Pandemic Emergency Assistance Fund

The federally funded American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 established $1 billion Pandemic Emergency Assistance Fund to assist eligible families that have been affected by the pandemic and are in a specific crisis. Over $21 million was allocated in the fiscal year 2022 State Budget to provide certain expenses to survivors of domestic violence.

These federal dollars are available as part of the COVID recovery funding and can cover certain non-recurrent, short term expenses related to housing and essential needs, such as rent and utilities, for eligible survivors of domestic violence who are pregnant or parenting.

The funds will be going to domestic violence service providers, to be administered by the New York State Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence (OPDV) in partnership with the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA).

Who is Eligible

To be eligible, survivors must be pregnant or have children, and someone in their household must currently receive TANF, SNAP, or Medicaid. Their household must be under 200% of the federal poverty limit. Survivors must also be a citizen of the United States or have a citizen in their household.

Where to Get Funding

Pandemic Emergency Assistance Funding is available through your local domestic violence services provider.

If you are an eligible NYC survivor, please contact a Family Justice Center near you and they will help you or direct you to a provider.
If you are an eligible survivor outside of the NYC, please use the table below to find a provider near you.
If you're not sure how to contact your local provider, reach out to the NYS Domestic and Sexual Violence Hotline to speak to an advocate.
- Call: 800-942-6906
- Text: 844-997-2121
- Chat

County	Program name	Hotline number	Website
Albany	Albany County District Attorney	518-487-5460	https://www.albanycountyda.com/Home.aspx
Albany	Albany Medical College	518-262-3125	https://www.amc.edu/
Albany	Equinox, INC.	518-432-7865	https://www.equinoxinc.org/
Albany	In Our Own Voices, Inc.	518-432-4188	https://ioov.org/
Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Niagara	Legal Assistance of Western NY	315-781-1465	https://www.lawny.org/
Cayuga	Cayuga County District Attorney	315-253-1391	http://www.cayugacounty.us/
Cayuga	Cayuga Counseling Services Inc	315-253-9795	https://cayugacounseling.org/
Central New York	Onondaga County District Attorney’s Office	315-435-2470	https://da.ongov.net/
Chemung	Elmira Police Department Victim Services Program	607-732-1979
Chemung	Salvation Army of Elmira	(607) 732-0314	https://easternusa.salvationarmy.org/empire/
Chenango, Madison	Liberty Resources	1-855-966-9723	https://www.liberty-resources.org/hrhc/
Clinton, Essex, Franklin	Behavioral Health Services North, INC.	1-888-563-6904	https://bhsn.org/
Colombia, Greene	Community Action of Green County	(518) 943-9205	https://cagcny.org/
Colombia, Greene	Mental Health Association of Colombia Green Counties, INC.	518-828-4619	https://www.mhacg.org/
Delaware	Delaware Opportunities, Inc.	607-745-1600	https://delawareopportunities.org/
Dutchess	Family Services, INC.	845-485-5550	https://familyservicesny.org/
Erie	Community Services for Every1	716-883-8002	https://www.csevery1.com/
Erie	Erie County Medical Center Corporation	716-898-3000	https://www.ecmc.edu/
Erie	Hispanos Unidos De Buffalo, Inc	(716) 856-7110	http://hubwny.org/
Erie	International Institute of Buffalo, Inc.	716-883-1900	https://iibuffalo.org/
Erie	Suicide Prevention & Crisis Services. INC	716-834-3131	https://ithacacrisis.org/
Finger Lakes	Ontario County District Attorney’s Office Victim Assistance Program	585-396-4451	https://ontariocountyny.gov/1845/Victim-Witness-Assistance-Program
Franklin	St. Regis Mohawk Tribe	518-358-2272	https://www.srmt-nsn.gov/
Fulton	Family Counseling Center of Fulton County, Inc.	518-725-5300	https://www.thefamilycounselingcenter.org/
Genesee	YWCA of Genesee County	585-343-7513	https://ywcagenesee.org/
Herkimer	Catholic Charities of Herkimer County	518-453-6650	https://www.ccrcda.org/contact-us/
Jefferson	Victims Assistance Center of Jefferson County, INC	315-782-1855	https://vacjc.com/
Kings	Kings County DA’s Office	718-250-3300	http://www.brooklynda.org/
Livingston	Chances & Changes	1-585-658-2660 or 1-888-252-9360	http://www.chancesandchanges.org/
Monroe	Saathi of Rochester	585-234-1050	https://www.saathiofrochester.org/
Monroe	Willow Domestic Violence Center in the Greater Rochester, Inc.	585-222-7233	https://willowcenterny.org/
Montgomery	Catholic Charities of Fulton and Montgomery Counties	518-842-4202	https://www.catholiccharitiesfmc.org/
Nassau	Circulo De La Hispanidad, Inc.	(516) 431-1135	https://cdlh.org/
Nassau	Safe Center LI, INC.	516-542-0404	https://www.tscli.org/
Nassau	The Woman’s Opportunity Rehabilitation Center	516-505-9672	http://www.theworc.org/
Niagara	Niagara County Sherriff’s Office	716-438-3393	https://www.niagarasheriff.com/
Niagara	Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center	716-278-4000	https://nfmmc.org/
Niagara	YWCA of the Niagara Frontier, Inc.	716-433-6716
Onedia	YWCA of the Mohawk Valley	315-797-7740	https://www.ywcamv.org/
Onondaga	Salvation Army of Syracuse	(315) 479-1369	https://easternusa.salvationarmy.org/empire/syracuse/
Onondaga	Vera House, INC.	315-468-3260	https://www.verahouse.org/
Orange, Sullivan	Fearless! Hudson Valley Inc.	(845)562-5340	https://fearlesshv.org/
Putnam	Putnam/Northern Westchester Women’s Resource Center, INC	845-628-2166	https://www.pnwwrc.org/
Richmond	Richmond County District Attorney’s Office	718-876-6300	https://www.statenislandda.org/
Rockland	Center for Safety and Change, Inc.	845-634-3344	https://www.centerforsafetyandchange.org/
Saratoga	Domestic Violence and Rape Crisis Services of Saratoga County	518-584-8188	https://www.wellspringcares.org/
Saratoga	Mechanicville Area Community Services Center	(518) 664-8322	https://www.mechanicvilleacsc.org/
Schenectady	YWCA of Schenectady	518-374-3386	https://www.ywca-neny.org/
Schuyler	Schuyler County	607-535-8140	https://www.schuylercounty.us/
Schuyler	Catholic Charities of Chemung/Schuyler	607-734-9784	https://cs-cc.org/
St. Lawrence	St. Lawrence Valley Renewal House for Victims of Family Violence, INC	315-379-9845	http://www.slvrenewalhouse.org/
Steuben	Steuben Churchpeople Against Poverty, INC	1-800-286-3407	https://arbordevelopment.org/about/
Steuben	Steuben County of		https://www.steubencountyny.gov/
Suffolk	Brighter Tomorrow’s, Inc.	631-395-1800	https://brightertomorrowsinc.org/
Suffolk	Crime Victims Center (Parents for Megans Law)	631-332-9234	https://www.parentsformeganslaw.org/
Suffolk	Retreat, INC	631-329-2200	https://allagainstabuse.org/
Suffolk	SEPA Mujer	631-980-2555	https://www.sepamujer.org/
Suffolk	Victims Information Bureau of Suffolk, Inc.	631-360-3606	https://vibesli.org/
Tompkins	Advocacy Center of Tompkins County, INC	607-277-3203	www.actompkins.org
Ulster	Family of Woodstock, Inc.	845-679-2485	https://www.familyofwoodstockinc.org/
Ulster	Ulster County Crime Victim Assistance Program	845-340-3443	https://ulstercountyny.gov/probation/crime-victim-assistance
Warren	Glens Falls Hospital	518-926-1000	https://www.glensfallshospital.org/
Warren	Catholic Charities of Saratoga, Warren & Washington Counties	(518) 793-9496	https://www.ccrcda.org/agencies-and-programs/saratoga-warren-washington-counties/
Warren	Warren County District Attorney’s Office Victim Assistance Program	518-761-6405	https://warrencountyny.gov/da/vap
Washington	Washington County District Attorney’s Office Victim Assistance Program	518-746-2100	https://washingtoncountyny.gov/283/District-Attorney
Wayne	Victim Resource Center of the Finger Lakes Inc/ Survivor Advocacy Center of the Finger Lakes	800-456-1172	https://www.vrcfl.org/contact/
Wayne	Wayne County of	315-946-5480	https://web.co.wayne.ny.us/
Westchester	Hopes Door, Inc.	888-438-8700	https://hopesdoorny.org/
Westchester	My Sister’s Place	800-298-7233	https://mspny.org/
Yates	Safe Harbors of the Finger Lakes, Inc.	800-247-7273	https://shflny.org/

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