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Sanctuary for Families, Inc.

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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
  • Advocacy and outreach
  • Capacity building
  • Education and training of women
  • Human rights of women
  • Indigenous women
  • Institutional mechanisms for the advancement of women
  • Millennium Development Goals
  • Policy advice
  • Research
  • Service provision
  • The girl child
  • Trafficking in women and girls
  • Violence against women
  • Women and the media
    • Geographic scope: Local
    Country of activity:
  • United States of America
    • Millennium Development Goals:
  • Promote gender equality and empower women
    • Mission statement:
    Year established:
    Year of registration: 1994
    Organizational structure: Our first office housed five employees at a church parish house in midtown Manhattan. By 1985, we were providing shelter to 35 women and children each night, and operating a daycare program. Guided by the needs of the survivors we serve, in the years that followed we launched the Legal Center, programming for children, and the Sarah Burke House Transitional Shelter. We also expanded our mission to meet the needs of survivors of sex trafficking, female genital mutilation, and related forms of gender violence. Today, Sanctuary for Families employs nearly 200 lawyers, clinicians and support staff, and operates out of 19 locations throughout New York City. Together, we make a difference for over 10,000 adults and children every year, and tirelessly advocate for an end to gender violence.
    Number and type of members: Today, Sanctuary for Families employs nearly 200 lawyers, clinicians and support staff, and operates out of 19 locations throughout New York City. Together, we make a difference for over 10,000 adults and children every year, and tirelessly advocate for an end to gender violence.
    Affiliation with NGO networks: New York State Anti-Trafficking Coalition, End Child Marriage NY coalition, Forced Marriage Working Group
    Funding structure:
  • Grants from Governments
  • Donations and grants from domestic sources
  • Fundraising campaigns
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