24/7 SUPPORT IS AVAILABLE
If you live in Bergen County, NJ and feel unsafe in your home, we are here for you. Safety and support is only a phone call away.
Call our hotline 24 hours a day, 7 days a week:
201-944-9600
If you are unable to speak safely on the phone, the National Domestic Violence Hotline will connect you to us:
Text “LOVEIS” to 22522
WHO WE ARE
Center for Hope & Safety (formerly Shelter Our Sisters) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit agency in Rochelle Park, New Jersey, founded in 1976. We strongly believe that every person has the right to be safe, empowered, and free from violence and fear. Our mission is to help domestic violence victims in Bergen County, New Jersey, heal and grow through a wide range of services. We give adult and child victims hope and safety, and the tools they need to rebuild their lives beyond domestic violence.
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Center for Hope & Safety Featured on NJBiz.com
One in four women and 1 in 7 men will experience physical violence from an intimate partner at some point in their lifetime, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Not all scars, however, are visible. Of those women and men, the National Network to...
Center for Hope & Safety Featured on NJ.com
Crisis behind closed doors Domestic violence raged in the shadows. Now, housing insecurity compounds problems for survivors. The state lockdown curbed the number of COVID-19 cases, but created a new crisis by unintentionally trapping domestic violence victimswith abusers. ...
Center for Hope & Safety Featured in Autumn Years Magazine
The Spirit of Love Enfolds Them After a Family Tragedy Love suffuses the Miragliotta home in Rutherford—a warm greeting, the scent of morning coffee, the welcoming barks of the family dogs. Near the front door, birds flit to and from the fully stocked birdfeeder. Family...
Center for Hope & Safety Featured on Patch
Domestic Violence Shelter Issues Urgent Plea for Donations Domestic violence is on the rise. During the pandemic, calls to the Bergen County-based Center for Hope & Safety's free 24/7 hotline have increased 46%. During that time, they have answered more than 6,150 calls...
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