Resources for Muslim Women
Very Important! If this is an emergency please call 911 to get immediate help
Turning Point's Helpline for Women
718-883-9400
NYC Domestic Violence Hotline
1-800-621-HOPE (4673)
Brochure
Turning Point Brochure (Bengali Translation)
Resources
New York
Arab American Family Support Center
Provides services to the Arab immigrant community, including English as a Second
Language classes, legal assistance, youth development programs, domestic
violence prevention and access to health care. www.aafscny.org
Center for the Women of New York
Offers a variety of trainings, support groups and educational resources.
www.cwny.org
Center for the Integration & Advancement of New Americans (CIANA)
Immigrant and refugee services to newcomers from the "traditional" societies of
the Greater Middle East and its neighboring countries in Africa and South Asia.
www.cianainc.org
Child Center of New York
Offers counseling, family intervention, youth development and home visiting
services to at-risk children and their families to promote healthy families.
www.childcenterny.org
Domestic Harmony Foundation
Provides services to address the social, emotional, and psychological needs of
South Asian and Muslim women and their children dealing issues of domestic
violence and violation of basic human rights. www.dhfny.org
ICNA Relief
Offers a temporary housing unit for women. www.icnarelief.org
Muslim Consultative Network
A coalition of Muslim leaders and organizations whose members work to strengthen
NYC Muslim communities by providing much needed social services, promoting civic
engagement and interfaith dialogue, and developing sustained advocacy on issues
that affect Muslim New Yorkers. www.mcnny.org
Muslim Women's Institute of Research and Development
A faith-based, community service organization that focuses on transitional needs
of new immigrants, health education, hunger relief and inter-faith work.
www.mwird.org
New York Asian Women's Center
Helps battered women overcome violence and govern their own lives, free of
abuse. The Center also works to raise public awareness about domestic violence,
advocate for the rights of battered women, and create an agenda for social
change. www.nyawc.org
Queens Legal Services
Queens Legal Services Corporation is dedicated to helping low income residents
of Queens County with all their civil legal problems. www.queenslegalservices.org
Safe Horizon
Offers a variety of social services for victims of domestic violence, sexual
assault and rape and homeless youth.
www.safehorizon.org
Sakhi for South Asian Women
Offers a full range of services and advocacy for South Asian women facing
domestic violence. www.sakhi.org
Sanctuary for Families
Provides victims of domestic violence and their children with a range of
comprehensive services including clinical, legal services, shelter, outreach and
education, and children and economic empowerment programs.
www.sanctuaryforfamilies.org
Sauti Yetu Center for African Women, Inc
An advocacy organization that works on women's rights and offers culturally
appropriate and gender specific counseling to individuals and groups of African
women. www.sautiyetu.org
South Asians Council for Social Services
Supports under-served members of the South Asian and Indo-Caribbean communities
and provides social services including immigrant health care access, parents
empowerment program, managed care, English and computer classes.
www.sacssny.org
South Asian Youth Action (SAYA!)
Offers academic support and development, employment training and school based
services to South Asian youth.
www.saya.org
TAMKEEN: The Center for Arab American Empowerment (Domestic Violence Program)
Tel: (7180 250-5122
Women for Afghan Women
Provides services to Afghan women. www.womenforafghanwomen.org
Women in Islam, Inc.
A coalition of professional and social activist Muslim women that supports a
broad spectrum of human rights and social justice interests.
www.womeninislam.org
Rochester, New York
Saathi
Based in Rochester, Saathi helps South Asian women who are facing domestic
violence, emotional abuse or sexual assault.
www.saathiofrochester.org
California
Islamic Relief USA
Islamic Relief operates a variety of projects on education, training, water and
sanitation, income generation, health and nutrition and emergency relief.
www.irw.org
Maitri
San Jose, California
Based in San Francisco bay area, Maitri helps families from South Asia facing
domestic violence, cultural alienation, human trafficking and family conflict.
www.maitri.org
Narika
Northern California
Address the unmet needs of abused South Asian women by providing advocacy,
support, information, and referrals within a culturally sensitive model.
www.narika.org
North American Islamic Center for the Abused (NISA)
Domestic Violence Program in the Bay Area that promotes family harmony through
advocacy, education, support services, counseling and referrals.
www.asknisa.org
NISWA
Addresses the needs of Muslim community support for victims of domestic
violence, assists in placing Muslim foster homes, provides counseling,
referrals, information, and also offers shelter for Muslim battered women.
www.niswa.org
SEMAH INC.
Provides services on peer counseling, referrals for marriage counseling and
pre-marital counseling, support groups, and offers workshops on domestic
violence. www.semah.org
South Asian Network
Provides direct service, community outreach and policy advocacy in the areas of
immigration, public health, violence prevention, hate crime/discrimination, and
civil liberties. Email: kripa@southasiannetwork.org Tel: 562 403 0488
Connecticut
Sneha www.sneha.org
Georgia
Raksha
Atlanta, Georgia
Promotes a stronger South Asian community through support services, education
and advocacy. www.raksha.org
Illinois
Apna Ghar
Chicago, Illinois
Provides culturally-appropriate, multilingual services, including emergency
shelter, to survivors of domestic abuse with a primary focus on the South Asian
and other immigrant communities. www.apnaghar.org
Council of Islamic organizations of Greater Chicago (CIOGC)
An umbrella body that represents a consortium of Muslim Organizations in the
greater Chicago Area and build bridges within the Muslim community and with
other faith communities. www.ciogc.org
The Hamdard Center for Health and Human Services
A multilingual, multi-cultural social and health service agency that serves the
unique needs of South Asian and Middle Eastern communities. The center offers
crisis-counseling, rehabilitation services, legal advocacy, shelter facility,
and transitional housing. www.hamdardcenter.org
The Inner-City Muslim Action Network (IMAN)
A community based non profit that serves disadvantaged individuals of all
ethnic, cultural and religious backgrounds through direct services, organizing
and social justice, and arts and culture. www.imancentral.org
Michigan
MAIFS – Michigan Asian Indian Family Services
Detroit, Michigan
Assists individual who are in crisis situation and provides counseling and
referral to victims of domestic violence, elderly citizen without caretakers,
widowed/divorced individuals, individuals suffering from depression or
experienced recent death in the family. www.maifs.org
New Visions: Alliance to End Violence in Asian/Asian-American Communities
Supports sustainable community action for ending violence against women in Asian
communities of Southeast Michigan.
www.ssw.umich.edu/newVIsions/
New Jersey
Manavi
Women's rights organization that offers individual counseling, legal clinics &
referrals, support groups, court & medical accompaniments, and a transitional
home. www.manavi.org
Islamic Circle of North America-NJ
A grass roots organization that provides social services for the Muslim
community especially for those who suffer from poverty and injustice.
www.icnanj.org
Islamic Relief
Northeast Regional Office
Provides relief to communities in the event of man made or natural disaster.
Tel: 973-890-1030 www.irw.org
Jam-e Masjid Islamic Center
Provides counseling, social events and activities, educational gatherings, and
financial aid for the Muslim community.
www.jmicnj.org
Sadaqa House Inc.
Provides emergency support, case management, referrals and temporary housing
assistance to single Muslim women in East Orange, New Jersey. Tel: 973 678 1365
Email: sadaqahouseinc@aol.com
Wafa House
Provides services to victims of domestic violence including, counseling,
referrals, housing assistance, legal representation, financial aid, medical
coverage, employment. www.wafahouse.org
Pennsylvania
Sista2Sista
Assist victims of Domestic and Family Violence with resources, referrals and
advocacy services for Muslim women.
www.sista2sista.org
Texas
Daya (Houston, Dallas and San Antonio, Texas)
Promotes healthy family relationships in the South Asian community by providing
counseling, referrals, legal advocacy, and financial support to women and
children affected by family violence and sexual assault.
www.dayahouston.org
Muslim Community Center for Human Services (MCCHS)
Addresses the social and medical needs of the Muslim community through eye
clinic, dental clinic and a domestic violence program. The domestic violence
program (Roshni) provides professional and peer counseling, client advocacy,
information on rights and legal referrals. www.mcc-hs.org
Saheli
Austin, Texas
Provides assistance to Asian families dealing with domestic violence and abuse.
www.saheli-austin.org
Washington, D.C.
ASHA--Asian Women's Self Help Association
Washington, D.C., Virginia, and Baltimore, Maryland
Providing culturally specific, multi-lingual support and referral services to
women of South Asian descent.
www.ashaforwomen.org
Karamah Muslim Women Lawyers for Human Rights
Focuses on the domestic and global issues of human rights for Muslims. Karamah
is committed to research, education, and advocacy work in matters pertaining to
Muslim women and human rights in Islam, as well as civil rights and other
related rights under the Constitution of the United States.
www.karamah.org
Peaceful Families Project
Advocates for domestic violence awareness by facilitating workshops for Muslim
leadership and communities across America.
www.peacefulfamilies.org
South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT)
A national organization with individual member base and partnership with
community based organizations in the U.S. that advocates around issues affecting
South Asian communities through the use of a social justice framework.
www.saalt.org
Washington (State)
Chaya
Raises awareness of domestic violence issues through direct services, referrals
and information, community engagement, translation services.
www.chayaseattle.org
Other Resources
Creating a Women-Friendly Mosque Brochure
www.womeninislam.org/Mosque.pdf
Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR)
www.cair.com (national website)
www.cair-ny.com (New York website)
Hunter College School of Social Work
www.hunter.cuny.edu/socwork/
Interfaith Center of New York
www.interfaithcenter.org
New York Immigration Coalition
www.thenyic.org