Sanctuary’s Fund for Vulnerable Families (FVF) provides critical financial and material assistance to survivors of gender violence, helping them navigate crises and regain stability. By addressing urgent economic needs, FVF helps survivors avoid devastating setbacks and take meaningful steps toward long-term independence and freedom from abuse.
Most of our clients live in poverty and leave everything behind when they escape abuse. Donor support is life-changing — providing safe housing, food, furniture, and other necessities that help families regain stability and rebuild their lives with dignity and security.
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HOW WE HELP
EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE
Helping families in crisis avert disaster
Helping families in crisis avert disaster
- Rent payment to avoid eviction
- Utility payments to prevent shut off
- Emergency food and grocery cards
- Emergency transportation
- Lock changes for safety
- Emergency medication
- Emergency diapers
STABILIZATION MEASURES
Helping clients along the path towards stability
Helping clients along the path towards stability
- Security deposit / first month’s rent
- Moving and storage costs
- Household furnishings
- Tuition assistance
- School books and supplies
- Legal fees
- MetroCards
$1.8M in direct financial and material aid provided to survivors in 2024.
1,000 families in crisis received critical support.
69% of emergency assistance requests were for food insecurity.
440 adults and children received immediate hunger relief.
85% of staff reported that the Emergency Food Program eased financial strain.
Stand with vulnerable families
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“For the past few years, it has been incredibly hard for my child and myself. Everything we had at one point was taken from us.