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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
- WCADVSA Fiscal Officer
- Executive Director with Community Safety Network
- Violence Prevention Coordinator / Administrative Assistant with SAFV Task Force
Our Work
- Join the Wyoming Conference for Violence Presentation and Response Planning Committee! Deadline March 18
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We want your input -- What topics do you want in our Conference? Deadline March 28
- Save the Date - Spring WCADVSA Membership Meeting, May 11- 13, 2022.
- Zenit Journaling for our Program Support Calls - Deadline to order journal March 14th
- WCADVSA Laramie Office Hours and Program, Board, Staff and DVS List Reminder
- 2022 ERAP Updates
- 2020-2023 Transitional Housing Assistance Program
- Funds to Reduce Education, Employment, and Job Training Barriers for Survivors
- NNEDV Independence Project Available
Policy Updates
Wyoming
- WY Division of Victim Services Request for Proposals - Deadline March 15
- WCADVSA Policy Call: WY Legislature Budget Session - Fridays at noon
- Feedback for Wyoming VAWA Implementation Plan Requested
Across the Nation
- Omnibus Appropriations Bill Passed! VAWA Reauthorization and VOCA Increase
Trainings, Webinars, and Events
In Wyoming
- World Premier of the Suffragette Symphony by the Wyoming Symphony Orchestra - TOMORROW, Saturday, March 12
- Core Rural Advocacy Training via Zoom - Begins March 14!
- The Allstate Foundation Moving Ahead Curriculum Virtual Training for Advocates (March 26)
- Rewiring for Resilience Free online resilience and mindfulness training - Begins April 6!
- Transitional Housing Voluntary Services Training E-Learning
- QPR training for students
Across the Nation
- Congressional Virtual Roundtable: Reinventing Interventions for Abuse Partners (Recording)
- Resource Sharing Project's Rural Learning Opportunities Addressing Stalking - Begins March 16!
- Supporting BIPOC Advocate Wellbeing: Virtual Gathering (March 22)
- Advocating for Survivor Services & Prevention with Congress (March 24)
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Conceptual Clarity 3-Day Training: A Model for Intervening with Men Who Batter and Abuse (April 20, 21, 22)
Resources
- Microsoft for Nonprofits Program Changes
- New granting cycle for RedRover's Safe Housing grants!
- Applying for Office on Violence Against Women Funding
- Safe Stays by ReloShare
Spotlight: Women Providing Healing, Promoting Hope
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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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Violence Prevention Coordinator/Administrative Assistant
The Sublette County Sexual Assault Family Violence Task Force provides refuge assistance, and support to individuals affected by domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking. SAFV is committed to ending violence through prevention education using the framework of social change.
The SAFV Task Force has a full-time opening for the Violence Prevention Coordinator / Administrative Assistant. Letter of introduction and resume are due no later than March 14, 2022. The position starts April 1, 2022.
For the full job description, click here.
Please contact Mandy Moffat at mmsafv@vcn.com if you have any questions.
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Can't participate in the planning committee? You can still provide your input! Help our planning committee create a meaningful and engaging conference by telling us what topics YOU are interested in.
To tell us what you think, please complete this two-question survey.by Monday, March 28.
If you have any questions about the conference or planning committee please reach out to Jody Sanborn at jsanborn@wyomingdvsa.org or 307-684-2454.
Thank you!
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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).
We've reserved 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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Zenit Journaling for our 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.
Each participant will receive a Zenit Journal for this workshop. Program Directors will all receive one, and if you would like a co-worker to participate in these workshops, please let Kristen (kschwartz@wyomingdvsa.org) know by March 14th. Please browse the beautiful journal covers and email alina@zenitjournals.com with your selection (if you have a preference) by March 14th.
For those of you that participated in Alina's workshop at the February Membership Meeting, please complete this survey to provide input on the next session.
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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2022 Emergency Rental Assistance Funding (ERAP) Updates
Register for our Allstate Foundation Moving Ahead Curriculum Virtual Training for Advocates hosted by Trish Worley via Zoom March 26.
The Moving Ahead Curriculum is an educational resource designed to help domestic violence survivors address their finances. It is a five module curriculum that offers a range of information, from basic money and financial management principles to advanced long-term financial planning. This training is meant to help advocates get a better understanding of the curriculum and how to make it accessible to the survivors they serve.
Click here to learn more about the training.
Preview or download the Moving Ahead Curriculum.
Contact Trish at tworley@wyomingdvsa.org for more information.
Funding Update
As of March 4, ERAP has approved a total of 8,555 applications, paying a total of $21.6M in assistance. Of the rental payments, $17M went to landlords, $3.2M went to renters and $1.3M to utilities. To see county specific information, click here.
So far 717 Wyoming households that are homeless or without a current residence have been approved for letters of intent (LOI). Of those approved LOIs, 97 households have already successfully obtained housing.
ERAP has reallocated $1M of to the Northern Arapaho Tribal Housing Program.
If you have any questions or would like more immediate information, contact Angie at afessler@wyomingdvsa.org.
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2020-2023 Transitional Housing Assistance Program
The WCADVSA Transitional Housing Assistance Program is purposed to increase housing options, support service resources, and address barriers relevant to the delivery of transitional housing services to survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking
in Wyoming rural communities and within the Wind River Indian Reservation.
This program will primarily focus on supporting the needs of survivors who are Native American, older people, persons with disabilities, persons who are Limited-English-Proficient, persons who are immigrants, and/or survivors within extreme rural areas.
For more information about program requirements, working with participants and providing services, and accessing and utilizing this assistance please review the 2020-2023 Transitional Housing Assistance Program Policy.
Funds for the 2020-2023 grant cycle have all been pledged.
Contact Trish Worley, Economic Justice Specialist for technical assistance.
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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 $8,276.00 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.
Loan Qualifications:
- Be a survivor of domestic violence
- Meet with a domestic violence advocate 3 times
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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WYOMING OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
DIVISION OF VICTIM SERVICES Request for Proposals
for SFY 2023 & 2024
All proposals must be submitted to the Division of Victim Services no later than 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, March 15, 2022.
The Wyoming Division of Victim Services (DVS) is soliciting proposals for state fiscal years 2023 (7/1/22 – 6/30/23) & 2024 (7/1/23 – 6/30/24) from public and private non-profit agencies and organizations that serve victims of crime in Wyoming. Proposals will be funded through the Violence Against Women Act, the Victims of Crime Act, the Family Violence Prevention Services Act, and state general funds for the purpose of providing services to victims of crime in Wyoming.
More information regarding the application process including eligibility, allowable expenses, and reporting requirements can be found in the DVS Subgrantee Administrator’s Guide Book, located on the DVS website at https://dvs.wyo.gov/home, on the Funding page.
For more information contact DVS at 307-777-7200.
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WCADVSA Policy Calls - Everyone's Invited!
Survivors, staff, board of directors, members of your community response team or other partners are ALL invited.
Wyoming Legislature Budget Session
Weekly Calls - Fridays noon to 1:00 pm - brown bag it on Zoom!
March 11 - https://wyomingdvsa.zoom.us/j/86851086949
For questions or issues connecting, please contact Tara tmuir@wyomingdvsa.org
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Feedback for Wyoming VAWA Implementation Plan Requested
Spread the word! We are all invited to provide feedback on the Wyoming VAWA Implementation Plan. The Wyoming Attorney General’s Office, Division of Victim Services (DVS) is the state administrating agency for the S.T.O.P. Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Grant. The purpose of the S.T.O.P. VAWA grant is to support communities in their efforts to develop and strengthen effective law enforcement and prosecution strategies to combat violence against women and to develop and strengthen victim services in cases involving violent crimes of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking and dating violence.
As the state administrating agency, DVS is required to submit an Implementation Plan outlining how the state plans to use funds from the S.T.O.P. VAWA grant. Throughout 2021, DVS has convened a group of stakeholders to serve as a planning committee and they have developed a draft plan. DVS would like your feedback on the plan, specifically the goals, objectives, and activities. Click here to see the draft version of the plan. In the next few days, please review the plan and submit any comments or feedback that you have by using this link https://uwyo.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_7O62XSTPThKGg8S
Your feedback is very valuable to this process. DVS and the planning committee will review all of the feedback and revise the plan taking your feedback into consideration. We appreciate you taking the time to review the draft plan.
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Omnibus Bill Heads to the President's Desk!
VAWA reauthorization and VOCA Increase
On March 9, 2022, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a fiscal year 2022 omnibus appropriations bill which included the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization of 2022 (S. 3623) and modest funding increases for domestic violence programs. The U.S. Senate passed the same bill on Thursday, March 10. It now heads to President Biden’s desk for his signature.
Allocations were lower than hoped yet the Sexual Assault Services Program received a $13 million increase and the Rape Prevention & Education Program received a $5 million increase for FY 22.
Here's a link to the text:
https://rules.house.gov/sites/democrats.rules.house.gov/files/BILLS-117HR2471SA-RCP-117-35.pdf
VOCA funding will increase! The ability of appropriators to release more from the fund is directly tied to deposits and the health of the fund which are increasing because of the VOCA Fix! So kudos for your good advocacy work! It's good to know it's working out how we hoped.
This is still an estimate but looks like potentially about a 40% increase to states in Crime Victim Fund (CVF) state awards:
The FY 22 VOCA cap in the omnibus is $585 million more than the FY 21 cap ($2.015b vs $2.6b). So, even with an increase of $140 million to OVW, there is still a net increase for state VOCA grants of $411 million (with some adjustments for other CVF dependent programs).
Statement of Deborah J. Vagins, President and CEO of the National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) on the final passage of the legislation:
“The National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) and our member state and territorial domestic violence coalitions are deeply grateful to the Senate and House leadership and our bipartisan champions for passing the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act (VAWA). This VAWA reauthorization provides survivors, the thousands of local programs that serve them, and communities with much-needed resources for housing, legal assistance, alternatives to criminal responses, and prevention programming. The bill also includes critical economic justice and non-discrimination provisions, restores tribal sovereignty to hold non-native abusers accountable, and makes important investments in culturally specific service providers to ensure all survivors are supported. These lifesaving protections will give survivors greater access to safety, justice, and services on their path to healing after abuse.
We also thank the House and Senate for providing funding increases in key federal programs designed for survivors in the fiscal year 2022 appropriation bills passed along with VAWA in the omnibus.”
For questions, please contact Tara 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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Wyoming Symphony Orchestra Presents:
The World Premier of the Suffragette Symphony
When: March 12, 2022 @ 7:30PM
Where: John F. Welsh Auditorium, Natrona County High School
Livestream: March 12, 2022 @ 7:30PM and March 13, 2022 @ 2:00PM
Tickets: www.wyomingsymphony.org/suffragette - In-person and livestream
The WSO’s long awaited world premiere of the Suffragette Symphony will be Saturday, March 12, 2022 at John F. Welsh Auditorium at 7:30 PM. The WSO commissioned the composition, Julia Louisa Esther, by American Composer Stephanie Ann Boyd in 2019 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of suffrage in WY and the 100th nationally. Boyd traveled to Wyoming not only to hear the orchestra perform, but to experience vast swaths of our landscapes and communities, and speak to local historians and Wyoming women. To round out this unique concert, the WSO will perform Florence Price’s Dances in the Canebrakes and selections from Bizet’s Carmen Suite, highlighting women and their experiences.
Can’t attend in person? The event will be available via FREE livestream on the WSO website on Saturday, March 12th at 7:30PM as well as a rebroadcast on Sunday, March 13th at 2:00PM. Our Saturday morning dress rehearsal is at 11:00AM with admittance of $10 for a family or free with the donation of a canned food item to Wyoming Food for Thought.
Tickets to the concert, dress rehearsal or livestream can be purchased on the WSO website, by phone, or at the WSO office.
This will be a full capacity concert, so we encourage masks while inside the venue.
For any questions on purchasing concert tickets or details visit www.wyomingsymphony.org or call our office at 307-266-1478.
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Core Rural Advocacy Training via Zoom!
This training will meet 32 of the 40-hour requirement for DVSA program advocates and volunteers. (It may also be a great opportunity for newer/seasoned advocates to connect social change more deeply to their advocacy!) You can find more information on this training by going here.
When: March 14, 16, & 17 and March 21, 22, & 24 – 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. each day.
Where: Via Zoom (link will be provided to registrants)
Who: DVSA program advocates and/or volunteers
Ready to register?! Please go here to register. Please use the “Submit” button, not the “Save & Exit” button, for your registration to be received.
Virtual Wellness: Long virtual trainings like this one can be a beast! Participants will be invited to engage in wellness activities throughout the training, as well as, having access to our Practicing Wellness folder for ideas. If you have virtual wellness ideas that you would like to share, please send along to Tiffany!
If you have questions, please email Tiffany E-Maestas or give her a ring at 307-789-8855.
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The Allstate Foundation
Moving Ahead Curriculum
Virtual Training for Advocates
Saturday, March 26, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Economic abuse is present in 99%, if not all, intimate partner relationships. Long after the physical bruises of domestic violence fade, the often overlooked aspect of financial abuse lingers. Financial abuse is a common tactic used by harm-doers to control their victim. It involves a range of behaviors including controlling their access to money, destroying their credit, and interfering with their employment.
Survivors of domestic violence face significant challenges. Working to protect yourself, your children, and other family members from harm while finding the resources to make ends meet and plan for the future requires strength, persistence, courage, and support. Survivors have the right to be safe and make decisions about their own life. And, survivors have a right to resources to help them work toward financial independence.
The Moving Ahead Curriculum is an educational resource designed to help domestic violence survivors address their finances. It is a five module curriculum that offers a range of information, from basic money and financial management principles to advanced long-term financial planning. This training is meant to help advocates get a better understanding of the curriculum and how to make it accessible to the survivors they serve.
This course will provide advocates with the following:
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strategies to address financial and safety challenges—whether someone is currently in an abusive relationship, planning to leave, or has left the abusive environment and is building their future;
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resources to help with quality-of-life changes that may happen when starting over;
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ways to address challenges if an abusive partner or former partner misuses your personal information; and
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methods to manage your finances, including budgeting, saving, building or improving credit, and managing debt.
This curriculum was developed in partnership with the National Network to End Domestic Violence and The Allstate Foundation. There are many financial literacy curriculums available; however, what’s unique about this curriculum is that it recognizes the unique challenges that survivors face while keeping their safety in mind.
What truly sets this curriculum apart from other financial literacy curriculum is two things: 1) is actually Module 1: Understanding Abuse - Keeping Safe and Starting Over. This module helps participants think through not only what is financial abuse but also what do healthy financial relationships look like. This module is intended to help survivors develop a financial safety plan. And, 2) what makes this curriculum different from other financial literacy curriculums is you. Completing this course is not only meant to provide another tool in your advocate toolkit but also intended to help you improve your own understanding your own finances and relationship to money. As you go through the training, you’ll have the opportunity to take advantage of the exercises and resourced found in each module and practice them yourself.
Money and finances aren’t always an easy topic to talk about but this work is transformative. Advocates who have embraced this work themselves report having a lot of fun teaching the curriculum and working with survivors. And, the benefits to survivors are huge. Survivors report less hardship, less financial strain, and an increase in quality of life. They also report being less stressed and having more confidence to manage their financial lives.
The training will be facilitated by Trish Worley, Economic Justice Specialist. This will be an interactive session so please come prepared to actively participate.
You may preview or download the Moving Ahead Curriculum at any time.
Please register or contact Trish for more information.
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Rewiring for Resilience:
Free online resilience and mindfulness training
Learn science-based mental fitness practices that train your brain to be more focused, more aware, and more resilient to the stresses of today's world.
The Wyoming Department of Health cares about the wellbeing of Wyomingites, especially in these unprecedented times. Recognizing a need for support, the department is offering free resilience and mindfulness training online this spring to workers across the state who may be experiencing mental fatigue from the pandemic.
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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Transitional Housing Voluntary Services Training E-Learning
The NNEDV Voluntary Services Training in 2021 will be completed through an e-learning module. MOU partners (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. That way the certificate generates with your name on it.
The e-learning platform will track your progress. You can start, pause, and restart all of the lessons. Once you've viewed all of the lessons in Track A, and the lesson(s) you want to view in Track B, you'll need to complete the Course Completion Certification to obtain a certificate. In that quiz, you'll note the lesson(s) you viewed, and then click the "Print Your Certificate" button.
Please email a copy of your certificate to Trish Worley, Economic Justice Specialist
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Wyoming QPR Initiative
Question.Persuade.Refer.
Three steps anyone can learn to help prevent suicide.
The Department of Health has pre-purchased specialized QPR training for any Wyoming resident!
The QPR mission is to reduce suicidal behaviors and save lives by providing innovative, practical, and proven suicide prevention training. The signs of crisis are all around us. The Wyoming QPR Initiative provides quality education to empower all people, regardless of their background, to make a positive difference in the life of someone they know.
Click here to register, the organization code to create a training account is WYO. To see which courses are available and their associated course codes click here. To take one of the listed free courses, click here and enter in the codes listed here.
Please email Lindsay Martin at lindsay.martin@wyo.gov if you have questions.
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National Webinars, Training and Events | |
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Congressional Virtual Roundtable: Reinventing Interventions for Abuse Partners (Recording)
On March 2, 2022, Futures Without Violence and numerous partners hosted “Congressional Virtual Roundtable: Reinventing Interventions for Abuse Partners”. Experts presented the latest research and practice innovations in abusive partner interventions.
You can watch the live recording by going here and you can also access the roundtable resources here.
For more information, contact Claire Kao at ckao@futureswithoutviolence.org.
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Rural Learning Opportunities Addressing Stalking
Stalking 2.0: The Use of Technology to Stalk
March 16th, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. Eastern / 2:00 p.m. Central / 1:00 p.m. Mountain
Stalkers are creative criminals who use – and misuse – a variety of technologies to locate, surveil and monitor their victims. This webinar will address common technologies utilized by stalkers, discuss documentation strategies as well as identify effective safety-planning strategies.
By the end of this webinar, participants will be better able to:
- Identify common technologies misused by perpetrators
- Identify strategies to document stalking and preserve technological evidence
Click here to register
Stalking Risk Assessment and Safety Planning
April 6th, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. Eastern / 2:00 p.m. Central / 1:00 p.m. Mountain
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
Click here to register
Topical Office Hours: Stalking & Sexual Violence
April 12th at 3:00 p.m. Eastern / 2:00 p.m. Central / 1:00 p.m. Mountain
April Office Hours will be topical and staff from SPARC will join to further the conversations about stalking and sexual violence, and share more about the support they offer rural advocates. There is no registration link, you will be automatically send a link to join office hours the day of.
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Supporting BIPOC Advocate Wellbeing:
Virtual Gathering
Tuesday, March 22, 2022, 1:00 - 2:30 MST
The work to end gender-based violence exacts a high cost on our bodies, our minds, and our spirits. Too often, our health as advocates and activists is secondary to our social change advocacy and support of survivors. During this time of the pandemic, the pressure on advocates, especially for those from Black, Indigenous, or a People of Color (BIPOC) communities, is immense.
Join us for a unique opportunity for BIPOC advocates to gather with each other to connect, build solidarity, and give each other support. You deserve a chance to care for yourself and recharge.
We hope to see you on March 22nd.
This is a free event, open to advocates who identify as Black, Indigenous, or a Person of Color.
Please register to receive the Zoom connection information.
We are stronger together.
Please forward to other BIPOC advocates!
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3-Day Training: A Model for Intervening with Men Who Batter and Abuse
April 20, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm EST / 8:00 am - 3:00 pm MST
April 21, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm EST / 8:00 am - 3:00 pm MST
April 22, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm EST / 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.
In this intensive 3-day training, participants will learn:
- To develop and refine a clear and concise analysis of the etiology of battering, abuse, and harm.
- To make certain that intervention models are in line with program philosophy.
- Strategies which lead to meaningful program design.
- How to implement all or portions of the Conceptual Clarity Curriculum.
- Critical thinking in the design and development of tools for BIPs.
- To understand the key components in developing a self-paced stage model for BIP.
- Options for documentation of participant progress.
- To increase knowledge about building community partnerships.
- Specific “in the room” intervention tools.
- Skills to promote discussions on accountability.
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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Microsoft for Nonprofits Program Changes
Changes are coming to the Microsoft for Nonprofits program. Learn more about what this means for TechSoup members and if it will impact your program.
If your organization already purchases Microsoft products through TechSoup, please know that changes to the program will take effect on April 4 and TechSoup is recommending you make purchases well before that date in case you have questions.
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Read more about the specific changes.
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View the Webinar hosted by TechSoup that describes the program, the coming changes, and answered participants’ questions about how they might participate in the Microsoft program. Please consider sharing this link with someone from your team to this webinar so that when you’re ready to take advantage of cost-saving Microsoft products, your experience will be smooth and effortless.
For questions, please email support@safesheltercollaborative.org
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New granting cycle for RedRover's Safe Housing grants!
RedRover has moved the deadline for applications for Safe Housing grants to September 1, 2022 and have added a new grant cycle!
Grants of up to $60,000 are offered to nonprofit domestic violence and animal organizations across the United States. RedRover’s Safe Housing grants help survivors of domestic violence by removing a barrier to safety and allowing pets and people to escape abuse together. Flexibility in how to implement your pet program ensures that there is a solution for every community.
The Safe Housing grant application will always be open. Applications will be reviewed on March 1st, June 1st, and September 1st. Scroll down on that page and you'll find some additional resources including a PDF request for the application and a budget template.
And, don't forget about RedRover's Coaching program! They can provide you with FREE one-on-one support with everything from building partnerships to design/construction, to policies and procedures. If you're interested, fill out the application here.
If you have any questions, please connect with Katie Campbell.
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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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Safe Stays by ReloShare
Booking safe, anonymous hotel stays for survivors has always been a time-consuming and frustrating process -- hours spent finding available rooms, negotiating with the hotel front desk, scrambling to find an agency credit card, and driving roundtrip to the hotel to check the guest in.
There has to be an easier, better way.
Safe Stays by ReloShare is a new, free-to-use hotel booking website designed to make it faster and easier to book hotel rooms for crime survivors. Now, Safe Stays users can search for and book rooms at hotels under an alias and with no credit card or ID requirement at check-in. Check out our one-minute video to see what Safe Stays has to offer.
Have questions about Safe Stays? Contact Mackenzie Masilon at mmasilon@reloshare.com.
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National Women's History Month: Women Providing Healing, Promoting Hope
The 2022 Women’s History theme, “Providing Healing, Promoting Hope,” is both a tribute to the ceaseless work of caregivers and frontline workers during this ongoing pandemic and also a recognition of the thousands of ways that women of all cultures have provided both healing and hope throughout history.
Healing is the personal experience of transcending suffering and transforming it to wholeness. The gift of hope spreads light to the lives of others and reflects a belief in the unlimited possibilities of this and future generations. Together, healing and hope are essential fuels for our dreams and our recovery.
The National Women's History Alliance encourages communities throughout the country to honor local women who bring and have historically brought these priceless gifts to their families, workplaces, and neighborhoods, sometimes at great sacrifice. These are the women who, as counselors and clerics, artists and teachers, doctors, nurses, mothers, and grandmothers listen, ease suffering, restore dignity, and make decisions for our general as well as our personal welfare.
Women have long advocated for compassionate treatments and new directions in public health and in women’s mental and physical health. Women have also historically led the way in mending divisions, healing wounds, and finding peaceful solutions. This timeless work, in so many ways and in addition to so many other tasks, has helped countless individuals in our communities recover and follow their dreams.
The 2022 theme proudly honors those who, in both public and private life, provide healing and promote hope for the betterment of all.
The National Women’s History Alliance formerly, the National Women’s History Project, is a leader in promoting Women’s History and is committed to the goals of education, empowerment, equality, and inclusion.
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