New York City Anti-Violence Project (AVP)

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"Your budget is a moral document." -Audacia Ray, Executive Director, @antiviolence.bsky.social (an NFF client!)

Ackerman Institute’s Gender & Family Project HOLDING GRIEF & BUILDING RESILIENCE TOGETHER A Virtual Panel for Families & Allies of Transgender, Non-Binary, & Gender Expansive Youth in Honor of Transgender Day of Remembrance Thursday, November 20th 7:00-8:30pm Eastern RSVP Required Hosted by Ackerman Institute for the Family’s Gender & Family Project Made possible in part by Partners Against The Hate genderandfamilyproject.org/TDOR-2025

Ackerman Institute’s Gender & Family Project FEATURING Alexis Diaz LCSW, PLLC they, them Gender & Family Project Mae Testa Feliciano she, her Gender & Family Project, Former Youth & Peer Facilitator Alaina Daniels she, they Trans formative Schools Charlie Ferguson they, them Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund Delilah Seligman LMSW she, her Anti-Violence Project genderandfamilyproject.org/TDOR-2025

ONE WEEK AWAY!

🕯️HOLDING GRIEF AND BUILDING RESILIENCE TOGETHER 🕯️
A Virtual Panel for Families & Allies of Transgender, Non-Binary, & Gender Expansive Youth in Honor of #TransgenderDayOfRemembrance

⏰ Thursday, November 20th, from 7:00-8:30pm ET
➡️ RSVP: genderandfamilyproject.org/TDOR-2025

When ICE assaults immigrants, undocumented people, and even the lawyers who defend them—our whole community is under attack.
AVP is here for LGBTQ+ survivors. 📞Call AVP’s Legal Department to set up a free, confidential consultation. 212-714-1141
avp.org/legal

Advocates Block Mayor’s Attempt to Bring ICE back to Rikers! Here's how AVP showed up!

For over 40 years, AVP’s hotline has been a lifeline for LGBTQ+ survivors, including those in our community affected
by HIV. Our volunteers make this possible!
Sign up to be an AVP Hotline Volunteer today at avp.org/hotline

AVP offices are closed for walk-ins August 28 through Sept 3! 🌻

ASSERT is AVP's 10-week online support group for LGBTQ+ survivors of intimate partner violence, including those in our community affected by HIV. It's via Zoom, free and confidential. 🏳️‍🌈💜

Starting Oct 15, join us on Wednesdays, 5–6:30 PM! Sign-up at avp.fyi/assert

If you're feeling overwhelmed or in crisis. We got you! The Anti-Violence Project's 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡/𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 is here for you 𝟐𝟒/𝟕.
Call us at 212-714-1141 📞

Answer the call and support LGBTQ+ communities this Fall!

Become a NYS certified crisis hotline volunteer by joining our Hotline Training! This free, virtual 40-hour training begins September 2 through September 25, 2025.

Register today at avp.org/hotline 📞

AVP showed up and showed out at the Trans Latinx March, joining hundreds of New Yorkers to demand protections and safety for our trans communities.

We won’t stop fighting until our trans communities are protected!! 🏳️‍⚧️

AVP is here for community members who experienced the scary aftermath of the shooting incident outside of Stonewall on Pride night. 
📞 Call or text the English/Spanish AVP hotline anytime at 212-714-1184 or reach out online at avp.org/get-help

AVP's offices will be closed from 2PM EST June 27, 2025 to July 7, 2025 at 10AM for a Pride break. Staff will not be monitoring Online Reporting Forms and will answer any forms after we reopen. AVP's 24/7 hotline **is open** ! For immediate assistance, call us at 212-714-1141.

No one should risk being outed just to change their name. AVP supports NY’s name change privacy bill (S.2431/A.3925) to protect LGBTQ+ people from harm. 📢 Call your NYC State Senator and Assemblymember and share AVP’s memorandum during your call: avp.fyi/name-change

Whatever the court says, we still exist and we won't stop fighting.

From LA to NYC, our communities deserve care—not ICE. 💥
AVP filed an amicus brief backing NYC’s lawsuit to stop EO 50, which gives ICE access to Rikers and endangers LGBTQ+ immigrants & survivors.
💰$134M on crackdowns? Fund care instead.
📝 avp.org/amicus-brief-stop-ice #AbolishICE #StopEO50

There’s a powerful surge in collective action—but that can take a toll. Tending to how you feel is a radical act of care. AVP’s 24/7 hotline is here for LGBTQ+ folks & survivors. Call 212-714-1141 for support, counseling, or just someone to talk to. 💜 #PrideMonth

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April 21-27 is International #LesbianVisibilityWeek, and as we celebrate lesbian joy and love, we also recognize and honor the lesbian activism that's central to the progress, rights and freedoms all queer folks have experienced throughout history.

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We see, love and affirm trans, gender non-conforming, and nonbinary people and are help to help through these times.

To report hate violence or for support, visit avp.org/get-help or call our 24/7 hotline at 212-714-1141.

TRANSFORM, our 15-week virtual group for LGBTQ+ people who have or may cause harm through Intimate Partner Violence and/or SV returns this April.

The free, virtual group for accountability and healing begins on April 15, running on Tuesday's through July 22, 2025.

Register: avp.fyi/transform

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. #TransDayofVisibility #TransRightsAreHumanRights #TDOV

🌸Bloom into action for LGBTQ+ survivors and become an AVP hotline volunteer this spring!

Beginning on 5/1, this free, 40-hour virtual training equips trainees with the skills and tools to confidently support LGBTQ+ survivors in crisis or in need of services.

Register today! avp.org/hotline

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Our 24/7, free, bilingual (Eng/Sp) crisis intervention hotline is staffed by trained volunteers and our professional counselor/advocates, offering support to LGBTQ & HIV-affected survivors of any type of violence.

212-714-1141 or online at avp.org/get-help

Watch as members of AVP's Client Services and Community Organizing and Public Advocacy (COPA) teams share how they find strength and resilience during difficult times.

LGBTQ+ survivors in need of support, contact our 24/7 hotline at 212-714-1141.

Support AVP as we support you! avp.org/donate

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As we continue the call for justice for Sam Nordquist, we amplify Sam's family's GoFundMe, as they seek support through this incredibly difficult time. Visit avp.fyi/forsam to donate.

Event planning for queer events in these times will require heightened awareness and planning. To help demystify and jump start planning efforts, we've developed The 3 W's of Safety Planning for Queer Events to help!

Swipe to view and visit avp.org/resources for more safety planning resources.

If you're discriminated against or arrested for being trans in Illinois, I can represent you pro bono. Email me at sheryl@weikallaw.com.

TRANSFORM, our 15-week virtual group for LGBTQ+ people who have or may cause harm through Intimate Partner Violence and/or SV returns this April.

The free, virtual group for accountability and healing begins on April 15, running on Tuesday's through July 22, 2025.

Register: avp.fyi/transform

A Black woman and gender non-conforming pair locking hands and laughing

trans flag color backdrop with a hand, palm up, holding a heart stylized with the transgender pride flag.

We see, love and affirm trans, gender non-conforming, and nonbinary people and are help to help through these times.

To report hate violence or for support, visit avp.org/get-help or call our 24/7 hotline at 212-714-1141.