VIP Mujeres

The Violence Intervention Program, Inc (VIP) was founded in 1984 as a grassroots East Harlem initiative to address the issue of domestic violence in the Latino community. This organization specializes and focuses on Latina victims of domestic violence who are in need of culturally sensitive services to free themselves from their abusive relationships.

VIP provides a 24 hour, 7 days a week, domestic violence hotline that offers crisis intervention, information, referrals, and an entry point to VIP's services. VIP also provides emergency and transitional housing, individual counseling, support groups, children and youth services, advocacy and court accompaniment, public benefits and housing application assistance, educational and vocational counseling, job-readiness assistance and referral services.