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Help pass the SAFE Shelter Act

Thank you for supporting survivors by urging Governor Hochul to sign the Safe Shelter Act into law. When the state doesn’t act, Safe Horizon does. Every year, 250,000 people who have experienced violence, abuse, or exploitation seek safety through our services. We offer immediate and practical support…

August 27, 2026

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Check out our handy toolkit here which has sample messages for your postcard and more (you’ll also receive this toolkit direct to your inbox in about a week), and remember to check your mailbox for your 20 postcards soon–we’ll be sending them shortly!…

August 27, 2026
Events

Brooklyn Fall Fest 

You’re invited to join us for a day of celebration honoring 30 years of the Jane Barker Brooklyn Child Advocacy Center (CAC). Safe Horizon’s CACs provide critical services to 12,000 children and families who have been impacted by child abuse every year. We’re thrilled to share this major milestone for our Brooklyn location with our supporters, friends, and former client families. Come learn about our services, meet the people committed…

August 27, 2026

Brooklyn Fall Fest

Celebrating 30 years of our Brooklyn Child Advocacy Center. Please register below.

August 25, 2026

SAFE Shelter Act Postcard Sign-up

If you are a resident of New York State, please join us in sending a message (a postcard!) to Governor Hochul to sign the Securing Access to Fair & Equal (SAFE) Shelter Act into law once and for all, to help thousands of survivors access life-saving domestic violence shelter. If you are an organization wishing to request more…

August 25, 2026

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August 25, 2026
Statements and Press Releases

Safe Horizon Responds to City Housing Assistance Program

We advocated for the expansion of the CityFHEPS program so that Runaway and Homeless Youth (RHY) could finally have a chance at stability and safety. But rather than expanding CityFHEPS, the final budget included a significantly scaled down housing voucher program, the City Housing Assistance Program (CHAP). Although we celebrate the fact that RHY in DYCD-funded shelter will qualify for CHAP, the vast majority of the…

August 24, 2026

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August 23, 2026

Thanks For Adding Your Name!

Thank you for supporting survivors by urging Governor Hochul to sign the Safe Shelter Act into law. When the state doesn’t act, Safe Horizon does. Every year, 250,000 people who have experienced violence, abuse, or exploitation seek safety through our services. We offer immediate and practical support…

August 19, 2026
Safe Horizon In The News

Rape crisis centers plead with Hochul to reverse millions in funding cuts

Safe Horizon CEO Liz Roberts is quoted multiple times in this NBC New York article discussing funding cuts from the New York State Office of Victim Services. “The Governor has been a champion for survivor services.  It doesn’t align with her values to cut programs like this.”…

August 15, 2026