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
- Atlantic County – AVANZAR
- Bergen County – Alternatives to Domestic Violence
- Bergen County – Center for Hope and Safety
- Burlington County – Providence House (Catholic Charities)
- Camden County – Center for Family Services
- Cape May County – Coalition Against Rape & Abuse (CARA)
- Cumberland County – Center for Family Services
- Essex County – Essex County Family Justice Center
- Essex County – The Safe House (Clara Maass Medical Center)
- Gloucester County – Center for Family Services
- Hudson County – WomenRising
- Hunterdon County – SAFE in Hunterdon
- Mercer County – Younity (formerly WomanSpace)
- Middlesex County – Women Aware
- Monmouth County – 180 Turning Lives Around
- Morris County – JBWS
- Ocean County – Providence House (Catholic Charities)
- Passaic County – JBWS
- Salem County – Salem County Women's Services
- Somerset County – Safe + Sound Somerset
- Sussex County – Domestic Abuse and Sexual Assault Intervention Services (DASI)
- Union County – YWCA of Eastern Union County
- Warren County – Domestic Abuse & Sexual Assault Crisis Center (DASACC)
- Statewide – New Jersey Coalition to End Domestic Violence
