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	Emergency Shelter According to statistics from the Human Resources Administration, as of the end of 2010, there were 2,208 domestic violence emergency shelter beds citywide, a 35% increase since January 2002. In recognition of the need to increase shelter space for physically disabled domestic violence victims, a facility specially designed for disabled victims will be constructed. Additionally, New York City provides shelter to families that have no permanent or temporary place to live, through the Department of Homeless Services Prevention Assistance and Temporary Housing (PATH) Office. Click here for more information. Prior to this administration, shelter requests were on average three times higher than the number of available beds. This ratio has steadily decreased, and the City is closer to meeting the demand for shelter than ever before.

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	Bring an unused cell phone to a Department of Sanitation SAFE Disposal event and help victims of domestic violence, through the HopeLine® from Verizon program. All cell phones collected will be donated to the Mayor’s Office to Combat Domestic Violence. Find out more Apply for a fellowship through the Ms. Foundation for Women. If you are working on a project in child care, reproductive health or child sexual abuse, find out how you can gain strategic support. More info View new grant opportunities through the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Violence Against Women. More info

		Browse the updated City of New York Resource Directory of Domestic Violence Services. Go to directory

	Brochures and Public Education Materials Annual Statistics For Sexual Assault Victims (in PDF) Donate Cell Phones Here (in PDF) NYC Commission on Human Rights Donate Cell Phones

	If you are a victim of domestic violence, call the NYC Domestic Violence Hotline (800-621-4673; TDD 866-604-5350).