Establish Justice at the Gate
Justice for Victims of Domestic Violence

Proper 23, Year B, Part 2

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www.nccouncilofchurches.org/2005/03/policy-statement-on-domestic-violence/
NC Council of Churches Domestic Violence page, which includes a link to its Policy Statement on Domestic Violence (March 1, 2005). 

www.nccadv.org
The North Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence is a community of agencies and individuals who serve battered women and their children. NCCADV offers support to member programs and shelters, as well as education to churches and community groups,  including technical assistance, training, information about public policy initiatives, and activities to increase public awareness activities.

www.faithtrustinstitute.org
Faith Trust Institute is an international, multi-faith organization founded and led by Rev. Marie Fortune working to end domestic and sexual violence by providing services, resources, training, consultation, and educational materials to assist individuals and communities in understanding and dismantling the cultural and religious ideologies that support violence within families and interpersonal relationships. 

www.nccadv.org/service_providers.htm
This page offers a helpful listing of shelters and domestic violence programs by county with contact information.

www.nccasa.org
The North Carolina Coalition Against Sexual Assault provides information, referrals, and resources to individuals, rape crisis programs, and other organizations, as well as supporting rape crisis programs through training personnel, networking and advocating.

www.ncadv.org
The mission of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence is to organize for collective power by advancing transformative work by strengthening the leadership of communities and individuals working to end the violence in our lives.   

www.ncdsv.org
The National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence is an organization that helps a myriad of professionals who work with victims and perpetrators; law enforcement; criminal justice professionals such as prosecutors, judges and probation officers; health care professionals including emergency response teams, nurses and doctors; domestic violence and sexual assault advocates and service providers; and counselors and social workers. In addition to these professionals, NCDSV also works with: local, state and federal agencies; state and national organizations; educators; researchers; faith community leaders; media; community leaders; elected officials; policymakers; and all branches of the military.

http://endabuse.org
The Family Violence Prevention Fund is an organization that works to prevent violence within the home, and in the community, to help those whose lives are devastated by violence because everyone has the right to live free of violence.

www.ndvh.org
The National Domestic Violence Hotline is the only center in the nation that provides information regarding 5000 local and nationwide shelters and service providers available for victims, friends and family who often call for life-saving help. The Hotline operates 24 hours a day in over 150 languages with a TTY line available for the deaf: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233).

www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/
The Bureau of Justice Statistics collects, analyzes, publishes, and disseminates criminal justice statistics.

www.ovw.usdoj.gov/
The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) is part of the United States Department of Justice.  The OVW provides funding and technical assistance to state, local, and non-profit organizations to reduce violence against women. 

www.cdc.gov
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention considers domestic violence a public health problem.  Thus, their primary focus is on prevention.  Through federal money from the Family Violence Prevention Services Act the CDC helps to fund State Domestic Violence Coalitions and the Domestic Violence Prevention Enhancements and Leadership Through Alliances (DELTA).  The CDC conducts research, devises strategies for best practices, and maintains statistics.  Their work targets intimate partner violence, sexual violence, and youth violence. 

www.dvalianza.org
The National Latino Alliance for the Elimination of Domestic Violence or Alianza works specifically in Latino/Latina communities to provide practical and culturally proficient tools to eliminate domestic violence.  Alianza has five components:  training forums and conferences, work with boys and men, community advocacy, community education and development, technical assistance, and a resource center. 

www.immigrantwomennetwork.org
The National Network to End Violence Against Immigrant Women works with diverse immigrant communities to end violence against immigrant women.  Among its many activities it provides multilingual outreach materials, works with governmental officials to help ensure that immigrant women and children are treated with respect and dignity, works to enhance legal options and protections, and provides training to officials of the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice.

 
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