1. Go into any store, fire hall or business that has a Safe Place sign. Or get on a MTA bus. (They are also Safe Places)
2. Say that you need help and want Safe Place. Ask for the manager if the clerk doesn't know what to do.
3. The manager or MTA dispatcher will call the Oasis Center and tell a counselor that you are there.
4. You can then talk to the counselor on the phone about what is going on and what you need.
5. The manager will let you wait somewhere safe while a volunteer or cab comes to pick you up should you decide you want to go to Oasis where you can get help.
6. At Oasis you will receive free, immediate and confidential help from a trained counselor.