You were targeted
for who you are.
We stand with you.
If you've been attacked or threatened because of your faith, race, or identity, you have rights — and real help is here. From the first call to the last, we walk beside you.
Whatever happened, it was not your fault — and you don't have to face what comes next by yourself.
Reaching out is the first step. We take the next ones with you — at your pace, in your language, with your dignity protected.
The people hardest hit by hate are too often the least likely to come forward.
Sources: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting (2024) · NYPD (2024) · U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics. We exist to close that gap — to reach the victims the system misses, help them heal, and make sure they get what they're owed.
After a hate crime, the bills shouldn't fall on you.
New York can reimburse the costs a crime leaves behind — even if no one is ever arrested. Most victims never find out. We make sure you do, and we file every form with you.
Medical & dental care
Emergency care, hospital stays, and dental repair after an assault.
Counseling & therapy
Trauma counseling and creative-arts therapy — for you and your family.
Lost earnings
If your injuries kept you from working, or you lost financial support.
Move to safety
Relocation costs when staying where you are no longer feels safe.
Crime-scene cleanup
So you never have to face the aftermath of an attack alone.
Funeral & burial
For families who have lost someone to violence.
Amounts are set by the New York State Office of Victim Services and vary by case; medical and counseling costs have no preset cap. You don't need to know the rules — that's our job. We help you understand what you qualify for and complete every claim.
We don't just tell you your rights. We walk with you to claim them.
To the precinct. To court. Through every form and phone call — with someone who knows your community beside you.
Talk to an advocateReal support, from the first call onward.
Every person who reaches out is met by an advocate who knows their community and stays with them. Take only the help you want.
Advocacy & your rights
Clear guidance on your rights as a victim and the benefits you're entitled to under federal and New York law.
We go with you
Accompaniment to the police precinct to report, and to court — so you never walk in alone.
Compensation claims
Hands-on help applying to the NYS Office of Victim Services for the costs a crime leaves behind.
Counseling & art therapy
Trauma-informed counseling and creative-arts therapy with caring, licensed professionals.
Legal help
Connecting you with attorneys for protective and civil matters that follow an attack.
Someone in your corner
One advocate who knows you and your community, coordinating everything so you don't have to.
Recovery isn't only paperwork.
An attack can stay with you long after the headlines fade. Our trauma-informed counseling and creative-arts therapy give you a safe place to process what happened — at no cost, and in a setting that respects who you are.
For you, and for the family members carrying it with you.
Three steps. No pressure.
Reach out
Call, text, or fill out the form below — in whatever language is easiest. Share only what you're ready to.
We listen
An advocate meets you, learns what you need, and explains your options and rights — clearly, without judgment.
We walk with you
From reporting and claims to counseling and court, we stay beside you for as long as you need us.
For more than 15 years, Project Witness has stood with our community against hatred. Now we stand with its victims — one person at a time.
Founded in 2009, we're a Brooklyn institution rooted in the communities most targeted by antisemitic and bias-motivated crime. That trust is why victims who would never walk into an unfamiliar office will pick up the phone and call us.
Our services are for every victim of a hate or bias crime — whoever you are, and whoever targeted you. Everything is confidential, and everything moves at your pace.
We're ready when you are.
Text with our intake assistant — the same one that answers our hotline — or call the advocate line. It's confidential, in your own words, at your pace. A real advocate follows up, usually within one business day.
Talk to our intake assistant
Confidential · type here, or call 1-888-891-ALLY
Automated assistant · a real advocate follows up, usually within one business day · in an emergency, call 911.
Services are provided to all victims of hate- and bias-motivated crime without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, or gender identity. Reaching out does not obligate you to file a police report. If you are in immediate danger, call 911.