Crafting survivor-centered policies and equipping decision makers with data driven strategies that turn legislation into real world protection.
Providing hands-on, real time technical assistance (TA), trainings, and events for frontline advocates and allies in the field.
Deepening the understanding of domestic violence and its intersecting issues of housing instability, racial inequity, economic justice, and more.
Curating campaigns to help educate the public on how they can help bring issues to the forefront and encourage people to change their actions.
thousands of resources and materials on domestic violence
enhancing the capacity of domestic violence coalitions
resource library on the critical intersection of domestic violence, sexual assault, homelessness, and housing
improving housing options for survivors of domestic violence
how services impact survivors and their families
supporting national, tribal, territorial, state, and local advocacy networks
Our work builds the capacity of individuals, agencies, systems, and institutions to address and prevent domestic violence.
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November is here, which means we’ve closed the chapter on another Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM). Thank you to all who participated in this year’s With Survivors, Always campaign! This year’s message reached far and wide – the With Survivors, Always

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This October marks 40 years since the passage of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA), the primary federal funding source dedicated to supporting emergency shelters and services for victims of domestic violence and their

This year marks the 30th anniversary since the passage of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) in 1994. VAWA is a landmark piece of legislation designed to address domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and other forms

The National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV) is pleased to announce the release of a new resource titled The Need for Paid Safe Leave and Model Legislative Language. This document is the first product of

We’re proud to share that our CEO, Pamela Jacobs, was featured in a recent article on LiveNOW from FOX discussing how the film It Ends With Us has brought renewed attention to domestic violence. In the

Federal resources are critical to reducing and eliminating violence. Both the House Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies (LHHS) Appropriations Subcommittee and the House Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee proposed bills

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Since accepting its first call in 1994, NRCDV has responded to more than 60,000 requests for technical assistance.
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