Rebuilding Lives Beyond Domestic Violence

Children Are the Forgotten Victims of Domestic Violence

Domestic Violence and Abuse Can Happen to Anyone

Domestic Abuse is Not Gender Specific

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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Celebrating 10 Years Known as Center for Hope & Safety

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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...

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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...

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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...

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