We are one of the only programs in New York City that offers comprehensive case management services, trauma-informed psychotherapy, financial assistance and food assistance under one roof. Each client is given individualized care and assessed for a full range of social services including legal advocacy, emergency shelter and relocation, employment assistance, financial assistance, emergency food, entitlement counseling, short-term trauma informed therapy, and information and referral services. We work with all New Yorkers, no matter of race, ethnicity, gender or sexual orientation. We have a specialty in working with the Jewish and immigrant communities.”
Sanctuary for Families
“Sanctuary for Families is New York’s leading service provider and advocate for survivors of domestic violence, sex trafficking and related forms of gender violence. Every year, we empower thousands of adults and children to move from fear and abuse to safety and stability, transforming lives through a range of comprehensive services and advocacy. We work to end gender violence through three key strategies: direct services, outreach and training, and systems-change advocacy.”
Safe Horizon
“Safe Horizon is a victim assistance nonprofit that has been standing with victims of violence and abuse in New York City since 1978. We provide assistance, advocacy and support to victims who have experienced domestic violence, child abuse, sexual assault, stalking, human trafficking, youth homelessness and other crimes.”
Sakhi for South Asian Women
“Sakhi for South Asian Women exists to represent the South Asian diaspora in a survivor-led movement for gender-justice and to honor the collective and inherent power of all survivors of violence. Sakhi is committed to serving survivors through a combination of efforts including—but not limited to—direct services, advocacy and organizing, technical assistance, and community outreach.”
Violence Intervention Program
“Violence Intervention Program, Inc. (VIP) was founded in 1984 to address the growing prevalence of domestic abuse and family violence in the Latino community. In just over 30 years, VIP has become a $3.4M organization with eight distinct programs providing services to over 10,000 New York state residents. While our underlying mission is to serve Latina victims, our programs encompass concepts that resonate with victims from all cultural backgrounds─empowerment, self-determination, and cultural competency. Immigrants of all ethnic backgrounds have established close ties to VIP.”