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How Community Service Boards and Domestic Violence Programs Can Help Each Other

This Power Point presentation was developed and presented by Martha Kurgan from the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services at the Virginia Department of Social Services Promising Practices conference on September 16, 2013. 

How the Earth Didn’t Fly Into the Sun: Missouri’s Project to Reduce Rules in Domestic Violence Shelters

This guide is part of a shared goal between NRCDV, state coalitions, and individual programs to find a better way to welcome women and other domestic violence victims -- many of whom had every aspect of life controlled by their partners -- into shelter where they could experience autonomy despite the constraints of a communal living environment. The concept and conflict of having rules in shelter has been repeatedly recycled and re-silenced throughout the movement to end violence against women. This manual tells how Missouri's project became a living laboratory to answer the question, "What would happen if there weren't rules?"

This first-hand account of Missouri's project to reduce rules in domestic violence shelters offers practical tips for other state Coalitions, programs, and individual advocates interested in this approach. It includes the history of the project, examples of common challenges and successes, and logistics of implementation. Surveys, suggestions and the philosophy the Missouri programs followed are also in this ÒHow-toÓ guide, funded by the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV).

* Access the recording of a lively BlogTalkRadio show where the Missouri Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence (MCADSV) discusses this guide - How the Earth Didn't Fly Into the Sun: Missouri's Project to Reduce Rules in Domestic Violence Shelters [23:08]

How to Identify Human Trafficking Victims and Situations

The Office of the Attorney General of Virginia has compiled several helpful resources to aid in identifying and serving people who may be or have been victims of human trafficking.  The webpage includes information on how to identify those who may be involved in or victims of human trafficking, a comprehensive list of Virginia’s and federal human trafficking laws, as well as other national resources.

Visit http://www.oag.state.va.us/programs-initiatives/human-trafficking for more information.

HUD, DOJ, and HHS Release Joint Letter Providing Information Regarding Access to Federally Funded Life-Saving Services and Housing for Immigrants

(as originally posted at the HUD Exchange on August 11, 2016)

HUD, HHS, and DOJ Joint Letter Regarding Immigrant Access to Housing and Services

This letter issued jointly by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) reminds recipients of federal funds how the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) of 1996 applies to their programs.

Housing and service providers must not turn away immigrants experiencing homelessness or victims of domestic violence or human trafficking, on the basis of their immigration status, from certain housing and services necessary for life or safety – such as street outreach, emergency shelter, and short-term housing assistance including transitional housing and rapid re-housing funded through the Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) and Continuum of Care (CoC) Programs. This letter reiterates existing laws and policies and applies those policies to programs that were not in effect when the original Attorney General Order was signed in 2001.

If you have any questions, please submit them to the HUD Exchange Ask a Question (AAQ) Portal. If you have questions related to the CoC Program, please select “CoC Program” from the “My question is related to” drop down list on Step 2 of the question submission process. If you have questions related to the ESG Program, please select “ESG Program” from the “My question is related to” drop down list on Step 2 of the question submission process.

Click here to read the joint letter.

Human Trafficking Prevention Toolkit

Human trafficking prevention has at times been framed primarily as a criminal justice priority or been siloed from other forms of violence prevention. As experts in sexual violence prevention, NCCASA recognizes sex trafficking as a form of sexual violence and the connection of sexual violence to all forms of human trafficking. NCCASA is pleased to present the Human Trafficking Prevention Toolkit. In this toolkit, you'll find the Human Trafficking Prevention Overview, an overview of what human trafficking is and the public health approach to violence prevention, an exploration of the historical context that informs current frameworks and gaps, tips for effective upstream prevention, and strategies for incorporating a harm reduction lens into your human trafficking prevention work, as well as critical considerations in selecting a prevention strategy.