Through a collective voice, the WCADVSA is committed to provide leadership, education, and systems advocacy to advance social change and end violence.

May 27, 2022

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:  

Opportunities

• Executive Director with Self Help Center
• RFA Pilot Community for Community-Based Primary Sexual Violence Prevention Education Award - Deadline May 31
• 2022 Emergency and Transitional Pet Shelter and Housing Assistance Grant Program - Deadline June 27



Our Work

• Advocate Learning and Support Collaborative (Next: June 2)
• Confidentiality: If not us, then who? (June 16)
• Coordinated Community Response and/or Sexual Assault Response Team Intensive Technical Assistance Available
• Program Support Calls (Next: June 7)
• WCADVSA Laramie Office Hours and Program, Board, Staff and DVS List
• Funds to Reduce Education, Employment, and Job Training Barriers for Survivors
• NNEDV Independence Project Available

Policy Updates

In Wyoming

• Feedback of our Action Alerts Requested

Trainings, Webinars, and Events

In Wyoming

• Transitional Housing Voluntary Services Training E-Learning

Across the Nation

• Positively Safe: Addressing the Intersection of Domestic Violence and HIV/AIDS - Deadline to Apply: June 8
• How to Move White Women on Reproductive Choice and Critical Race Theory (June 13 and14)

Resources

• Reproductive Health Resources
• Building Alliances: Guidance for Sexual Violence Organizations Engaging in Reproductive Health, Rights, and Justice Advocacy
• Applying for OVW Funding

Food for Thought:  Why Are So Many Survivors Supporting Johnny Depp?

Executive Director for the Self Help Center

Thermopolis, Wyoming.

For the full job description click here.

Applicants are encouraged to send a cover letter along with a resume to: Jdyer@shccasper.com

RFA Pilot Community for Community-Based Primary Sexual Violence Prevention Education Award

New Deadline: 5:00pm May 31, 2022

The WCADVSA has extended the due date for the request for applications (RFA) for a pilot community to participate in the Community-Based Primary Sexual Violence Prevention Education Award. Click here to see the RFA for the complete details of the award and application process. 

Completed applications must be submitted online NO LATER than 5:00pm on May 31, 2022 through the following link https://bit.ly/3xxiuiK

All questions regarding the pilot community award or application should be directed to Cassandra Burson cburson@wyomingdvsa.org or 307-349-6053.

Please share this announcement with your lists!

Emergency and Transitional Pet Shelter and Housing Assistance Grant Program

Closing Date: June 27, 2022

OVC just opened their solicitation for their 2022 Emergency and Transitional Pet Shelter and Housing Assistance Grant Program. This program will provide funding for shelter and transitional housing and other assistance to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking and their companion animals.

One of the big changes this year is that they're breaking the grants up into 2 funding categories: 

• Category 1 (large awards) up to $400k 
• Category 2 (mini awards) up to $100k 

Learn more: https://ovc.ojp.gov/funding/opportunities/o-ovc-2022-171309.

Advocate Learning and Support Collaborative

Thursday, June 2, 2022, 1:00 - 2:30 pm MST

Program Advocates are invited to join an opportunity to meet, connect with, and learn alongside fellow advocates!

The Advocate Learning and Support Collaborative will be held every other Thursday, from 1:00pm to 2:30pm over Zoom. All membership program advocates are invited to connect in this space, to meet and provide support to one another, and to engage in a learning community together as we explore and discuss resources provided by national domestic violence and sexual assault organizations.

Please register HERE or contact Susie Markus, Rural Capacity Specialist, at 307-222-3352 or smarkus@wyomingdvsa.org.

Coordinated Community Response and/or Sexual Assault Response Team Intensive Technical Assistance is Available from the WCADVSA!

This assistance is available for existing teams that may be seeking resources and technical assistance, or communities interested in starting up, revising, or reviving your teams!

Please contact Susie Markus at smarkus@wyomingdvsa.org or 307-222-3352 for more information. 

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), and in person workshops during our  October Membership Meeting.

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 June 7, 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.

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.

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.

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 $2,853.00 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

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.

Wyoming Policy Updates

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.

Wyoming Webinars, Training and Events

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

National Webinars, Training and Events

Positively Safe: Addressing the Intersection of Domestic Violence and HIV/AIDS

Date:  July 20, 11:00 - 2:30 MST

           July 21, 11:00 - 3:00 MST

Application Deadline: June 8

Developed in 2010, the Positively Safe project addresses the intersection of HIV/AIDS and domestic violence. Together with the National Domestic Violence & HIV/AIDS Advisory Committee, NNEDV has developed a curriculum to train service providers in both fields. The curriculum has a large focus on building collaboration to address the intersection and prevent HIV and domestic violence.

NNEDV’s Positively Safe project, in partnership with the Gilead Foundation, proposes to systematically address the unique challenges and barriers facing victims and survivors of domestic violence living with HIV/AIDS by:

• Partnering and collaborating with national, state and local HIV/AIDS and domestic violence organizations to explore the intersection of domestic violence and HIV/AIDS;
• Providing technical assistance & training opportunities to both domestic violence and HIV/AIDS service providers to share best practices, lessons learned, and model programs that address HIV/AIDS and domestic violence; and
• Developing and disseminating critical resources to both fields on the co-occurrence of HIV/AIDS and domestic violence, including strategies to best address challenges and barriers when both are present in the lives of women.

The NNEDV’s Positively Safe Project upcoming Training-of-Trainers (ToT) is in partnership with Black Women’s Blueprint (BWB), and SisterLove, Inc. The July ToT will focus on the intersection of domestic violence and HIV/AIDS. Attendees will learn about the intersection, racial equity and diversity, and delivery of content.

For this round, the ToT is asking that individuals apply as partners of 2; one partner being a domestic violence organization and the other partner being an HIV organization, both within the same state. The ToT has capacity for 4 groups (8 individuals) and each person is required to complete a brief application.

The application will close on June 8 and accepted applicants will be notified starting June 17. Each applicant will be provided a stipend for their time to ensure they are able to fully participate.

Please feel free to share with interested colleagues. If you have any questions, please email dvhiv@nnedv.org. 

How to Move White Women on Choice and Critical Race Theory

Workshops: June 13 and June 14, 2022

Progress for all will not be secured until we build a durable majority that will reliably support and defend it. Galvanize Action works to reach and move white women: America’s largest voting bloc now and for decades to come. But they’re not the only ones trying to reach this group of voters—the right is adept at using grievance-based politics rooted in fear. Their tactics are specifically designed to trigger racial resentment, outgroup derogation, and feelings of social insignificance. This is the foundation for our current set of culture wars—attacks on reproductive choice, the LGBTQ+ community, and education.

They’ve spent the last few years deeply understanding the opinions white women have about these key issues and learning to craft neuropsych-driven messages that move them by connecting with their values—not trying to change them. Join us for an exclusive tour of the Art & Science of Persuasion Playbook and for practical tips on how you can move this critical voting bloc on choice and critical race theory.

You’ll gain access to:

• Voter profiles and insights
• Turn key messages and creative
• Universal neuro-psych lessons

How to Move Moderate White Women on Choice

Monday, June 13, 2022 11:00 AM - 12:00 AM MST

Join us to gain a deeper understanding of white women voters who are movable on the issue of choice. We’ll share what we’ve learned about how to message to them, walk you through our own library of example messages, and provide the targeting insights you need to put these lessons into action in your own work.

Click here to register!

How to Move Moderate White Women on CRT

Tuesday, June 14, 2022 11:00 AM - 12:00 AM MST

Join us to gain a deeper understanding of white women voters who are movable on the issue of race education in schools, which is often framed as critical race theory (CRT). We’ll share what we’ve learned about how to message to them, walk you through our own library of example messages, and provide the targeting insights you need to put these lessons into action in your own work.

Click here to register!

Reproductive Health Resources

While we wait for the final outcome of the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS), we wanted to share some resources with you:

• Wyoming resources:
• Wyoming Health Council https://www.wyhc.org/
• Chelsea's Fund: https://www.chelseasfund.org/  307-438-9272
• Women’s Health and Family Care https://whfcjackson.com/ 555 E Broadway, Suite 108, Jackson, Wyoming  307-734-1313 Medical: Up to 10 weeks after last period — $600, also does telemedicine
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• This abortion finder site has state by state information about abortion access including emergency funds for procedures and travel costs.
• The Guttmacher Institute has a map about trigger states and the closest available state more likely to have abortion access.
• We've previously shared our paper with the National Partnership on Women and Families about linkages between anti-sexual violence work and reproductive justice work.
• NAESV sign on position statement (several years old) on the limits of rape exemptions to abortion bans.
• This RALIANCE blog on companies supporting their employees' access to reproductive healthcare options. 
• And you can visit this site to find #BansOffOurBodies rallies and activism information.

Building Alliances: Guidance for Sexual Violence Organizations Engaging in Reproductive Health, Rights, and Justice Advocacy

"The movement for reproductive health, rights, and justice* and the movement to end sexual violence share values, histories and goals. But far too often, our movements have been siloed, and opportunities to work collaboratively toward common goals have been overlooked. Sometimes this has been a result of calculated strategic choices, sometimes because of a misalignment in strategies and tactics, and sometimes a consequence of politics and polarization. Sometimes, however, it has simply been because our movements have not done the work of building a shared vocabulary that will enable us to better join together in meaningful partnership. This resource aims to begin filling in that gap by providing strategic messaging guidance for sexual violence organizations engaging in reproductive health, rights, and justice advocacy"

Click here to read the NAESV and National Partnership for Women and Familie

s guidance document from 2021.

Why Are So Many Survivors Supporting Johnny Depp?

This week, we invite you to take a look at the Bazaar's article analyzing why there are so many women, particularly women survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence, show so much support for Johnny Depp during his defamation lawsuit against Amber Heard. 

Journalist Nicole Bedera reminds us that survivors are not a monolith of political thought and that history continues to show us that survivors can themselves foster the culture of disbelief and shame for other survivors whose experiences are different from there own. 

 To learn more, we encourage you to read the article here.

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