Community of Color

The Arab-American Family Support Center (AAFSC) provides culturally and linguistically competent, trauma-informed, multi-generational social services to the marginalized and under-resourced.

We prevent domestic violence, child abuse, and neglect by equipping families with the tools to succeed, offering case management services to victims of violence, and cultivating healthy relationships.

We promote mental and physical well-being, healthy relationships, and all forms of community wellness. We know that families are healthier when they are together so we fight for family reunification.

We prepare immigrant and refugee families to learn, work, succeed, volunteer, give back, and lead productive lives using our culturally and linguistically competent, trauma-informed model.

We communicate the needs of the marginalized to partners and policymakers, aiding New York’s most vulnerable populations.

API Chaya empowers survivors of gender-based violence and human trafficking to gain safety, connection, and wellness.  We build power by educating and mobilizing South Asian, Asian, Pacific Islander, and all immigrant communities to end exploitation, creating a world where all people can heal and thrive. 

API Chaya offers support, referrals, information, safety planning, and also simply to listen, on our confidential helpline. We offer support groups multiple times per year for survivors of sexual abuse/assault and human trafficking. Support groups offer opportunities to share experiences, focus on healing, connect with others and build skills in a supportive, engaging environment. API Chaya Advocates assists survivors and their families with exploring options and in accessing a wide range of resources and services to meet their unique needs, including resources and referrals for housing, legal and immigration assistance, mental health, food and financial assistance programs.

The Advocacy Resource Center (ARC) is a direct service program for Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians that provides voluntary assistance and support to victims / survivors and their children regardless of law enforcement involvement or length of time since the assault, abuse and / or crime.