Family Ju
stice Center (Mayor's Office to Combat Domestic Violence)
Mayor Bloomberg opened the first New York City Family Justice Center in Brooklyn in 2005 to provide a range of centralized services for domestic violence victims. The overall objective of the Family Justice Center Initiative is to break the cycle of domestic violence by providing essential advocacy, case management and legal and housing assistance under one roof. Services are provided with the involvement of partner agencies including non-profit organizations, City and State agencies, District Attorney's Offices, and faith-based organizations.
Because of the success of the first center, the Mayor opened two more centers in Queens (July 2008) and the Bronx (April 2010). 
Green Carts (Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and Office of the Food Policy Coordinator)
The City is committed to expanding the number of green carts providing fresh, high-quality produce in targeted areas throughout New York City. These carts aim to increase consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables in an effort to help prevent diseases including diabetes, heart disease, cancer, high blood pressure, and other illnesses. New York City made available 1000 green cart permits: 350 permits for Brooklyn, 350 for the Bronx, 150 for Manhattan, 100 for Queens, and 50 for Staten Island. The Mayor's Fund received private support for marketing and promotion of the green carts in the communities where they operate, as well as to provide low-interest loans and food distribution assistance to vendors.
Let's Call an End to Human Trafficking (Office of the Mayor)
Human trafficking is a form of modern-day slavery - when a person is forced, tricked, or coerced into performing commercial sex acts or other forms of labor. New York City is already a leader in combating human trafficking. In 2006, Mayor Bloomberg established the Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force to address the growing problem of foreign and domestic human trafficking. The Task Force is charged with coordinating the efforts of the many different agencies and organizations that combat human trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation of children.
NYC's Let's Call an End to Human Trafficking launched in May 2010 and has three primary objectives: to educate the public about the definition of human trafficking and increase awareness of this crime as an issue in NYC; to engage New Yorkers in the fight against human trafficking; and to encourage victims to come forward and provide them with meaningful help and services. The campaign is helping to expose this issue so New Yorkers can take part in the fight against human trafficking and encourage victims to come forward and seek help.
Ready New York Guide (Office of Emergency Management)
Ready New York is the City's educational campaign to encourage New York City residents to prepare for all types of emergencies. Ready New York teaches a universal approach to preparing, based on three guiding principles: knowing the hazards in New York City, making a disaster plan, and stocking emergency supplies. The campaign includes eleven multilingual publications, public service announcements, multimedia advertising, extensive web content, a speaker's bureau, a reprinting program, corporate partnerships, and continuous community outreach. Many of these Ready New York resources are made possible through private donations that allow for printing and increased distribution of publications including Ready New York for Kids, an emergency preparedness guide for the City's children. Learn more about Ready New York at www.nyc.gov/readyny or by calling 311.
