Family Services Center for Victim Safety and Support

Who We Are

The Family Services’ Center for Victim Safety and Support assists individuals and families through a variety of direct services and collaborative community responses for victims and secondary victims of domestic/dating violence, sexual assault/abuse, and other crimes included, but not limited to, stalking, homicide, robbery, elder abuse, and human trafficking.

There are no income eligibility guidelines. Family Services’ Center for Victim Safety and Support serves all victims of crime completely free of charge.

24-hour assistance to victims of violence, including safety planning and accompaniment to medical (including sexual assault exams), court, housing, legal, and social services, as well as assistance with filing compensation claims with the NYS Office of Victim Services.

24 hour domestic violence hotline: 845-485-5550

24 hour rape crisis/crime victims hotline: 845-452-7272

Who We Serve

Area(s): Dutchess County

Language(s) Spoken

• English
• Spanish / Español

Circumstances and languages in which interpreters are provided

Language line is used to provide services to non-English speaking victims of domestic violence.

TTY: 845-790-5919

Is this organization accessible by wheelchair?: YES

Does this organization provide access for the hearing impaired?: YES

Eligibility Restrictions

For help, you must be a victim of a crime, and either live, work, worship, or have had said crime committed against you, in Dutchess County.

Type of Help

This group provides the following types of services based on your legal needs and its resources:

• Other