Welcome to PROJECT
H.E.L.P.
PROJECT
H.E.L.P. (H-ealing
, E-mpowerment, L-ove
P-rotection) is
a domestic violence prevention and intervention program,
an initiative designed to heighten public awareness and empower domestic
violence victims and survivors.
Available
to families in east Flatbush and surrounding areas, here's a list of some
of the services offered:
Domestic
Violence
•
What You Need To Know
Domestic
Violence describes abusive behavior—emotional, psychological, physical,
sexual or financial—that one person in an intimate relationship uses in
other to control the other.
 WHAT
SHOULD YOU DO?
AND
HOW CAN YOU HELP PREVENT OR STOP DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
TYPES
OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE:
-
Physical—hitting,
pushing, choking and making angry
threats to you or your family.
-
Psychological—insults,
threats, public humiliation, intimidating,
ignoring, blaming, accusing, manipulating,
yelling and isolating.
-
Emotional—attack
on self esteem; criticized in destructive ways; public embarrassment or
humiliation.
-
Sexual—forces
you to have degrading sexual acts against
your will.
-
Financial—refuse
to let you work; undermine or interfere
with your work or career.
-
Spiritual—using
religious or spiritual beliefs to manipulate you; preventing
you from practicing your religious or
spiritual beliefs.
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WARNING SIGNS
OF DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE:
-
Threat
of hurting you or your child/children!
-
Threat
of hurting friends or family members!
-
Preventing
you from seeing family or friends!
-
Sudden
outbursts of anger or rage!
Jealousy
without reason!
-
Being
prevented form going where you want, when you want,
without repercussions!
-
Being
prevented from working or attending school!
Destruction
of personal property or sentimental items!
-
Denying
of access to family assets such as bank accounts,
credit cards or car!
-
Being
forced to have sex against your will or sexual acts you do not enjoy!
-
Being
insulted or called derogatory racial or sexual
names!
-
Minor incidents turned into major arguments!
WHAT SHOULD
YOU YOU DO?
In
an emergency:
Call
911 OR, Call New York State Domestic Violence
Hotlines:
1-800-621-4673 (English)
1-800-942-6908
(Español)
1-800-810-7444
(TDD)
For
Community Services
Contact
PROJECT
H.E.L.P.
1-718-940-8598
HOW CAN YOU
HELP
PREVENT
OR
STOP
DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE?
Family Renaissance like every other not-for-profit
organization is in constant need of financial, volunteer
and
other contributions. If you have time, money, or special skills you will
like to donate please contact Project H.E.L.P. Read
our Special Report.
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