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Claire Willis Outreach Director | Helping Survivors website: www.helpingsurvivors.org email: pr@helpingsurvivors.org

“Stop The Violence and End The Silence”.

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www.nnedv.org

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National Domestic Violence Hotline

1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or TTY 1-800-787-3224.

 

www.womenslaw.org

 

Visit TCFV.org/GoPurple for resources

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If you are in immediate danger, please call 911.

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KNOWLEDGE IS POWER

Learn the facts and inspire the change.

Download social media graphics, posters, and infographics online and share them widely so that everyone knows the facts about domestic violence in Texas. Resources are available in English and Spanish.

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Financial abuse occurs in 99% of domestic violence cases and can result in damaged work histories, ruined credit scores, homelessness, and poverty. For this reason, NNEDV provides training for advocates (in partnership with the Allstate Foundation) to strengthen their ability to assist survivors seeking financial security. Through the Independence Project, a credit-building micro-lending program, we are helping survivors of domestic violence improve their credit scores and gain access to resources. But we can't do this work without your support!

Learn more about the 16 Days campaign, download our fact sheet about financial abuse, and join us by supporting our economic justice work.

Thank you for being a voice against violence.

For Peace and Safety,


Cindy Southworth
Executive Vice President and Interim CEO

Dear Veda,

In commemoration of Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM), all October long the National Network to End Domestic Violence has been helping you #ConnectTheDots to a safer and more equitable world. Domestic violence touches every community and it is compounded by every form of oppression. We cannot end violence without dismantling all systems that perpetuate injustice. To learn more about the many intersecting issues of domestic violence, follow our daily posts on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

Last Sunday was the start of NNEDV’s DVAM Week of Action—with several opportunities for you to advocate for survivor safety from home. In this newsletter, we’re highlighting our week of action activities. I invite you to join us in advocating for survivors and programs by doing these activities any week of the year. For more ideas about how to raise awareness and create supportive communities for survivors, use our Get Involved toolkit. 

Dear Ms. Cavitt:          December 19, 2022

 

Thank you for contacting me with your suggestions regarding the federal budget. I appreciate having the benefit of your comments on this important matter.

 

The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (P.L. 117-103) provides the necessary resources to fund border security, veteran affairs, and the military through September 30, 2022. It also includes a number of key priorities for Texas.

 

I recognize the importance of funding programs to support national defense, infrastructure, education, border security, senior citizens, and veterans. Nonetheless, Congress must target and eliminate wasteful spending in the federal government. Going forward, Americans deserve a reliable and honest budget that holds the federal government accountable for excessive spending.

 

Additionally, it is important to fund critical programs within the Department of Defense and the Department of Justice to keep our communities safe, protect victims of crimes, and enable our law enforcement agencies to better serve Texans. I look forward to working with my colleagues to fund our government in a fiscally responsible manner, while protecting important priorities for Texas.

 

Given the federal government's record deficits and debt, we must spend each dollar wisely. If we do not reform entitlement programs that are automatically funded, including Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security, we will squeeze out other priorities such as national defense, border security, and law enforcement. With more than $120 trillion in unfunded liabilities, our toughest fiscal decisions cannot be postponed.

 

To this end, I am proud to support legislation which would require the federal government to balance its budget each year. In addition, a Balanced Budget Amendment would make it more difficult for the federal government to continue its reckless spending by requiring a two-thirds vote of the U.S. House and Senate before increasing taxes or the debt limit. Families across Texas have to balance their budgets and make tough choices to live within their means. There is no reason the federal government should operate any differently.

 

I appreciate having the opportunity to represent Texas in the United States Senate, and I will keep your views in mind as Congress works with the President to implement appropriations for FY2022. Thank you for taking the time to contact me.

 

Sincerely,

 

JOHN CORNYN

United States Senator

 

517 Hart Senate Office Building

Washington, DC 20510

Tel: (202) 224-2934

Fax: (202) 228-2856

http://www.cornyn.senate.gov

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Domestic Violence Awareness Month (#DVAM2019) is in full effect! Use #31n31 to follow along as we celebrate “31 Moments that Make a Movement.” We will share moments that have built our movement to end domestic violence - and we also invite you to join in by creating moments that promote #Safety4Survivors in your community the whole month long! Learn more: NNEDV.org/DVAMhttps://nnedv.org/content/dvam-2019/

Housing is Safety

October 2, 2019

This post also appears on the Opportunity Starts at Home website.

Housing is safety for survivors of domestic violence and their children. Access to housing allows victims to break free from abusers and escape homelessness. This is life-changing – and lifesaving – for everyone in the family:

“I noticed a little boy in shelter wasn’t acting himself. I asked him if everything was OK and he replied “No.” He told me he was scared that one day he would have to go back to the home his family had fled. I assured him that when it was time for his family to leave, we would make sure that his new home is safe. He looked at me and said “Like this one?” with a huge smile on his face. I replied “Yes, just like this one.” He gave me a hug. The family’s housing voucher was approved later that day.” – Alabama domestic violence advocate, quoted in Domestic Violence Counts: 24-Hour Census of Domestic Violence Shelters and Services

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month – an excellent time to learn about how domestic and sexual violence are key drivers of homelessness for women, LGBTQ individuals, and families, and how housing instability and homelessness exacerbate risks of domestic violence.

NNEDV’s 11th annual Domestic Violence Counts: National Census of Domestic Violence Services found that, in a single day, nearly 8,000 victims were turned away because there was not enough safe housing to meet the need. Unfortunately, recent changes in HUD’s Continuum of Care funding have significantly reduced availability of domestic violence transitional housing programs, leaving many communities without the resources they need to provide safe housing for victims and survivors.

Tell Congress: Protect Our Nation's Progress On Domestic Violence

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The Violence Against Women's Act (VAWA), the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA), and the Family Violence Prevention Services Act (FVPSA) have fueled our undeniable national progress towards understanding and addressing violence against women. Ask Congress to support robust investments in federal programs that prevent and end domestic and sexual violence, and reject cuts to these criticle life saving programs.

 

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#1Thing, One Movement:

Working Together Towards Collective Liberation

By Casey Keene, National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)

Division is a tool of oppression. The remedy is collaboration.

Advocates across social justice movements have long known the power of solidarity. However, often the very institutions that sustain us also perpetuate a system of divisiveness and competition among organizations whose goals and values intersect, and between movements searching for voice and visibility. It takes humility and courage to prioritize collective action over individual agendas, and to step back to make space for others, which are necessary shifts in order to achieve true social transformation.

“Transformative movements recognize that we are whole people, our communities are whole, and because the issues and problems are interconnected our systemic solutions and movements must be as well.” - The Practices of Transformative Movements, Movement Strategy Center, 2016

The VAWnet TA Question of the Month for October, How can movement building support our efforts for social change and collective thriving?, explores the Idaho Coalition’s journey to engage in multi-generational movement building work in order to actualize “beloved communities with social equity and collective liberation.” They describe this work as “building a bigger we,” which includes intentional efforts to build authentic relationships with leaders and organizations connected to and rooted in historically marginalized communities.

Similarly, NRCDV’s CEO, Farzana Safiullah, has articulated a clear and bold vision for moving our transformative work forward. Among other priorities in service to this charge, she has emphasized proactive efforts to deepen NRCDV’s commitment to racial justice, to cultivate authentic relationships with community leaders and movements, to invest in stronger connections with community-driven social change efforts, and to engage diverse voices to create healthy relationships and beloved communities.

In May 2018, the Global Fund for Women engaged researchers, advocates, and philanthropists in a conversation that identified the following broad-based movement trends (Investing in Social Movements, Global Fund for Women, 2018):

 •  “There are new forms of solidarity across issues, sectors, and geographies. We are seeing social justice organizations linking up and bridging issues, such as environmental justice with land rights or domestic worker rights with migrant worker rights—bringing together movements advancing racial, gender, social, and political justice. By seeking commonalities and overlapping goals, our collective impact is more inclusive, effective, and sustainable.”
 •  “There are interesting new forms of transnational activism both online and offline, such as #NiUnaMenos, #Neveragain, and #MeToo. These movements are led by women who have been historically left out of the conversation. They are bringing the marginalized to the center, crossing borders, and allowing online organizing of major protests that bring thousands together in person.”
•  “Intersectionality is being recognized as a critical component of social movements. Audre Lorde understood that we must acknowledge the various ways that discrimination intersect and the commonalities across our organizing when she said, ‘There is no thing as a single-issue struggle because we do not live single issue lives.’”

Now is the time. We must act together.

“#1Thing is about harnessing the momentum of our movements – especially at their critical points of intersection – by calling people to specific and direct collective action that are informed by the communities most directly impacted.” – Awareness + Action = Social Change: What’s Your #1Thing?, 2018

This October, the Domestic Violence Awareness Project has chosen the theme, #1Thing, One Movement, challenging each of us to identify new ways to move forward together toward our common vision.

What are some concrete ways that you can “build a bigger we” during Domestic Violence Awareness Month and Beyond?

Applications will be accepted between February 1st and March 31st

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Scholarship awards are between $250 and $1500 each

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Only complete applications will be considered for scholarships and must be submitted to ThePortiaSouthernFoundation@gmail.com Only.

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Offer or Denial notifications will be sent out at the beginning of April and awarded Scholarships will be presented at the end of April.

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If you have any questions, please contact us at ThePortiaSouthernFoundation@gmail.com

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Domestic and Sexual Violence Fact Sheet

 

Incidence, Prevalence, and Severity Domestic violence and sexual assault are pervasive, life-threatening crimes affecting millions of individuals across our nation regardless of age, gender, economic status, race, religion, or education level. ï‚« More than 1 in 3 women have experienced rape, physical violence, and/or stalking by an intimate partner in their lifetime.i ï‚« Nearly 8 million women are raped, physically assaulted, and/or stalked by a current or former intimate partner each year.ii ï‚« 1 in 5 women and 1 in 71 men have experienced rape in her or his lifetime.iii ï‚« Nationwide, an average of 3 women are killed by a current or former intimate partner every day.iv ï‚« Survivors of color and immigrant survivors face increased barriers to accessing safety and services. A 2019 survey found that 3 out of 4 advocates reported that immigrant survivors fear accessing legal services related to their abuser.v

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