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 in The Record
Four recent grisly homicides bear out experts’ predictions A man knifed and left for dead in Little Ferry.A woman beaten to death with a hammer in Northvale.A grandfather allegedly killed by his ax-wielding grandson in Elmwood Park.A woman who authorities say was stabbed...
Center for Hope & Safety Featured on Patch.com
Bergen Co. Organization Honors Domestic Violence Awareness Month BERGEN COUNTY, NJ — The Center for Hope & Safety will host their annual candlelight vigil in honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month in Van Suan Park. The vigil is hosted yearly to help raise awareness of...
Center for Hope & Safety Featured on NorthJersey.com
Vigil in Paramus remembers domestic violence victims CLICK HERE... to view the photo gallery of Center for Hope & Safety's 9th Candlelight Vigil featured on NorthJersey.com
Center for Hope & Safety Featured in The Paramus Post
Center for Hope & Safety Announces Partnership with LG&P to Increase Support Services for Domestic Violence Victims and Survivors Paramus, N.J. (October 7, 2021) – Center for Hope & Safety, Bergen County’s only not-for-profit agency dedicated to helping adults and...