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Coalition Connection
Your Weekly Source of News, Training Opportunities, and Events
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Through a collective voice, the WCADVSA is committed to provide leadership, education, and systems advocacy to advance social change and end violence. | |
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Welcome to your weekly edition of the Coalition Connection!
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We will highlight important information in this section each week in red that requires your action or attention. This week's highlights include:
Opportunity
- Executive Director with Community Safety Network
Our Work
- Save the Date - Spring WCADVSA Membership Meeting, May 11- 13, 2022.
- Program Support Calls
- WCADVSA Laramie Office Hours and Program, Board, Staff and DVS List
- ERAP Updates
- Funding and Capacity Building Opportunity for Economic Empowerment! - Deadline April 13
- Funds to Reduce Education, Employment, and Job Training Barriers for Survivors
- NNEDV Independence Project Available
Policy Updates
Across the Nation
- New Title IX Rule to Include Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- "The Protecting Survivors from Traumatic Brain Injury Act" Introduced in Congress
- Congressional Briefing -- Prevention is Possible: The Role of the Federal Government in Preventing Sexual Violence (April 7)
- NNEDV Advocacy Days (June 1-2, June 7-8)
Trainings, Webinars, and Events
In Wyoming
- Sexual Assault Healing Services Learning Collaborative Monthly Gathering - Begins April 6!
- Rewiring for Resilience Free online resilience and mindfulness training - Begins April 6!
- Campbell County's 3rd Annual Northeastern Wyoming Prevention Summit (April 14-15)
- Transitional Housing Voluntary Services Training E-Learning
Across the Nation
- The Effects of Climate Change on Gender Based Violence and Indigenous Communities (April 6)
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Stalking Risk Assessment and Safety Planning (April 6)
- Trans and Nonbinary Survivors Speak Out! (April 10)
- Conceptual Clarity 3-Day Training: A Model for Intervening with Men Who Batter and Abuse (April 20, 21, 22)
- Lessons Learned About Survivor-Centered Support During the COVID-19 Pandemic (April 27)
- Conference On Crimes Against Women (May 23-26)
Resources
- SAAM Social Media Resources
- NNEDV 16th Annual Domestic Violence Counts Report
- Applying for OVW Funding
- NNEDV's Tech Safety App
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Executive Director
Community Safety Network
Community Safety Network, a nonprofit organization that provides shelter, support and advocacy for people affected by domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking as well as violence prevention, education and awareness in Jackson, Wyoming, seeks an Executive Director.
The ideal candidate is a seasoned leader who can build culture and community, a visionary who can think and plan strategically, and is passionate about the mission and enthusiastic to learn. The Executive Director will bring experience in building team culture, engaging with a board, fundraising and managing a budget. We seek an individual with experience in creating operational systems pertaining to nonprofit policies and procedures, and who can provide oversight and thought partnership to staff.
A complete job description highlighting qualifications and job responsibilities can be found online at csnjh.org/employment-opportunities/
Questions can be directed to CSN’s search facilitator Andrea Somerville at andrea@somervilleconsultingfirm.com.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Criminal background check required
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Save the Date for our Spring Membership Meeting
Please join us for an in-person Spring Membership Meeting May 11-13, 2022 at the Tate Pumphouse Platte River Trails in Casper, WY (1775 W 1st St).
Reserve your room!
We've blocked out hotel rooms at the Ramkoda Hotel- please mention the Wyoming Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault when making your reservation.
Agenda and registration information coming soon.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Celeste at ccollingwood@wyomingdvsa.org
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Program Support Calls
Held first Tuesday of every month
at 1:00 pm via Zoom
Alina from Zenit Journaling will be joining us this year to work on self care and healing with Program Directors and designated advocates. This will consist of mini journaling sessions the first Tuesday of each month at noon (before our program support call) beginning April 5, 2022 and ending January 3rd, 2023 (excluding May and October 2022), and in person workshops during our May and October Membership Meetings.
Here is the Zoom Link for Mini Journaling Sessions.
Program Support Calls are an opportunity for DVSA program directors (or their designee) to connect with other programs and WCADVSA staff about the work being done around Wyoming. Coalition staff will invite others to join the support calls at the request of membership.
Our next Program Support Call is April 5 2022. Join us by clicking this Zoom link (it will be emailed directly to member program directors). Contact Kristen at kschwartz@wyomingdvsa.org with any questions or problems connecting.
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WCADVSA Office Hours and Program, Board, Staff and DVS List Reminder
WCASVSA Laramie Office is open Monday - Friday from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. If you are unable to reach WCADVSA staff at (307) 755-5481, please let Kristen at kschwartz@wyomingdvsa.org or Tiffany at te-m@wyomingdvsa.org know. The majority of staff are in office full time, and some work a hybrid schedule splitting time between home and office to reduce the risk of full office exposure, quarantine and/or closure.
We've updated our Program, Board, Staff, and DVS List!
Click here to access our full contact list.
Please email Celeste at ccollingwood@wyomingdvsa.org with any updates or corrections.
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Emergency Rental Assistance Funding (ERAP) Updates
The Coalition is ordering phones and phone cards, doorbell cameras, and security kits to be handed out at membership meeting in May. These will be for your program to give out to ERAP eligible survivors of domestic violence or human trafficking. We want programs to have them available in case someone comes in who needs them. Right now we are planning on two of each for every program.
If you need more or need them sooner, please contact Angie to make arrangements.
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Funding and Capacity Building Opportunity for Economic Empowerment!
The Allstate Foundation Moving Ahead Grant Program is a competitive grant program focused on providing resources for the development, acceleration and implementation of financial empowerment services for domestic violence survivors. The program supports innovative financial empowerment programs that include financial education services to survivors and asset-building activities in at least one of the following categories: job readiness and job training; survivor matched savings programs, micro-loans; credit building and/or repair; and micro-enterprise. The Allstate Foundation recognizes asset-building activities as those that benefit or add strength, value or resources to the lives of survivors, helping them move from short-term safety to long-term security.
With support of the Allstate Foundation the WCADVSA hopes to build the capacity of communities to better respond to the complex financial needs of domestic violence survivors by collaborating with and sub-granting funds to local programs and other community partners. Our goal is to reach as many survivors with financial empowerment services and train as many advocates as possible.
If you share our commitment to ending domestic violence through financial empowerment, we encourage you to apply to be a sub-grantee. Sub-grantees will receive training and technical assistance as well as monetary awards to help pay salaries, support program costs, and offer incentives to survivors.
The WCADVSA can apply for up to $75,000 to continue building economic justice programming across the state. Priority will be given to sub-grantees who submit applications that:
- Demonstrate the ability to integrate some or all of The Allstate Foundation Moving Ahead Curriculum. Interested programs must at a minimum use Modules 1-3.
- Recognize the unique needs of communities of color and other marginalized communities and focus on proactively reaching a diverse set of survivors with financial empowerment services.
- Feature goals to train advocates on the Moving Ahead Curriculum and reach survivors through those trained advocates.
- Reflect an understanding of the systemic, social, economic, and cultural challenges that are needed to end relationship abuse and the role financial empowerment plays in solving problems.
- Describe partnerships and collaborations that will help survivors gain access to asset-building activities.
Click here to learn more.
An invitation to submit an application will be released on Monday, April 4th and the application deadline is Wednesday, April 13th.
Connect with Trish Worley if you are interested or have questions.
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Flexible Funds to Reduce Education, Employment, and Job Training Barriers for Survivors
With support from The Allstate Foundation, the WCADVSA has funds to support education, employment, and job training barriers for survivors. These funds can be used to help support survivors in obtaining G.E.D.s, job skills training, certifications, licenses, continuing education, education/job-related supplies such as uniforms, tools, and/or other equipment, transportation-related support, etc.
If your program is offering training on the Allstate Moving Ahead Curriculum or other economic empowerment training, you may request funds to support and encourage survivor participation such as offering food and/or childcare during economic empowerment events or gas gift cards for survivors to get to the training.
Member programs may also inquire about offering scholarships to help support survivor participation in job training programs such as CLIMB Wyoming.
Funds must be spent by June 30, 2022. We have approximately $6,601.00 remaining. Remaining funds will be pledged on a first come first serve basis. To request funds, please submit an Allstate Barrier Reduction Request Form. Once your request has been approved, your program will pay expenses upfront and then you can request reimbursement by submitting an Allstate Barrier Reduction Reimbursement Form.
While it is not required for participants to utilize the Allstate Moving Ahead curriculum to access these funds, financial planning and management is a life-long process and this online curriculum is designed for domestic violence survivors and can help provide the guidance and tools needed to make important financial decisions and work toward gaining long-term financial security.
If you have any questions, please connect with Trish Worley
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NNEDV Independence Project Available
Credit Building through Micro-Lending
Just a reminder that NNEDV is able to provide $00 credit-building, micro-loans to survivors.
Through the Independence Project, advocates and local domestic violence programs across the nation can support survivors of domestic violence in improving their credit scores through micro-lending. Through the Independence Project, a survivor can apply for a credit building micro-loan of $100 and to repay this loan over the subsequent 10 months with no interest.
To apply please register at the following link: Independence Project Application Sign Up.
Thanks to the generous and continued support of The Allstate Foundation, which makes many of these loans possible!
Click here to learn more.
If you have any questions, please connect with Trish Worley or contact the NNEDV team.
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New Title IX Rule to Include Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
In the coming weeks, the Education Department is planning to finalize a new rule that would make discrimination against transgender students a violation of federal law under Title IX.
Title IX prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in education. The new rule would assert that "discrimination on the basis of sex includes discrimination on the basis of sex-stereotypes, sex-related characteristics (including intersex traits), pregnancy or related conditions, sexual orientation, and gender identity."
Over the last several months, we have seen several states enact laws that limit transgender rights, the most recent ones banning the participation of transgender girls and women in girls' and women's sports. This Title IX rule would challenge these laws in Florida, Idaho, South Dakota, Texas, and Utah.
Click here to find out more.
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"The Protecting Survivors from Traumatic Brain Injury Act" Introduced in Congress
April 1, 2022 Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Congressmen Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ) and Don Bacon (R-NE) introduced legislation that would require the Department of Health and Human Services to collect data on traumatic brain injuries resulting from domestic violence and sexual assault. This legislation would help service providers be able to give needed resources and support for survivors, and help policymakers better understand the magnitude of the problem.
“Typically the state and community systems that support prevention and intervention of domestic violence are vastly different than those programs that treat, rehabilitate and provide ongoing services to individuals living with a brain injury. This bill is the first step to helping these systems with differing missions to collaborate and better identify and serve people with brain injuries, regardless of which system of support they find themselves in. There is definitely an intersection,” Stated Rebeccah Wolfkie, Executive Director of The National Association of State Head Injury Administrators (NASHIA).
The Act is endorsed by Futures Without Violence; National Association of State Head Injury Administrators; National Coalition Against Domestic Violence; MANA: A National Latina Organization; Violence Intervention Program; Esperanza United; Legal Momentum, the Women's Legal Defense and Education Fund; National Resource Center on Domestic Violence; Justice for Migrant Women; and Vera Institute of Justice.
Click here to learn more.
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Prevention Is Possible:
The Role of the Federal Government in Preventing Sexual Violence
Thursday, April 7, 2022
12:00-1:00PM MT
Join the National Alliance to End Sexual Violence for A Virtual Congressional Briefing
in Honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Co-Sponsored by Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), and Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX-18)
Moderated by Monika Johnson Hostler, President of the National Alliance to End Sexual Violence.
Speakers include:
- Mira Yusef, Executive Director, Monsoon Asians & Pacific Islanders in Solidarity, Des Moines, Iowa
- Alyssa D’Amato, Education Coordinator, YWCA, New Britain, Connecticut
- Emiliano Diaz de Leon, Men’s Engagement Specialist, Texas Association Against Sexual Assault
- Matthew Huffman, Chief Public Affairs Officer, Missouri Coalition Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
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NNEDV Advocacy Days 2022
June 7 – June 8, 2022
Trainings: June 1 – June 2, 2022
WCADVSA invites any program staff or Coalition staff with Supervisor's permission to join us!
Please review the schedule below. For those who have never joined a NNEDV Advocacy Day, attending the June 1 & 2 pre-conference webinars are very helpful. The critical day is June 7 to strategize and prepare for June 8 meetings with our U.S. Congressional representatives: Rep. Cheney and Senators Barrasso and Lummis. We are scheduling those meetings now.
The National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) invites you to their virtual Advocacy Days 2022. They have an exciting few days planned and hope to see as many of you as possible on Zoom! Registration is now open and our goal is to have as many states and territories represented as possible.
Schedule Overview:
Wednesday, June 1
3:00pm - 4:30pm EST Pre-Conference Webinar I: Lobbying 101 (optional)
Thursday, June 2
3:00pm - 4:30pm EST Pre-Conference Webinar II: Legislative Asks & Current Politics (optional)
Tuesday, June 7
11:45am - 3:00pm EST Public Policy Forum
3:00pm - 6:00pm EST Optional Strategy Session With NNEDV Policy Staff
Wednesday June 8
9:00am - 5:00pm EST Individual Congressional Meetings - exact times TBD
5:00pm - 6:00pm EST Informal Debrief Happy Hour (optional)
To attend, please RSVP to Tara Muir at tmuir@wyomingdvsa.org.
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All year long, you can visit our website to review the most recent legislative sessions and what we have worked on, as well as archived previous years.
Follow this link, or you can always get to that page in the "Get Involved" drop-down menu and then "Public Policy". Please share with staff and board members. We'll work on getting our regular public policy zoom calls on that webpage, too.
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Wyoming Webinars, Training and Events | |
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Rewiring for Resilience:
Free online resilience and mindfulness training
WDH has partnered with Flitner Strategies to deliver this innovative stress reduction and mental wellness program. The science-based practice of mindfulness increases focus and awareness, reducing stress and improving resilience to the challenges of today’s world. With simple exercises, we can train our brains much like we lift weights to build stronger muscles.
Please SIGN UP HERE and take advantage of this opportunity!
Live instructor-led training on Zoom (requires attendance) with two four-week sessions to choose from:
The Morning Cohort: Wednesdays 8:30 - 10 a.m. from April 6 - April 27
The Lunchtime Cohort: Thursdays Noon-1:30 p.m. from April 7 - April 28
Both sessions include virtual office hours for Q&A, optional add-on coaching, and recommended daily practices for habit building support.
Self-guided online training: Beginning the week of May 2
Includes an optional live introductory session on Zoom (date/time TBD), virtual office hours for Q&A, and recommended daily practices for habit-building support.
Your time commitment: flexible for course progress with 10 minutes most days recommended for practice.
Please contact Deb Barracato at deb@flitner.net with questions.
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Campbell County's 3rd Annual Northeastern Wyoming Prevention Summit
When: April 14-15, 2022
Where: The Ramada Plaza (2009 S Douglas HWY Gillette WY 82718)
The 3rd Annual Northeast Prevention Summit brings together some of the brightest minds and national experts on mental health, social media, marijuana, and other substance use. The two day conference hosted in beautiful Gillette, WY will provide actionable insights, resources, and tools for anyone working in prevention, treatment, law enforcement, and related areas.
This summit will be a 2 day event, April 14th and 15th. On April 14th, they will have speakers on Trauma, Addiction, and Social Media. On April 15th, they will be dedicating the entire day to Marijuana education.
- The conference fees are:
- $25 a day or $40.00 for both days
- Table (6 people) $75.00 a day or $100.00 for both days.
If you would like to attend the conference, but are unable to pay for the ticket please reach out to Ashley McRae ASAP for a possible scholarship for you.
To see the schedule or learn more about the speakers, click here or visit campbellcountyprevention.org/conference.
If you are interested in registering for the event, please click here or use the following link to register: https://whova.com/portal/registration/anwps_202204/
There are a block of rooms reserved at a discounted rate. Space is limited, so if you are traveling and would like to stay at the hotel where the conference is being held, please use the following link to book your room CCPH Suicide Prevention Conference - Group Block BOOK HERE, or call Ramada Plaza (Address: 2009 S Douglas Hwy, Gillette, WY 82718 Phone: (307) 686-3000) and use code CCPC.
Please reach out to Ashley McRae with any questions at Ashley.McRae@campbellcountywy.gov or call 307-687-6490.
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Transitional Housing Voluntary Services Training E-Learning
The NNEDV Voluntary Services Training in 2021 will be completed through an e-learning module. WCADVSA member programs are encouraged to participate in the e-learning module if they are providing direct services. There is no limit on the number of staff who can take this e-learning course. But at least one person needs to complete the courses for the agency.
There are 8 lessons available. In total, you'll need to view 6 lessons to complete the training requirement. There are 5 mandatory lessons in Track A and 3 elective lessons in Track B. At least 1 lesson from Track B must be completed to meet the minimum lesson requirement.
Click this link to find the registration page. When you register, you will automatically be registered for both Tracks A and B and you will have access to all eight lessons. When you register, you'll be asked to create a username and password that is unique for you. Each person, who wants to take the course, should enroll separately.
Please email a copy of your certificate to Trish Worley, Economic Justice Specialist
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National Webinars, Training and Events | |
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Rape, domestic violence, trafficking and Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women: Several new studies clearly show that climate change plays a critical role in the increase of gender-based violence across our Earth Mother. A recent report by CARE found that “in most disasters, women and girls are worst affected.” This is especially true in developing countries and Indigenous communities. Climate change will continue to spur weather-related disasters, fires, tornadoes, hurricanes, droughts, extreme weather, and other consequences, and it will lead to higher rates of violence. In responding to the alarming increase in climate change, it is important to understand the connections to gender-based violence in addressing the future of our planet. The fight against climate change should not only be a struggle for the future of our planet, but it is also an urgent call to address the safety and well-being of our women and girls.
Please join us for this timely and critical webinar discussion with Faith Spotted Eagle as we prioritize the impact of the ensuing climate crisis and its interaction with gender-based violence.
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Stalking Risk Assessment and Safety Planning
April 6th, 2022 at 1:00 pm MST
Stalking is a traumatic crime in its own right that often co-occurs with sexual and physical violence, including homicide. This session explores strategies to assess risk, identify the 14 risk factors in stalking cases and promote victim safety focusing on the diverse tactics stalkers may utilize.
By the end of this webinar, participants will be better able to:
- Assess the 14 risk factors in stalking cases
- Identify safety planning strategies for victims of stalking
- Utilize behavior logs for documentation purposes
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Trans and Nonbinary Survivors Speak Out!
April 10th, 2022, 5:00 pm - 6:30pm MST
Four trans and nonbinary survivors of sexual abuse/assault will share their stories of resilience and healing in this Live Premiere event on April 10th.
The Live Premiere (free access via ZOOM access) is the culmination of four months of workshops, sharing, growth, and connection. Each presenters’ powerful story emerges in a unique, dynamic way through prose, poetry, spoken word, art, mixed media, movement, and dance.
The Trans & Nonbinary Survivors Speak Out project was collaboratively developed and facilitated by team members from FORGE and MenHealing.
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Invisible Epidemic:
Strangulation, Traumatic Brain Injury and Domestic Violence
Thursday, 14 April 2022 | 11:00 am - 1:00 pm MST
Domestic violence victims may experience terrible and traumatic physical violence, often directed at the head, neck and face, through blows to the head or strangulation. Brain injury caused by domestic violence is rarely identified, almost never immediately treated, and can result in short and long term physical, emotional, and cognitive consequences that can impact every area of a person's life. We are just discovering how that violence impacts the brain.
This workshop, hosted by the National Partnership to End Interpersonal Violence Across the Lifespan (NPEIV), will discuss the invisible epidemic of brain injury caused by violence - an emerging issue featured recently on NPR’s OnPoint and in the New York Times Magazine. It will provide an overview of what was learned in Ohio about the intersection of brain injury and domestic violence and equip you to use an innovative framework to address brain injury developed by the Ohio Domestic Violence Network in partnership with The Ohio State University called CARE that includes practical, hands on tools available for you to use. Presented by Rachel Ramirez, MSW, LISW-S, RA; Founder and Director of the Center on Partner-Inflicted Brain Injury, a project of the Ohio Domestic Violence Network (ODVN); NPEIV Board Member. Click here to learn more!
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Three-Day Training: A Model for Intervening with Men Who Batter and Abuse
April 20, 8:00 am - 3:00 pm MST
April 21, 8:00 am - 3:00 pm MST
April 22, 8:00 am - 3:00 pm MST
Around the country there is increasing interest in creating meaningful change in men who batter, abuse, and cause harm. This training will help you create or refine a BIP that is comprehensive, clear, and customized to your organization and community. This training is what you need to enhance your credibility in your community.
This training will explore the latest stages model of intervention programs for men who batter, abuse, and cause harm as either an integrated model or a module program. Throughout the training, we will include discussion on building specific tools, strategic use of technology, documentation strategies, and building strong community partnerships. A portion of the training will be on identifying and building community partnerships, infrastructure and framework for administrative program design and function. This training will also focus on staff development, reporting, community relationships, and fiscal viability.
Training topics will include:
- Conceptual Clarity Curriculum Model and Accountability Workbook.
- From Theory to Practice, effective methods of intervening with those who batter, abuse, and cause harm.
- Extensive tools for use in any BIP.
- Effective program design, development, groupwork methodology and practice.
- Seeking and developing support within the community
This training is being provided intentionally on a virtual platform
to make it accessible and affordable
to individuals and programs everywhere.
This course is approved by the NASW-Michigan Social Work Continuing Education Collaborative. Approval # 022422-03
# CE Hours approved: 18
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Lessons Learned About Survivor-Centered Support During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Dates: April 27, 2022 / May 25, 2022
Time: 12:00 pm - 1:00pm MST
We are excited to announce a webinar series highlighting best practices and innovative strategies that IPV advocates, healthcare providers, and child welfare advocates can implement to form stronger support networks for survivors of violence and abuse in emergency conditions, such as COVID-19. Leaders in the field will share important practice and organizational policy changes made during the pandemic to ensure continuity of quality services for children and families, particularly those belonging to communities that are marginalized.
Based on three issue briefs developed through a collaborative effort of the Improving Services for Violence Against Children and Women project (by Futures Without Violence, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and from research by the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh), each webinar will offer recommendations to specific audiences related to prevention strategies, systems and practice change, and staff/organizational support to better serve adult and child survivors during a public health crisis.
Click here to register!
Questions? Please email health@futureswithoutviolence.org
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Conference On Crimes Against Women
May 23-26, 2022 in Dallas, TX
The Conference on Crimes Against Women (CCAW) is an annual in-person conference that convenes the leading experts from across the country to educate and train first responders and community stakeholders on best practices regarding the identification, investigation and prosecution of crimes against women. Offering over 190 workshops, case studies and hands-on computer labs, CCAW creates an interactive learning experience for professionals to help them best serve women in need of their support.
The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) has approved OVW grantees to attend the 17th Annual Conference on Crimes Against Women. OVW has conditionally approved their grantees to attend the conference. For more information please see our website.
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NNEDV 16th Annual Domestic Violence Counts Report
The National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) released the findings from their 16th Annual Domestic Violence Counts Report. The annual report documents the number of people who sought domestic violence services in a single 24-hour period, as well as the types of services requested and the number of service requests that went unmet due to a lack of resources.
NNEDV’s Domestic Violence Counts Report is a trusted source of data on the services domestic violence advocates provide to survivors each day. It shines a light on survivors’ stories about safety, security, and healing, as well as unmet needs and unfunded services—to make sure these stories are heard by people who can help make more resources and options available.
The 16th Annual Domestic Violence Counts Report found that on September 9, 2021, 70,032 adult and child victims of domestic violence received lifesaving services, including 38,608 victims who found refuge in emergency shelters, transitional housing, hotels, motels, or other housing; and 31,424 victims who received nonresidential assistance and services, including counseling, legal advocacy, and children’s support groups. On that same day, local programs were unable to meet 9,444 requests for services—primarily requests for housing or emergency shelter—because they lacked sufficient resources.
Click here to read the full report.
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Applying for Office on Violence Against Women Funding
The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) invites organizations and communities working to end gender-based violence to apply for funding. This section provides general information about how to apply for OVW grants and cooperative agreements.
You can also stay updated on OVW Open Solicitations and their ongoing Solicitation Release Plan.
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NNEDV's Tech Safety App 2.0
NNEDV’s Safety Net Project is excited to announce we’ve updated our Tech Safety App! All of the content in English and Spanish has been updated to help survivors and advocates with basic information about tech abuse and options for taking action to address it. The app covers phones and other devices, social media, location tracking, and online privacy.
The app includes audio versions of the text, and can be downloaded or accessed online at TechSafetyApp.org, which can be a safer option for survivors who are worried someone might be monitoring their phone.
Access in-depth information at TechSafety.org.
Please contact SafetyNet@nnedv.org with any questions.
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