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General Information and Resources about Domestic Violence

Family Violence Prevention Fund works to prevent violence within the home, and in the community, to help those whose lives are devastated by abuse by educating the public and improving institutions' response to domestic violence.
Phone: (415) 252-8900 – TTY: 1-(800)-595-4889

Center for Community Economic Development works to help families, seniors, and the communities in which they live, become and remain economically secure. We define economic security as not only having enough money to take care of yourself and your family, but also having the ability to save and develop assets.

Corporation for Enterprise Development expands economic opportunity by helping Americans start and grow businesses, go to college, own a home, and save for their children’s and own economic futures. They identify promising ideas, test and refine them in communities to find out what works, craft policies and products to help good ideas reach scale, and develop partnerships to promote lasting change. We bring together community practice, public policy and private markets in new and effective ways to achieve greater economic impact.

Faith Trust Institute is an international, multi-faith organization working to end sexual and domestic violence. Faith Trust Institute provides communities and advocates with the tools and knowledge they need to address the religious and cultural issues related to abuse. Faith Trust Institute works with many communities, including Asian and Pacific Islander, Buddhist, Jewish, Latino/a, Muslim, Black, Anglo, Indigenous, Protestant and Roman Catholic.

2400 N. 45th Street #10
Seattle, WA 98103 
(206) 634-1903 
(206) 634-0115 (fax)

The Family Violence Department (FVD) of the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) has advanced social change in courts and communities across the country by providing cutting-edge training, technical assistance, and policy development on issues of family violence. The NCJFCJ's projects have enhanced the safety, well-being, and stability of domestic violence victims and their children by improving the way criminal, civil and social justice systems respond to family violence.

P.O. Box 8970
Reno, NV 89507
(775) 784-6012
(775) 784-6628
staff@ncjfcj.org

Family Violence Prevention Fund works to prevent violence within the home, and in the community, to help those whose lives are devastated by abuse by educating the public and improving institutions' response to domestic violence.
Phone: (415) 252-8900 – TTY: 1-(800)-595-4889

National Alliance to End Sexual Violence utilizes a comprehensive grassroots communication network to shape national policy related to sexual violence and victims' needs, ensure funding for rape crisis programs and sexual assault coalitions, and provide expertise to governments, businesses and non-profit organizations addressing sexual violence in all of its forms.

National Center for Victims of Crime is a leading resource and advocacy organization for crime victims and those who serve them. The National Center has worked with grassroots organizations and criminal justice agencies throughout the United States serving millions of crime victims.
Phone: (202) 467-8700

National Clearinghouse for the Defense of Battered Women

The National Clearinghouse for the Defense of Battered Women, a nonprofit organization founded in 1987, is a resource and advocacy center for battered women charged with crimes related to their battering. Through its work, the organization aims to increase justice for — and prevent further victimization –  of arrested, convicted or incarcerated women.

125 South 9th Street, Suite 302 
Philadelphia, PA 19107 
(800) 903-0111 ext. 3 
(215) 351-0010 
(215) 351-0779

National Clearinghouse on Marital and Date Rape

The mission is to bring about social, legal, political, psychological, economic, and religious change through our vast resource network of information and support, in order to make intimate relationships truly egalitarian.

2325 Oak Street
Berkeley, CA 94708
(510) 524-1582

National Coalition Against Domestic Violence serves as a national information and referral center for the general public, media, battered women and their children, allied and member agencies and organizations.
Phone: (303) 839-1852 – TTY: (303) 831-1681

National Domestic Violence Hotline / Linea Nacional sobre la Violencia Doméstica assists in advocacy, counseling and referral efforts. If you are in need call the National Domestic Violence Hotline 24 hours a day, seven days a week. You will reach a trained advocate who can talk with you about your situation, your safety, and the options available to you. Friends and family members are also welcome to call for information. All conversations with hotline advocates are strictly confidential. Support is available in English or Spanish, with interpreters available for over 139 languages.
Toll Free Phone: 1-(800)-799-SAFE (7233) - TTY: 1-(800)-787-3224

National Network to End Domestic Violence

NNEDV offers a range of programs and initiatives to address the complex causes and far-reaching consequences of domestic violence. Through cross-sector collaborations and corporate partnerships, NNEDV offers support to victims of domestic violence who are escaping abuse relationships – and empower survivors to build new lives.

660 Pennsylvania Avenue SE, Suite 303
Washington, DC 20003 
(202) 543-5566

National Resource Center on Domestic Violence provides comprehensive information and resources, policy development and assistance to enhance community response to and prevention of domestic violence. NRCDV enhances the capacity of organizations and individuals working to end violence in the lives of women and their children and proactively supports the work of national, state, and local domestic violence programs.
Toll Free Phone: 1-(800)-537-2238 – TTY: 1-(800)-553-2508

National Resource Center on Domestic Violence

A component of the Family Violence Prevention Fund, the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV) was founded in 1993 as a key component in a national network of domestic violence resources. The NRCDV provides support to all organizations and individuals working to end violence in the lives of victims and their children through technical assistance, training and information on response to and prevention of domestic violence. The Mission is to promote, support and enhance the development and implementation of services, policies, public awareness prevention activities and research efforts at national, state and local levels which assure safety and justice for all victims, survivors and others affected by domestic violence.

Health Resource Center on Domestic Violence
Family Violence Prevention Fund
383 Rhode Island Street, Suite 304
San Francisco, CA 94103-5133
(800) 313-1310
(415) 252-8991

National Organization for Victim Assistance is a private, non-profit organization of victim and witness assistance programs and practitioners, criminal justice agencies and professionals, mental health professionals, researchers, former victims and survivors, and others committed to the recognition and implementation of victim rights and services.
Toll Free Phone: 1-(800)-879-6682

National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC) is a project of the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape. NSVRC provides resources (information, technical assistance, and materials) to national organizations, state sexual assault coalitions, community-based programs, allied organizations, and the public. NSVRC works to strengthen support systems serving sexual assault survivors, and to support the development of policy and practice that produce effective interventions for and prevention of sexual violence.
Toll Free Phone: 1-(877) 739-3895 – TTY: (717) 909-0715

Office on Violence Against Women works to provide federal leadership to reduce violence against women, and to administer justice for and strengthen services to all victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. This is accomplished by developing and supporting the capacity of state, local, tribal, and non-profit entities involved in responding to violence against women.
Phone: (202)-307-6026

RAINN: The Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network operates the National Sexual Assault Hotline and carries out programs to prevent sexual assault, help victims and ensure that rapists are brought to justice. The National Sexual Assault Online Hotline provides free and confidential crisis support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Toll Free Phone: 1-(800)-656-HOPE (4673)

Stalking Resource Center (SRC), a program of the National Center for Victims of Crime (NCVC), raises national awareness of stalking and encourages the development and implementation of multidisciplinary responses to stalking in local communities. SRC provides trainings, an information clearinghouse, a practitioners' network and a peer-to-peer exchange program.
Toll Free Phone: 1-(800)-FYI-CALL (394-2255) – TTY: 1-(800)-211-7996

VAWnet: the National Electronic Network on Violence Against Women, a project of NRCDV, provides a comprehensive online collection of advocacy-based electronic resources on domestic violence, sexual violence, and related intersecting issues. Resources include applied research papers, policy and practice papers, federal and state funding information, prevention and public education materials, community advocacy materials and information about other national, state, regional and local organizations and programs.
Toll Free Phone: 1-(800)-537-2238 – TTY: 1-(800)-553-2508

Violence Against Women Online Resources (VAWOR) provides law, criminal justice, advocacy, and social service professionals with up-to-date information on interventions to stop violence against women through the Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse.

Wider Opportunities for Women works nationally and in its home community of Washington, DC to build pathways to economic independence for America's families, women, and girls. WOW has a distinctive history in changing the landscape of women and work. For more than 40 years, WOW has helped women learn to earn, with programs emphasizing literacy, technical and nontraditional skills, the welfare-to-work transition, career development, and retirement security.

Women’s Business Center provides many links for women interested in entrepreneurship. Women Work! advances economic justice and equality for women through education, advocacy and organizing.

Sites about Teen Dating Violence

Break the Cycle educates teens about healthy dating relationships and engages them to speak out against domestic violence.
Phone: (303) 286-3383

Love is Not Abuse is an informative website targeted to prevent dating violence in teenagers. The site is associated with Liz Claiborne Inc. The site is an educational tool that can be used by anyone to learn how to help stop the cycle of abuse.

Love is Respect is the National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline that is partnered with Love is Not Abuse. This site helps teenagers recognize when they are in an abusive relationship and gives information about how to help friends who are in danger. Love is Respect has a Dating Abuse Hotline that can be reached at: (866) 331-9474 or (866) 331-8453.

No Means Know is the Idaho Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Project. Based out of Idaho, it is still a useful online resource for teenagers to spot warning signs and get help if they or someone they know happens to be in an unsafe relationship. The website is www.nomeansknow.com.

SeeItandStopIt.org is a website for teenagers that teaches about healthy relationships and offers good information targeted for a young audience about how to stay safe and keep your friends safe as well. This group is associated with the Family Violence Protection Fund and it offers quizzes and statistics to encourage young people to reevaluate the dangers of dating violence.

Culturally Specific Domestic Violence Information

Alianza: National Latino Alliance for the Elimination of Domestic Violence/Alianza: Latina Nacional para Erradicar la Violencia Doméstic is "a group of nationally recognized Latina and Latino advocates, community activists, practitioners, researchers, and survivors of domestic violence working together to promote an understanding, sustain dialogue, and generate solutions to move toward the elimination of domestic violence affecting Latino communities, with an understanding of the sacredness of all relations and communities."
Toll Free Phone: 1-(800)-342-9908

Asian & Pacific Islander Institute on Domestic Violence works "to eliminate domestic violence in Asian and Pacific Islander communities by increasing awareness about the extent and depth of the problem; making culturally specific issues visible; strengthening community models of prevention and intervention; identifying and expanding resources; informing and promoting research and policy; and deepening...understanding and analyses of the issues surrounding violence against women."
Phone: (415) 954-9988 ext. 315

Institute on Domestic Violence in the African American Community works with African-American communities, including families, individuals, and organizations serving the target population; legal and criminal justice systems; family and community violence practitioners; researchers; and policymakers around efforts to build the knowledge base regarding African Americans and domestic violence and to develop strategies to meet the service needs of this population.
Toll Free Phone: 1-(877)-NIDVAAC (643-8222)

Sacred Circle: National Resource Center to End Violence Against Native Women provides technical assistance, policy development, training institutes, and resource information on ending domestic violence and sexual assault in American Indian / Alaska Native tribal communities. Operated by Cangleska, Inc., Sacred Circle aids tribes, tribal organizations and nations to stop violence against Native women.
Toll Free Phone: 1-(877)-733-7623

Domestic Violence Training and Resources

Battered Women's Justice Project The Battered Women's Justice Project provides training, technical assistance, and other resources through a partnership of three organizations.

• Domestic Abuse Intervention Project - Criminal Justice. Addresses the criminal justice system's response to domestic violence including batterers' programs. Ext. 1
• The Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence - Civil Justice. Addresses civil court access and legal representation issues. Ext. 2
• National Clearinghouse for the Defense of Battered Women - Defense. Addresses battered women charged with crimes and members of their defense teams. Ext. 3

Toll Free Phone: 1-(800)-903-0111

Health Resource Center on Domestic Violence The Health Resource Center on Domestic Violence provides technical assistance, training, public policy form, and materials to those interested in developing a comprehensive health care response to domestic violence in all health care settings.
Toll Free Phone: 1-(888)-Rx-ABUSE (792-2873)

Legal Momentum, through its Employment and Housing Rights for Victims of Domestic Violence Program, provides training for advocates, lawyers, employers and landlords to help domestic violence victims all over the country maintain employment and safe housing.
Phone: (212) 925-6635

National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges provides training and research to improve the effectiveness of our nation's juvenile and family courts. Phone: (775)784-6012

National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence provides training, consulting and advocacy at local, state, regional and national levels. NCDSV promotes a community collaboration model and collaborates with law enforcement, legal system agencies, advocacy organizations, social service agencies, the military and other community entities in their efforts to end domestic and sexual