Community Resources

Youth Employment Opportunities:

NYC Department of Youth and Community Development:  https://www1.nyc.gov/site/dycd/services/jobs-internships.page

Summer Youth Employment Program:
https://www1.nyc.gov/site/dycd/services/jobs-internships/summer-youth-employment-program-syep.page

Rape and Sexual Assault Services:

RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network) National Sexual Assault Hotline: 800.656.HOPE (4673)
RAINN Online Hotline Chat: https://hotline.rainn.org/online

New York State Hotline for Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence: 1-800-942-6906

Domestic Violence Services:

National Domestic Violence Hotline: https://www.thehotline.org/ - online chat available

Contact by phone: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233), or 1-800-787-3224 (TTY)

NYC Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-621-4673 (HOPE)

Day One:  Confidential Helpline at 800.214.4150 or text (646) 535-DAY1 (3291)

https://www.dayoneny.org/

• Day One's Direct Services Program provides free and confidential counseling, case management, as well as legal advice, information, and direct representation to young people aged 24 and under related to dating abuse. Day One offers its direct services in both English and Spanish.

NYC Family Justice Center

https://www1.nyc.gov/site/ocdv/programs/family-justice-centers.page

• You can visit any New York City Family Justice Center (FJC) to get connected to free and confidential assistance for victims and survivors of domestic and gender-based violence, which can include sexual violence, human trafficking, stalking, and intimate partner violence. All Centers are open Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. No appointment is needed.

Brooklyn Location:
350 Jay Street, 15th Floor
Phone: 718-250-5111

Sexual Health Services:

Planned Parenthood - Joan Malin Health Center: 212-965-7000

https://www.plannedparenthood.org/health-center/new-york/brooklyn/11201/joan-malin-brooklyn-health-center-2522-91110 - select services can be booked online

Address: 44 Court Street, 6th Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11201

LGBTQ Resources:

The Ali Forney Center: Main Number: (212) 222-3427
https://www.aliforneycenter.org/
Headquarters Address: 224 W. 35th St. 15th Floor, NY, NY 10001

• Our mission is to protect LGBTQ youths from the harms of homelessness and empower them with the tools needed to live independently.

Drop In Center Phone: (212) 206-0574

• The Drop-In Center is where any lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or questioning youth can access food, medical care, mental health services and much more. Our Drop-In Center is the place where LGBTQ youth can come for meals, showers, clothing, HIV support, mental health services, and case management at any time – day or night. Must call for address.

Brooklyn Community Pride Center: 347-889-7719
Address: 1360 Fulton Street, Ground Floor, Brooklyn, New York 11216
https://lgbtbrooklyn.org/

• Brooklyn Community Pride Center provides support and services to the borough’s LGBTQ+ community through original programming and partnerships with other organizations.

PFLAG NYC: (212) 463-0629
[email protected]
http://www.pflagnyc.org/

• PFLAG NYC’s mission is to create a better future for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) youth and adults through a partnership of parents, allies, and LGBT people.