Domestic Violence Grants Archive
We are proud to support nonprofit organizations across the nation. Below we've profiled some of the organizations we've invested in and the positive contributions they've made in domestic violence awareness and prevention.
Network Against Domestic Abuse
Amy Provencal assists in more than 50 domestic violence cases per month in Central Connecticut thanks to a grant from the Verizon Foundation. As a victim advocate for the Network Against Domestic Abuse (NADA), her job is to guide victims through the court process and to provide one-to-one counseling for her clients. NADA provides much more than court advocacy programs including a safe home, individual and group counseling, children and teen services, volunteer training, community education and awareness programs, and a 24/7 crisis hotline.
Before receiving a multi-year grant, NADA could only staff the advocacy program part-time. Now, Amy serves on a full-time basis. This enables her to support the victim when the crisis happens, which is often the most critical and confusing time for a person in a domestic violence situation, according to Pat Settembrino, NADA's Executive Director. Amy is now able to successfully make contact with about 80 percent of the reported cases in real time to provide counseling, court advocacy, information about orders of protection, and to develop a safety plan based on the victim's wishes. Providing the advice, support and information needed to empower the victim to make intelligent and informed decisions is at the heart of what an advocate does.
www.GirlsAllowed.com
On the GirlsAllowed website an animated teenager named Anni talks about relationships, body image, internet safety and other topics relating to a young girl's self-esteem. Why? Because in America, girls between the ages of 16 and 24 are the ones most likely to be injured by physical abusers. The website is the invention of the Corporate Alliance to End Partner Violence (CAEPV), a national nonprofit dedicated to reducing the consequences of partner violence at work. CAEPV recognized a need to create an interactive environment where girls can talk about protecting their bodies and minds in a safe, confidential setting. Verizon Wireless, a CAEPV member, agreed to provide funding for GirlsAllowed from the very first concept meeting. The web-based content is accessible in any school or public library, even for children who don't have a computer at home. The GirlsAllowed website has far surpassed the 50,000 hits hoped for in its first year, reaching girls as far away as Europe, Singapore and China.
