DCF | Domestic Violence Direct Services

DOW provides funding to domestic violence programs to provide direct services to victims and survivors of domestic violence. Agencies are contracted to provide the following, or a combination of the following, services:

Housing, shelter, and rental assistance
Basic needs – hygiene, clothing, and food items
24-hour hotline and emergency response
Victim advocacy (financial, housing, medical, employment, education, immigration, etc.)
Transportation
Interpretation and Translation
Legal advocacy (can include representation in high-risk situations, but also information, referral, know-your-rights, pro-bono training and legal clinics/seminars)
Medical accompaniment
Individual or group counseling
Children's services
Community education, training, and awareness

Legislation: N.J.S.A 2C:25-17; FVPSA

Funded Programs

Newark, NJ – My Sister's Lighthouse
- https://www.mysisterslighthouse.com/

Atlantic County – AVANZAR
- https://avanzarnow.org/

Bergen County – Alternatives to Domestic Violence
- https://www.co.bergen.nj.us/divisions-of-alternatives-to-domestic-violence/alternatives-to-domestic-violence

Bergen County – Center for Hope and Safety
- https://www.hopeandsafetynj.org/

Burlington County – Providence House (Catholic Charities)
- https://www.catholiccharitiestrenton.org/domestic-violence-services/

Camden County – Camden County Domestic Violence Center (NJ Assoc on Corrections)
- https://njaconline.org/services/ccdvc

Cape May County – C.A.R.A (Coalition Against Rape & Abuse)
- http://www.cara-cmc.org/

Cumberland County – Center for Family Services
- https://www.centerffs.org/serv

Essex County – Essex County Family Justice Center
- https://www.essexcountyfjc.org/

Essex County – The Safe House (Clara Maass Medical Center)
- https://www.rwjbh.org/clara-maass-medical-center/treatment-care/domestic-violence/

Gloucester County – Center for Family Services
- https://www.centerffs.org/serv

Hudson County – WomenRising, Inc.
- https://www.womenrising.org/domestic-violence

Hunterdon County – SAFE in Hunterdon
- https://safeinhunterdon.org/

Mercer County – Younity (formerly WomanSpace, Inc.)
- https://younitynj.org/

Middlesex County – Women Aware
- https://womenaware.net/

Monmouth County – 180 Turning Lives Around, Inc.
- https://180nj.org/

Morris County – JBWS
- https://jbws.org/

Ocean County – Providence House (Catholic Charities)
- https://www.catholiccharitiestrenton.org/domestic-violence-services/

Passaic County – Passaic County Domestic and Sexual Violence Center (NJ Assoc on Correction)
- https://njaconline.org/services/domestic-violence/passaic-county/

Salem County – Salem County Women's Services
- https://salemcountywomensservices.org/

Somerset County – Safe + Sound Somerset
- https://safe-sound.org/

Sussex County – Domestic Abuse Services, Inc. (DASI)
- https://dasi.org/

Union County – YWCA of Eastern Union County
- https://www.ywcaunioncounty.org/

Warren County – Domestic Abuse & Sexual Assault Crisis Center
- https://www.dasacc.org/

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