Help Us Continue to Provide Domestic Violence Survivors and Victims of Homelessness in NYC with Food, Shelter, and Social Services!

The Asiyah Women’s Center is the first women’s emergency center in New York City and in New Jersey to address the gap of appropriate residential services for the Arab, Middle-Eastern, Muslim, South Asian (AMEMSA) and/or the Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) population. Our mission is to provide temporary housing for victims of domestic violence and women facing eviction, and/or homelessness.  By connecting under resourced women in our community to job opportunities, a range of mental health and medical services, permanent housing facilities, health insurance and legal assistance, we hope to empower women to get back on their feet and overcome their deeply traumatic personal circumstances. The Asiyah Women's Center is fiscally sponsored by Jannah's Hands, a black-led organization that seeks to inform communities about homelessness, poverty, and racial inequity. 

In the two short years since its founding, the Asiyah Women’s Center has played a crucial role in transforming the lives of domestic violence survivors and victims of homelessness. Since we’ve opened up our doors, we’ve served over 175 women and children; 94% of our clients identify with the Arab, Middle-Eastern, Muslim, South Asian (AMEMSA) and/or the Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) population. The Asiyah Women’s Center is equipped with the cultural competency capacity to holistically provide AMEMSA & BIPOC survivors with access to: a safe, secure, and comfortable living space; counseling and therapy services; assistance with obtaining order of protections, checkups provided by physicians and licensed mental health professionals; immigrant, asylum-seekers, and refugee services; job-readiness programs and employment assistance; access to a fully stocked pantry of food, clothing and toiletries; enrollment assistance with GED programs, community colleges, and four year colleges; and support through our court accompaniment project.

What We Do:

Our center can house up to twenty women and children and is run by a trained female staff and a group of dedicated volunteers. The center ensures that all guests are cared for and are on a path to rebuild their lives. This will be done through:

• Access to a safe, secure and comfortable living space
• Counseling and therapy services
• Check ups provided by physicians and licensed mental health professionals
• Employment assistance
• Fully stocked pantry of food and toiletries
• Connecting students with university opportunities, GED’s, and enrolling students in schools

Follow Us/Learn More:

To learn more about our work visit asiyahcenter.org​Instagram: asiyahwomenscenter

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Breakdown of the Funds: 

We are seeking funding to continue our programming and operations:

We hope to use these funds to:

Cover Rent/electricity/utilities for 6 months: $3,000 a month

Transportation: This money will be used for women to go to their appointments for court, therapy, doctor's visits, and to work

Operational Expenses: This money will be used to cover the cost of hiring staff members to provide programmatic services for the Domestic Violence survivors in our Muslim community.