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 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...
Center for Hope & Safety Featured on NJ News12
Candlelight vigil held in Paramus to pay tribute to victims of domestic violence An emotional gathering was held in Bergen County Tuesday evening to pay tribute to those who fell victim to domestic violence. The Center for Hope & Safety brings families together once a year...
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. ...
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