The Family and Children’s Society
257 Main Street Binghamton, NY 13905 Phone: 607-729-6206 Fax: 607-729-1858
www.familycs.org
- Services
- The Men Overcoming Violence Program provides evaluation and treatment, over 52 sessions, in a structured psycho-educational group format.
- Children's Services - Individual and group therapy for children who have been exposed to violence in their homes.
- Women's Services - We offer individual and group treatment to adult victims of domestic violence.
We offer in-depth treatment based on the development of empathy toward others, the understanding of causal factors of violence for each participant, education and skills building to reduce the risk of future violence.
Both court mandated and voluntary referrals are accepted.
SOS Shelter
SOS Shelter, Inc. PO Box 393 Endicott, NY 13761
www.sosshelter.org
An Education based support group for victims of Domestic Violence. Topics will include:
- Understanding the dynamics of domestic violence
- Understanding how domestic violence affects children
- Learn to establish boundaries in your life
- Self esteem building
- Explore your strengths and weaknesses
- Develop realistic goals for the future
- Exploring how your childhood has affected choices you make as an adult
- Insight into recognizing abusive, controlling traits in future partners
Crime Victims Assistance Center
www.cvac.us
377 Robinson Street, Binghamton, NY 13904
Main Office:
607-723-3200
24 Hour Crisis Line:
607-722-4256
Providing education and compassionate support to empower our community
Center Against Domestic Violence
25 Chapel Street, Suite 904, Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 254-9134
www.cadvny.org
Crime Victims Compensation
New York State’s Crime Victims Board provides compensation to innocent victims for losses they incurred as a result of a crime. All domestic violence victims are by definition crime victims, and many need financial help to recover health or property destroyed by abusers. Our Crime Victims Program provides information about Crime Victims Compensation and helps victims file and follow up on claims.
Support and Education
Bilingual (English and Spanish) case managers coordinate services, educate the community about crime victim benefits and provide counseling to survivors of domestic violence. Our services include:
- English and Spanish support groups
- children’s support groups
- criminal justice support and advocacy
- emergency assistance
- personal advocacy
- home or hospital visits
National Resource Center on Domestic Violence
www.nrcdv.org
6400 Flank Drive, Suite 1300, Harrisburg, PA 17112 800-537-2238 ext. 5 TTY: 800-553-2508 Fax: 717-545-9456
It is the MISSION of the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence to improve societal and community responses to domestic violence and, ultimately, prevent its occurrence.
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
1120 Lincoln Street, Suite #1603 Denver, CO 80203 Phone: (303) 839-1852 TTY: (303) 839-8459 Fax: (303) 831-9251 Email: mainoffice@ncadv.org
www.ncadv.org
The Mission of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV) is to organize for collective power by advancing transformative work, thinking and leadership of communities and individuals working to end the violence in our lives.
National Domestic Violence Hotline
1.800.799.SAFE (7233)
www.ndvh.org
Help is available to callers 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Hotline advocates are available for victims and anyone calling on their behalf to provide crisis intervention, safety planning, information and referrals to agencies in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Assistance is available in English and Spanish with access to more than 170 languages through interpreter services. If you or someone you know is frightened about something in your relationship, please call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1−800−799−SAFE (7233) or TTY 1−800−787−3224.
NYS Domestic Violence Advocates and Support Contacts By County
| Albany County | Crime Victims Board (Albany) | Crime Victim & Sexual Violence Center Equinox DV Program518-457-8727 518-447-7716 518-432-7865 |
| Allegany County | Crime Victims Board (Buffalo) District Attorney Victim Assistance (Belmont) Family Violence Task Force | 716- 847-7992 585- 268-9225 800-593-5322 |
| Bronx County | Barrier Free DV Program Bronx Independent Living Services Citizens Advice Bureau Crime Victims Board District Attorney Crime Victim Assistance Unit Fordham-Tremont Family Crisis Services Kingsbridge Crime Victim Assistance NBWNRA Crime Victim Assistance Project Self-Help by Older Persons | 212-533-4358 718-515-2800 718-365-0910 718-923-4325 718-590-2114 718-960-0373 718-884-0700 718-823-4925 718-542-0006 |
| Broome County | Crime Victim Assistance Center (Binghampton) | SOS Shelter607-722-4256 607-754-4340 |
| Cattaraugus County | Community Action Victim Services (Salamanca) | 888-945-3970 |
| Cayuga County | DV intervention Program District Attorney Victim-Witness Program | 800-253-3358 315-253-1391 |
| Chautauqua County | District Attorney Victim-Witness Program Salvation Army DV Program | 716-753-4630 800-252-8748 |
| Chemung County | Elmira Police Dept. Victim Services Salvation Army Safehouse | 607-737-5644 607-732-1979 |
| Chenango County | Catholic Charities Crime Victims Program | 607-336-1101 |
| Clinton County | STOP Domestic Violence | 518-563-6904 |
| Columbia County | District Attorney Victim Assistance The Reach Center | 518-828-3414 518-758-6696 |
| Cortland County | Aid to Victims of Violence | 800-336-9622 |
| Delaware County | Delaware Opportunities Crime Victim Program | 607-746-6278 |
| Dutchess County | Battered Women's Services Family Services, Inc. Grace Smith House | 845-485-5550 845-452-1110 845-471-3033 |
| Erie County | Buffalo Victim Assistance Program Crisis Services Advocate Program District Attorney Victim Assistance Haven House Native America Crime Victim Assistance Neighborhood Crime Victim Assistance NYS Crime Victims Board | 716-875-8108 716-834-3131 716-858-4640 716-884-6000 800-276-6632 716-897-4100 716-847-7992 |
| Essex County | Crisis Center SOS Hotline STOP DV | 800-DIALSOS 888-563-6904 |
| Franklin County | ComLinks DV Family Services | 800-834-9474 |
| Fulton County | District Attorney Victim Assistance Family Counseling Center Family Violence Project | 518-736-5511 518-725-4310 518-725-5300 |
| Genesee County | Sheriff's Office Justice Program YWCA Domestic Violenve Program | 585-343-5000 585-343-7513 |
| Greene County | Community Action DV Program The Reach Center | 518-943-9211 518-943-4482 |
| Hamilton County | DV Program | 800-721-8534 |
| Herkimer County | Catholic Charities DV Program | 315-866-0458 |
| Jefferson County | Victim Assistance Center | 315-782-1855 |
| Kings County (Brooklyn) | Barrier Free Domestic Violence Program CAMBA Victim Assistance Program Center Against Domestic Violence Chinese-American Crime Victim Assistance Crime Victims Board Crown Heights Jewish Council District Attorney Counseling Services Good Shepherd Safe Homes N. Brooklyn Coalition Against DV Safe Horizon Safe Start II TRI-PACT Women's Survival Space | 212-533-4358 718-282-5575 718-439-1000 718-438-0008 718-923-4325 718-778-8808 718-250-3820 212-243-7070 718-302-4073 718-834-7476 718-453-2280 718-627-5088 718-439-1000 |
| Lewis County | Crisis Intervention | 315-376-4357 |
| Livingston County | Chances & Changes District Attorney Victim Assistance | 585-658-3940 585-243-7020 |
| Madison County | Victims of Violence | 315-366-5000 |
| Monroe County | Alternatives for Battered Women | District Attorney Victim Assistance Rochester Police Victim Assistance Sheriff's Dept. Victim Assistance SPCC Family Violence Program585-232-7353 585-529-0715 585-428-6630 585-428-5495 585-325-6101 |
| Montgomery County | Catholic Charities | 518-842-3384 |
| Nassau County | Coalition Against DV Nassau Crime Victim Assistance | 516-542-0404 516-573-5360 |
| New York County (Manhattan) | Barrier Free Domestic Violence Program Bellevue Crime Victims Program | Bronx Independent Living Center for Victim Support Connect Family Violence Program Dominican Women's Development Inst. for Hispanic Elderly Mount Sinai Elder Abuse New York Asian Women's Center New York Crime Victims Board Safe Horizon Sanctuary For Families St. Lukes Crime Victim Treatment Violence Intervention Program Witness Aid Services Unit212-533-4358 212-562-3435 718-515-2800 917-314-6650 212-683-0015 212-740-1929 212-677-4181 212-241-6328 212-732-5230 800-247-8035 212-577-7408 212-349-6009 212-523-4728 800-664-5880 212-335-9040 |
| New York City-Wide | Arab American Family Support Elderly Crime Victim Resource Center Gay & Lesbian AntiViolence Korean-American Family Services | New York Latinas Against Domestic Violence Safe Horizon SAKHI for South Asian Women Steps to End Family Violence718-643-8000 212-442-3103 212-714-1141 718-539-6139 See Website 800-621-HOPE 212-695-5447 212-410-4200 |
| Niagara County | Alternatives to Domestic Violence Crime Victims Board Native American Crime Victim Assistance Niagara Sheriff's Victim Assistance Unit Passages Program | 716-433-6716 716-847-7992 716-282-5441 716-438-3393 716-285-6984 |
| Oneida County | DV Services | 315-797-7740 |
| Onondaga County | District Attorney Victim Assistance Vera House | 315-473-2891 315-468-3260 |
| Ontario County | Abuse Crisis Service of Finger Lakes District Attorney Victim Assistance Family Counseling Service DV Program | 800-247-7273 585-396-4010 800-695-0390 |
| Orange County | Crime Victim Assistance Program Safe Homes Project | 845-291-4750 888-503-4673 |
| Orleans County | District Attorney Victim Assistance DV Program | 585-590-4134 866-314-7233 |
| Oswego County | Opportunities Program | 315-342-1600 |
| Otsego County | Violence Intervention Program | 607-432-4855 |
| Putnam County | District Attorney Victim Assistance Women's Resource Center | 845-225-3641 845-628-2166 |
| Pensselaer County | Families in Crisis | 518-272-2370 |
| Queens County | Barrier Free DV Program Criminal Court Stalking Unit Crime Victims Board District Attorney Victim Assistance Domestic Violence Services (Jamaica) Elder Abuse Project HANAC, Inc. (Astoria) Older Adults Crimes Assistance Pomonok Neighborhood Center Safe Horizons (Jackson Heights) Women Helping Women Women's Resource Center | 212-533-4358 718-286-6084 800-247-8035 718-286-6000 718-723-4699 718-286-6562 718-728-3811 718-657-6670 718-591-6060 718-899-1233 718-291-2555 212-577-7777 |
| Rensselaer County | District Attorney Victim Assistance Samaritan Hospital Victim Assistance Unity House Families in Crisis | 518-270-4040 518-271-3257 518-272-2370 |
| Richmond County | Barrier Free DV Program Crime Victims Board District Attorney Victim Assistance Elder Abuse Victim Assistance Elderly Victim Resource Center Safe Horizon | 212-533-4358 800-247-8035 718-876-5829 718-981-6226 212-442-3103 718-720-2591 |
| Rockland County | District Attorney Victim Assistance Family Shelter | 845-638-5001 845-634-3344 |
| St. Lawrence County | Renewal House | 315-265-2422 |
| Saratoga County | Catholic Charities Center for the Family District Attorney Victim Advocate Domestic Violence Services | Mechanicville Community Services Center518-587-5000 518-587-8008 518-885-2263 518-584-8188 518-664-8322 |
| Schenectady County | District Attorney Victim Assistance YWCA Families in Violence | 518-388-4364 518-374-3386 |
| Schoharie County | Catholic Charities Safe Haven DV Program | 518-234-3581 518-234-2231 |
| Schuyler County | First Step Victim Services | 607-735-6760 |
| Seneca County | District Attorney Victim Services Family Counseling Service | 315-539-1300 315-789-2613 |
| Steuben County | NET Domestic Abuse Program | 800-286-3407 |
| Suffolk County | Brighter Tomorrows Coalition Against DV District Attorney Victim Assistance Retreat, Inc. | Safe Pets and Families Program Victims Information Bureau631-395-1800 631-666-8833 631-852-2555 631-329-2200 631-382-SPCA 631-360-3606 |
| Sullivan County | Probation Dept. Crime Victim Program Safe Passage | 845-794-3000 845-292-5700 |
| Tioga County | A New Hope Center | 800-696-7600 |
| Tompkins County | District Attorney Victim Advocate Domestic Violence Advocacy Center Family & Children's Services | 607-274-5461 607-277-5000 607-391-7038 |
| Ulster County | Family DV Services Probation Dept. Victim Assistance | 845-338-2370 845-340-3442 |
| Warren County | Catholic Charities DV Project District Attorney Victim Assistance | 518-793-9496 518-761-6405 |
| Washington County | Catholic Charities DV Project District Attorney Victim Advocate | 518-793-9496 518-746-2525 |
| Wayne County | District Attorney Victim Services Victim Resource Center | 315-946-5913 800-456-1172 |
| Westchester County | My Sister's Place Opportunity Victim Services Probation Dept. Victim Services Putnam Women's Resource Center Victims Justice Center Westchester Jewish Services | 800-298-7233 914-345-9111 914-995-3512 845-628-9284 914-995-3300 914-761-0600 |
| Wyoming County | Community Action Victim Services | 585-237-2600 |
| Yates County | Abuse Crisis Services Family Counseling Services | 315-536-2897 315-789-2613 |