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This page has contact information for programs that offer assistance and referrals to victims and survivors of abuse throughout your state. If you plan to contact a program by email, please review our Safety when using email page first.
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Essex
Access Family Services
One Gateway Center, Suite 2600Newark, NJ 07102
Hotline: (862) 444-3126 or (855) 481-5837 (24 hours)
Phone: (862) 520-3937
Fax: (862) 520-3978
URL: https://www.afsnj.org/
Email: info@afsnj.org
Access Family Services provides services to victims of domestic violence in Essex County and the surrounding areas. Their services include: 24-hour hotline in English and Spanish, emergency shelter, transitional housing program, counseling, support groups for adults and children, mental health services, education programs, assistance with restraining orders, and more. No victim is denied service based on inability to speak English or immigration status.
Essex Center for Women
National Council of Jewish Women70 South Orange Avenue, Suite 120
Livingston, NJ 07039
Phone: (973) 994-4994
Phone 2: (973) 740-0588
Fax: (973) 740-0955
URL: https://ncjwessex.org/center-for-women/
Email: ncjw@ncjwessex.org
The Essex Center for Women offers career and support services to women who must enter or re-enter the workforce to provide for themselves and their families. Services include: career counseling, computer classes, family law consultations (for a fee), health and wellness workshops, and more.
Essex County Family Justice Center
60 Nelson Place, Second FloorNewark, NJ 07102
Phone: (973) 230-7229
URL: https://www.essexcountyfjc.org/
Provides comprehensive services in one location for domestic violence victims and their children. Services include: crisis intervention, counseling, safety planning, orientation to the criminal justice system, support groups in English and Spanish, and information about legal issues such as restraining orders and custody. They can give referrals for assistance with immigration and other related civil legal matters. Center staff are bilingual.
The Safe House
Clara Maass Medical Center1 Clara Maass Drive
Belleville, NJ 07109
Hotline: (973) 759-2154 (24 hours)
Phone: (973) 759-2378 (Office)
URL: https://www.rwjbh.org/clara-maass-medical-center/treatment-care/domestic-violenc…
The Safe House provides safe, temporary shelter for battered women and their children located in Essex County. A 24-hour hotline provides timely and immediate assistance. Shelter admission can be obtained by calling the Hotline. Also provided are: emergency medical treatment; emotional support; counseling; assistance with welfare and child care; vocational and educational referrals; legal advocacy; housing advocacy; help in police and court proceedings; and nutritional meals.
