Outside of his professional duties, Jay Zises remains dedicated to giving back to the New York City community. Jay Zises donates to a number of organizations, including Housing Enterprise for the Less Privileged (HELP) USA. While this organization undertakes a number of initiatives to connect individuals in need with permanent and transition housing, people also depend on HELP USA for a number of other services.

1. Domestic Violence Programming
at HELP USA in New York
By Jay Zises

2. Introduction
• Outside of his professional duties, Jay Zises
remains dedicated to giving back to the New
York City community. Jay Zises donates to a
number of organizations, including Housing
Enterprise for the Less Privileged (HELP) USA.
While this organization undertakes a number of
initiatives to connect individuals in need with
permanent and transition housing, people also
depend on HELP USA for a number of other
services.

3. About Domestic Violence Survivors
• Understanding the unique challenges facing
survivors of domestic violence and their
families, the organization operates several
different residential and non-residential
programs. These programs help with immediate
needs, from safety planning to counseling, as
well as long-term needs, such as post-discharge
case management and employment support.

4. Conclusion
• The professionals at HELP USA recognize that
healing and rebuilding must occur in order for
individuals who faced domestic violence to
restabilize enough to secure meaningful
employment and permanent housing. The
organization thus puts recovery first, but also
lobbies for new laws that will decrease the
discrimination that victims of violence may
experience in the housing and job markets.
Individuals can learn more about the important
work of HELP USA online at HELPUSA.org.