Sanctuary For Families

A New York judge agreed to dismiss a murder charge against Tracy McCarter, a 47-year-old nurse and grandmother who stabbed her estranged, physically abusive ex-husband in self-defense. Sanctuary's Incarcerated Gender Violence Survivors Initiative (IGVSI) worked on her case.

NYC Mayor Eric Adams signed two bills to provide support for survivors of domestic and gender-based violence. Sanctuary ED Judy Kluger is quoted.

UN General Assembly President Csaba Kőrösi visited the Manhattan Family Justice Center and met with local leaders and community-based organizations supporting survivors of domestic and gender-based violence, including Sanctuary.

The bills will establish a housing stability program and create an online services portal for survivors of domestic and gender-based violence. Sanctuary ED Judy Kluger is quoted.

Sanctuary ED Judy Kluger talks to CBS News about the significance of two new city laws that will increase support for survivors of domestic and gender-based violence.

This past June, Siena Farms partnered with Sanctuary, offering Community Sponsored Farm Shares to support our clients.

The letter, signed by over 130 activists and organizations — including Sanctuary — denounces the “rising misuse” of defamation lawsuits to silence people who report domestic and sexual abuse.

In the early months of the pandemic, Greenwich High School freshman Jake Tisler started making keychains to provide hope and love to survivors of domestic violence, including Sanctuary clients.

Too often, violence and pregnancy go hand in hand — unplanned pregnancies increase the risk for violence, and violence increases the risk for unplanned pregnancies. A Sanctuary blog post is cited as a source.