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Muriel broke free of an abusive relationship and entered a URI shelter with her daughter in 2009 but was forced to separate from her dog, Jasmine, since shelters weren’t equipped to take in pets at the time. In 2013, Muriel helped celebrate the launch of URI’s URIPALS—People and Animals Living Safely—New York City’s first-ever initiative to enable domestic violence survivors to enter shelter with their pets. Help us share her story at #DVfree and visit http:/nyc.org to learn how you can support our campaign to stand up for a world free of domestic violence.

Republicans Want to Ban Pets From Domestic Violence Shelters

A new Trump-backed attack on domestic violence services just dropped—and this time, it’s targeting survivors’ pets.Read More

Program builds economic empowerment for domestic violence shelter residents

Urban Resource Institute (URI) rolled out an Economic Empowerment Program (EEP) in the Big Apple in 2018, which now serves…Read More