Passaic County Domestic and Sexual Violence Center, a multi-service division of NJAC, is the state designated lead domestic violence and sexual assault agency in Passaic County since 1986. With a mandate as the only shelter in the county exclusively serving battered women and their children, PCDSVC has maintained a commitment to providing a full spectrum of services including emergency shelter, case management, individual and group supportive counseling, 24-hour hotline access, community education services, referral and information, Domestic Violence Response Team (DVRT) services, Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) services, and legal advocacy to our clients.
Crisis Intervention and Counseling Services which are available to all survivors (men, women, and children ages 13+) of domestic violence and/or sexual assault. These services are confidential and free of charge.
Legal Advocacy
Assistance with understanding rights as a survivor of domestic violence and/or sexual assault.
Children’s Services
Trained Advocacy that is available to meet the needs of the children. This can include shelter, group activities, collaboration with the child’s school, individual counseling, and referrals to outside programs.
Community Education & Prevention
Trained staff support for community engagement and educational prevention.
Schedule a Meeting/One on One Inquiry
Scheduling Meetings will Resume at a further notice.
Please contact (973) 881 - 0725 for any meeting inquires.
About Us
We are a private, non-profit organization serving survivors of domestic violence and sexual violence in all forms.
When I took the first step to keep my family safe from my husband, he fought back. I was unsure about what to do or even what I could do until Passaic County Women’s Center helped me. I believed he wanted to change. When we started counseling I knew it was goi...
Lisa
I was a single dad with children and remarried. What an idiot I was. I should have spotted the warning signs. Whenever anything went wrong, she’d blame me. Anyway, it turned into a living nightmare within a year of being married. She took every opportunity to beli...
Anonymous
I was finally introduced to this young lady I had a crush on. We started dating and everything seemed perfect. A dream come true. Two months after dating she started criticizing my clothes, the way I talk, how I ate and she often called me an “idiot.” Shortly aft...
