ABOUT US

Who We Are:

Safe Homes of Orange County is a private, not-for-profit agency established in 1986 to provide comprehensive and confidential domestic violence services to victims and their families.

Our Vision:

• To promote the eradication of domestic violence throughout Orange County;

• To ensure the safety of survivors and their improved access to services by reducing common barriers;

• To support the survivors' freedom of choice;

• To hold abusers accountable for the violence they perpetrate;

• To advocate for the development of victim-sensitive laws, policies and procedures across all systems that impact survivors of domestic violence.

What We Do:

Safe Homes provides emergency, non-emergency and wrap-around services for individuals and families affected by domestic violence.  These services are available to residential and non-residential clients.

Our comprehensive services and programs include:

• 24-Hour Hotline;

• 17-Bed Shelter Facility;

• Residential and Non-Residential Advocates;

• Legal Assistance (Orange County Family Justice Center);

• A Liaison with the Department of Social Services;

• El Abrazo de Mis Hermanas (Latina Advocate);

• Court Advocate with the Office of the Orange County District Attorney; Middletown and Port Jervis City Courts.

• Weekly Support Groups (in English and in Spanish);

• An array of education initiatives, including Teen Dating-Violence Prevention Program.

2012 At-A-Glance

In 2012...

• Our 24-hour-hotline answered 3,853 domestic violence calls and 9,317 information and referral calls;

• Safe Homes Advocates provided  1,801 emergency services and 5,414 advocacy services and made 6,187 victim outreach and follow-up calls on Domestic Incident Reports;

• Our shelter housed 81 adult victims of domestic violence and 60 children;

• Our Education and Prevention Programs held 49 presentations and trainings reaching an audience of approximately 2,884. The Teen Dating-Violence Prevention Program held 124 presentations and reached 2,689 teens.

• Safe Homes' Holiday Adoption Program (a.k.a. Santa Project) fulfilled the wish-lists of 341 women and children.

  Contact:
  24-Hour Hotline: 1-888-503-HOPE (4673)
  Business Phone: 845-562-5365
  Fax: 845-562-2216
  Email: admin@safehomesorangecounty.org

  Mailing Address:
  Safe Homes of Orange County
  P.O. Box 649
  Newburgh, NY 12551

  Main Office Location:
  280 Broadway, 3rd Floor
  Newburgh, NY 12550

  To join our mailing list:
  Please send an email with the subject line "Add Me to the Mailing List" to mail@safehomesorangecounty.org