We endeavor to empower each member of the family and strive to provide a range of services to ensure the successful attainment of our mission. All services are provided to anyone/everyone free of charge and in complete confidence irrespective of their ethnicity, socio-economic background, gender, or creed.

Social services and advocacy; referrals; emergency financial assistance; Legal assistance (Domestic Violence cases, Sexual Assault Cases, Restraining Orders, Immigration for Victims of DV, Child Custody/ Child Support, Pro Bono Referral Program); Mental health services; Programming (empowerment groups; anger management, Active Parenting, Stress Management Techniques, Health Programming, Art Recreation, Nutrition & Diet; Financial Literacy; Cultural Sensitivity Training on Middle Eastern and Muslim Communities)

Muslim-specific program

Support services

Manavi (meaning “primal woman” in Sanskrit) is a tax-exempt and not-for-profit organization that was founded in February 1985. Six South Asian women founded Manavi as a consciousness-raising group. Within a short time, demands for help from battered women changed the focus of this budding organization. Manavi became a pragmatic organization determined to put theory into practice. It is the first organization in the U.S. to concentrate on the issue of violence against women in the South Asian immigrant community. Although Manavi is located in and works with South Asian women who reside in New Jersey, its focus is also national and international. Manavi is an organization for South Asian women, with a mission to end violence against women and assist women to progress toward self-reliance and autonomy.