New York City Anti-Violence Project (AVP)
@antiviolence.bsky.social
Serving NYC’s #LGBTQ & HIV-affected communities through free counseling, legal services, organizing & advocacy.
24/7 Hotline: 212-714-1141
116 Nassau St, Fl 3rd, New York, New York 10038
24/7 Hotline: 212-714-1141
116 Nassau St, Fl 3rd, New York, New York 10038
AVP showed up outside City Hall and rallied to defend sanctuary laws, stand with LGBTQ+ immigrants, and get ICE out of NYC! 🔥
December 10, 2025 at 7:44 PM
AVP showed up outside City Hall and rallied to defend sanctuary laws, stand with LGBTQ+ immigrants, and get ICE out of NYC! 🔥
📢 Join AVP on Monday, Dec 8, at 9AM outside City Hall as we rally to defend sanctuary laws, stand with LGBTQ+ immigrants, and get ICE out of NYC!
December 5, 2025 at 7:25 PM
📢 Join AVP on Monday, Dec 8, at 9AM outside City Hall as we rally to defend sanctuary laws, stand with LGBTQ+ immigrants, and get ICE out of NYC!
There is limited information on the experiences of LGBTQ+ people and their relationships. If you are part of the community, the National LGBTQ Institute on IPV would like to hear from you! It take less than 15 minutes to complete the survey! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🌈
December 3, 2025 at 10:05 PM
There is limited information on the experiences of LGBTQ+ people and their relationships. If you are part of the community, the National LGBTQ Institute on IPV would like to hear from you! It take less than 15 minutes to complete the survey! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🌈
✊🏽 YOU'RE INVITED! 🥂
Queer joy is resistance. Join AVP for 'Still Here, Still Queer, Still Fighting,' a fundraising evening of joy and support for LGBTQ+ survivors of violence.
🗓️ Dec 10 | 6–9 PM
📍 C'om Everybody, 325 Franklin Ave, BK
💖 Donate: avp.org/still-fighting
Queer joy is resistance. Join AVP for 'Still Here, Still Queer, Still Fighting,' a fundraising evening of joy and support for LGBTQ+ survivors of violence.
🗓️ Dec 10 | 6–9 PM
📍 C'om Everybody, 325 Franklin Ave, BK
💖 Donate: avp.org/still-fighting
December 2, 2025 at 8:18 PM
✊🏽 YOU'RE INVITED! 🥂
Queer joy is resistance. Join AVP for 'Still Here, Still Queer, Still Fighting,' a fundraising evening of joy and support for LGBTQ+ survivors of violence.
🗓️ Dec 10 | 6–9 PM
📍 C'om Everybody, 325 Franklin Ave, BK
💖 Donate: avp.org/still-fighting
Queer joy is resistance. Join AVP for 'Still Here, Still Queer, Still Fighting,' a fundraising evening of joy and support for LGBTQ+ survivors of violence.
🗓️ Dec 10 | 6–9 PM
📍 C'om Everybody, 325 Franklin Ave, BK
💖 Donate: avp.org/still-fighting
IMPORTANT!
AVP will be closed for walk-ins on November 26. Our offices will also be fully closed at 3PM, November 26 and will reopen on December 3!
Our bilingual hotline remains open should you need support. 📞 212-714-1141
AVP will be closed for walk-ins on November 26. Our offices will also be fully closed at 3PM, November 26 and will reopen on December 3!
Our bilingual hotline remains open should you need support. 📞 212-714-1141
November 24, 2025 at 10:45 PM
IMPORTANT!
AVP will be closed for walk-ins on November 26. Our offices will also be fully closed at 3PM, November 26 and will reopen on December 3!
Our bilingual hotline remains open should you need support. 📞 212-714-1141
AVP will be closed for walk-ins on November 26. Our offices will also be fully closed at 3PM, November 26 and will reopen on December 3!
Our bilingual hotline remains open should you need support. 📞 212-714-1141
AVP offers trans survivor2survivor free services, because we've been there. Our bilingual English/Spanish Hotline is here for you, 24/7.
November 19, 2025 at 5:07 PM
AVP offers trans survivor2survivor free services, because we've been there. Our bilingual English/Spanish Hotline is here for you, 24/7.
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"Your budget is a moral document." -Audacia Ray, Executive Director, @antiviolence.bsky.social (an NFF client!)
November 12, 2025 at 11:19 PM
"Your budget is a moral document." -Audacia Ray, Executive Director, @antiviolence.bsky.social (an NFF client!)
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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
🕯️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
November 13, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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
🕯️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
AVP is here for LGBTQ+ survivors. 📞Call AVP’s Legal Department to set up a free, confidential consultation. 212-714-1141
avp.org/legal
October 2, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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
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!
September 22, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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
by HIV. Our volunteers make this possible!
Sign up to be an AVP Hotline Volunteer today at avp.org/hotline
August 26, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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
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! 🌻
August 25, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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
Starting Oct 15, join us on Wednesdays, 5–6:30 PM! Sign-up at avp.fyi/assert
August 14, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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
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 📞
Call us at 212-714-1141 📞
August 5, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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 📞
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 📞
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 📞
July 23, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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 📞
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!! 🏳️⚧️
We won’t stop fighting until our trans communities are protected!! 🏳️⚧️
July 21, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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!! 🏳️⚧️
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
📞 Call or text the English/Spanish AVP hotline anytime at 212-714-1184 or reach out online at avp.org/get-help
July 1, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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
📞 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.
June 28, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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
June 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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.
June 18, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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
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
June 13, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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
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
June 12, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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
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.
April 25, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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.
To report hate violence or for support, visit avp.org/get-help or call our 24/7 hotline at 212-714-1141.
January 20, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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.
To report hate violence or for support, visit avp.org/get-help or call our 24/7 hotline at 212-714-1141.
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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
The free, virtual group for accountability and healing begins on April 15, running on Tuesday's through July 22, 2025.
Register: avp.fyi/transform
January 20, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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
The free, virtual group for accountability and healing begins on April 15, running on Tuesday's through July 22, 2025.
Register: avp.fyi/transform