New York City Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project (AVP)

Client services department (cs): avp provides direct services to survivors of lgbtq and hiv-affected survivors of violence, reaching 1,400 survivors, including with crisis intervention, safety planning, counseling, advocacy, economic empowerment services, as well as information and referrals to organizations and institutions that provide services and resources outside the scope of avp's services. Avp operates a free bilingual, 24-hour, 365-day-a-year crisis intervention hotline that is staffed by trained volunteers and our professional counselors and advocates, answering 2,200 calls annually.

Legal services: avp launched the lgbtq legal services Project providing holistic, direct legal services to underserved Lesbian, Gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (lgbtq) survivors all forms of violence, colocated with avp's existing culturally competent direct social services. In fy 20, avp served 399 clients with 604 legal case matters. The Project's goal is to increase access to legal services and, ultimately, increase safety, for underserved lgbtq communities. See continuation on schedule o...holistic legal services range from intake, advice, and representation on issues such as orders of protection, child support, child custody, legal separation/divorce or dissolution, immigration matters, financial matters, housing matters, name changes, advanced directives, and representation as complaining witnesses in criminal court as clients need these services. Case matters.

Community organizing and outreach: avp organizes community and public responses to specific violent incidents throughout New York City and state and creates campaigns that address lgbtq and hiv-affected people's safety. Avp collaborates with community leaders and community-based organizations to raise awareness about the intersection of lgbtq and hiv-affected identities and violence through coalitions, networks and other collaborative work. Avp reached 7,000 people through outreach and organizing efforts in fy20. Avp's training and education institute reached 2,400 people in hundreds of trainings with community members, police, court staff, district attorneys' offices, rape crisis centers and other mainstream health and human service providers.