Center for the Women of New York (CWNY) is here for you. Call us at 718-793-0672 or email us at info@cwny.org. Please note that we are not a shelter but we can refer you to a shelter or other social services.
COVID-19
Here are some useful links related to the coronavirus pandemic and COVID-19:
- NYC Department of Health COVID-19
- Workforce One information for job seekers
- Northwell Health Coronavirus Digital Resource Center
- NewYork-Presbyterian Coronavirus Information
- Mount Sinai COVID-19 Facts & Resources
- NYC Comptroller COVID-19 Resource Center
- NY State Information on Novel Coronavirus
COVID-19 Vaccine
NYC.gov has an overview on the vaccine for New Yorkers.
To schedule an appointment for the vaccine when you’ve become eligible:
New York City:
Visit nyc.gov/vaccinefinder or Call 877-VAX-4NYC (877-829-4692)
Long Island & New York State:
Visit covid19vaccine.health.ny.gov or Call 833-NYS-4VAX (833-697-4829)
Any vaccine appointment must be scheduled ahead of time.
National Domestic Violence Hotline 800-799-7233
Advocates are available 24/7 at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) in more than 200 languages. All calls are free and confidential. Click here for their website.
National Human Trafficking Hotline 800-373-7888
Human trafficking is a form of modern-day slavery and occurs when a trafficker coerces another person to perform commercial sex acts or labor or services against his/her will. Force, fraud, or coercion need not be present if the individual engaging in commercial sex is under 18 years of age. Text 233733. Click here for their website.
Planned Parenthood 800-230-PLAN
Call with concerns regarding reproductive healthcare. Click here for their website.
Legal Aid Society 212-577-3300
The Legal Aid Society can help with arrests, bail, family court, domestic violence, employment, health, housing, and many other issues. Click here for their website.
Cut It Out Domestic Violence Awareness & Prevention Training for Beauty Industry
CWNY is a certified Professional Beauty Association Cut It Out Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention trainer. Contact events@cwny.org to schedule a one-hour seminar for your beauty salon, nail salon, or beauty school.
Dress For Success
Are you a woman in need of clothing for interviews or employment? Call CWNY at 718-793-0672.
- Dress For Success Brookhaven: Click here for their website
- Dress For Success NYC: Click here for their website
Safe Horizon
A leading victim assistance organization with local offices in NYC. Click here for their website.
NYC Hope
Connects people to resources to help them or a loved one experiencing dating, domestic, or gender-based violence. Click here for their website.
DigitalLearn Online Job Searching Course
In this class, get an overview of looking for a job online. Covers online classified sites, job search sites, company sites, and staying safe from scams. Click here for their website.
Breast Cancer Awareness & Prevention Resources
- American Cancer Society
- National Breast Cancer Foundation
- Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
- World Health Organization
Domestic Violence Awareness & Prevention Resources
- NYC Go Purple Day – October 22
- Introduction to Domestic Violence & Gender-Based Violence
- CWNY Report: Domestic Violence in Natural and Man-Made Disasters
- CWNY’s Interview with a Hairstylist on Domestic Violence Awareness for Beauty Professionals
- National Domestic Violence Hotline
1-800-799-SAFE (7233) - NYS Domestic Violence Hotline
1-800-942-6906 - NYC Mayor’s Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence Hotline
1-800-621-HOPE (4673) (Safe Horizon) - Safe Horizon one-on-one online chat system:
Monday – Friday 9 am – 6 pm - Sakhi for South Asian Women
1-212-868-6741 M-F 10 am – 5 pm - Violence Intervention Program
1-800-664-5880 bilingual Spanish - NYC Family Justice Centers
Bronx 718-508-1220
Brooklyn 718-250-5113
Manhattan 212-602-2800
Queens 718-575-4545
Staten Island 718-697-4300 - NYC Domestic Violence Task Force
- NYPD Domestic Violence Prevention
Family Caregivers Resources
- Next Step In Care
- Next Step In Care – Terms and Definitions
- Caregiving.org Resources
- Caregiver Action Network
- Administration for Community Living’s National Family Caregiver Support Program
- Who Are Family Caregivers?
- CDC Caregiver Factsheet
- CDC Caregiving
Veterans Resources
- Veterans Day 2020 Discounts
- Military Benefits for Veterans
- Memorial to Women Veterans Marks Its 20th Anniversary
- Women Veterans Day Will Be Observed on Saturday, June 12, 2021
- The Women In Military Service For America Memorial
- The Women’s Memorial Oral History Program
- Center for Women Veterans
- Women Veterans Healthcare
- Department of Labor: A Conversation with Four African American Women Military Leaders on Blazing Trails in the Armed Forces
- American Legion Women Veterans
- VA Benefits and Programs for Women Veterans
- Veterans of Foreign Wars – Women Veterans
HIV/AIDS Awareness, Prevention, & Treatment Resources
Of the new HIV diagnoses in 2018, 19% were women.
85% of those cases were transmitted by heterosexual contact.
- HIV and Women (CDC)
- HIV and Pregnant Women, Infants, and Children (CDC)
- Find HIV Testing & Prevention Services Near You (CDC)
- CDC.gov
- HIV.gov
- World Health Organization
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- HIV prevention basics (CDC)
- “PrEP” (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis) treatment: daily medication for HIV/AIDS negative people who are at high-risk of getting HIV that can greatly reduce the chance of getting it if exposed (CDC)
- “PEP” (Post-Exposure Prophylaxis) treatment: emergency-only medication for people who are HIV/AIDS negative, taken within 72 hours of possible exposure (CDC)
- “History of HIV and AIDS Overview” (Avert – UK nonprofit)
- “Origin of AIDS & HIV” HIV history pre-1980s (Avert – UK nonprofit)
- “HIV and AIDS Timeline” (National Prevention Information Network)
- “HIV Undetectable = Untransmittable (U=U), or Treatment as Prevention”: antiretroviral therapy is a daily medication for people who are HIV/AIDS positive that reduces the amount of HIV in the blood to undetectable levels low enough to be untransmittable (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
- Help paying for PrEP: “PrEP Assistance Programs” (PrEPcost.org)
- Copay Tips: “HIV, AIDS and Prevention Information and Resources” (Co-Pay Relief Program)
- “Questions to Ask Your HIV Care Provider” (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs)
Intimate Partner Violence Awareness Resources
Intimate Partner Violence is a broader term for Domestic Violence.
- Intimate Partner Violence – Who is an intimate partner?
Intimate Partner Violence Fact Sheet
Office of Women’s Health – US Department of Health & Human Services - Intimate Partner Violence: Patterns, Consequences, & Special Populations
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists – Committee on Health Care for Underserved Women - Intimate Partner Violence Facts & Resources
American Psychological Association - Intimate Partner Violence: What is It and What Does It Look Like
Anxiety and Depression Association of America - Intimate Partner Violence: Causes & Risk Factors
World Health Organization & Pan American Health Organization Regional Office - Intimate Partner Violence: 4 Types of Behavior (CDC)
- Intimate Partner Violence Prevention Video (CDC)
- Intimate Partner Violence: Services for Victims
NYC Health & Hospitals - CWNY panel discussion video: Intimate Partner Violence and Stalking Awareness
Stalking Awareness Resources
There is a significant connection between stalking and femicide.
- Stalking & Intimate Partner Fact Sheet
What to Do If You Are Being Stalked
Stalking Prevention, Awareness and Resource Center (SPARC) - Stalking Resource Center
National Center for Victims of Crime - Overview of Stalking
National Institute of Justice - Use of Technology to Stalk
Rape, Abuse & Incent National Network (RAINN) - US Department of Justice
- Stalking: What Can I Do?
Victim Connect Resource Center - Stalking Laws
Bureau of Justice Statistics - NY State Stalking Law
NYS Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence - CyberStalking
Office of Women’s Health – US Department of Health & Human Services - Signs of Stalking – NYC Crime Victim’s Hotline
Safe Horizon - Stalking Safety Planning
National Domestic Violence Hotline - Stalking Fast Facts (CDC)
- Stalking: The Minimized Crime That Can Prove Deadly
Catholic Charities Diocese of Trenton - Am I Being Stalked?
King County Stalking Protection Order
Human Trafficking Prevention Resources
Human trafficking (modern-day slavery) rises in times of economic hardship.
- National Human Trafficking Hotline by the Polaris Project
call: 1-888-373-7888 Text: 233733 Live Chat - National Slavery & Human Trafficking Prevention Month January 2021
Hope for Justice - What is Human Trafficking?
U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Global Report on Trafficking in Persons 2014 Report
United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime - Push/Pull Factors of Human Trafficking
National Resource Center on Domestic Violence: VAWnet Project - Trafficking Laws Must Be Enforced
The Human Trafficking Institute – Fairfax, Virginia - What Parents Can Do To Prevent Trafficking
Human Trafficking Prevention Education
International Human Trafficking Institute - Engaging Men in Preventing Crimes Against Women
US Department of Justice - What Can Men Do to Stop Sexual Exploitation?
Men Stopping Violence - Truckers Trained on Trafficking Intervention
Truckers Against Trafficking - America’s Highways Are Modern-Day Slave Routes
Ted Talk by John McKown - Federal Anti-Trafficking Laws
Federal Victims Protection Act - How Many Slaves Work For You?
Slavery Footprint – take the survey - Unchained: The Scourge of Human Trafficking
Documentary produced by Foreign Policy Association (fpa.org) – 26 minutes - Online Safety for Youth, Parents & Educators
ECPAT Educates Children in Schools about Trafficking So They Won’t Be Tricked
https://www.ecpat.org
https://www.ecpatusa.org - Northwell Health Hospitals Train Employees to Identify Trafficking Victims
Northwell Health’s Third Annual Human Trafficking Symposium, January 2020
Northwell Health - CWNY Webinar: Human Trafficking and the COVID Crisis
- Ted Talks – Trafficking Videos
- 3 Ways Businesses Can Fight Sex Trafficking – 12:22 minutes
- Human Trafficking Is All Around You. This Is How It Works – Noy Thrupkaew – TED2015 – 18:44 minutes
- How to Combat Modern Day Slavery – Kevin Bales – TED2010 – 17:46 minutes
- The Fight Against Sex Slavery – Sunitha Krishnan – TEDIndia2009 – 12:27 minutes
- Photos That Bear Witness to Modern Day Slavery – Lisa Kristine – TEDxMaui2012 – 18:55 minutes
Cervical Cancer Awareness Resources
- World Health Organization
- Mayo Clinic
- CDC.gov
- American Cancer Society
- Medline Plus
- Planned Parenthood
- CWNY’s Interview with Dr. Rochelle Joly, M.D. on Cervical Cancer Screening and Prevention
Heart Health Resources
- The Heart Truth – raising awareness about heart disease as the leading cause of death in women – NHLBI – NIH
https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health-topics/education-and-awareness/heart-truth/about - Advancing Women’s Heart Health – NHLBI – NIH
https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/sites/default/files/publications/Women%27s%20Heart%20Health%20Handout_508_1-21-19.pdf - 6 Things Every Woman Should Know About Heart Health – AHA
https://www.heart.org/en/news/2019/10/04/6-things-every-woman-should-know-about-heart-health - Facts about Heart Disease in Women – Go Red for Women
https://www.goredforwomen.org/en/about-heart-disease-in-women/facts - Women and Heart Disease Prevention – CDC
https://www.cdc.gov/women/heart/index.htm - Getting a Beat on What Women Know About Heart Health – FDA
https://www.fda.gov/consumers/womens-health-topics/heart-health-women - Heart Health for Women -The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
https://www.acog.org/womens-health/faqs/heart-health-for-women - Heart Disease in Women: Understand Symptoms and Risk Factors – Mayo Clinic
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/heart-disease/in-depth/heart-disease/art-20046167
Black Women’s History Resources
- African American History Month – US Library of Congress
https://africanamericanhistorymonth.gov/about/ - Votes for Women Means Votes for Black Women – National Women’s History Museum
https://www.womenshistory.org/articles/votes-women-means-votes-black-women - The Education of Young Black Girls – National Women’s History Museum
https://www.womenshistory.org/articles/education-young-black-girls - Unsung Voices of Black Women and Their Role in Women’s Suffrage – Lesson Plan -NWHM
https://www.womenshistory.org/resources/lesson-plan/unsung-voices-black-women-and-their-role-womens-suffrage - National Association of Colored Women – National Women’s History Museum
https://www.womenshistory.org/resources/general/national-association-colored-women - Black Women’s History in the U.S. – Past and Present – Not Even Past
https://notevenpast.org/black-womens-history-in-the-us-past-present/ - Influential Black Women – Photo Essay – Oxford African American Studies Center
https://oxfordaasc.com/page/2453 - African American Mental Health Resources – National Alliance on Mental Health
https://namica.org/resources/african-american-resources/ - CWNY Interview: “Black History Always with Dr. Blake”
Dr. Bessie Blake spoke to Kati Fernandez and Cecilia Venosta at CWNY about the women before her, the impact of mothers on her journey, and the shecession and mental effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. She also shared with us her fondest moment with Rosa Parks, her fight for equality and justice, and her life’s work.
Eating Disorders Awareness Resources
- National Eating Disorders Association
https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/help-support/contact-helpline - Eating Disorder Screening Tool for Ages 13 and Up –
Can Help Determine If It’s Time to Seek Professional Help
https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/screening-tool - National Institute of Mental Health
https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/eating-disorders/index.shtml - MedlinePlus
https://medlineplus.gov/eatingdisorders.html - Mayo Clinic
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/eating-disorders/symptoms-causes/syc-20353603 - The Nemours Foundation
https://kidshealth.org/en/teens/eat-disorder.html - National Alliance on Mental Illness
https://www.nami.org/About-Mental-Illness/Mental-Health-Conditions/Eating-Disorders - CWNY Interview: How a Mom Rescued Her Daughter from Anorexia