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April 2023

Policy Basics: The Earned Income Tax Credit

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This page from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities provides background information on the EITC, including who is eligible and work incentive features.
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  • General Material
April 2023

Toolkit for Increasing Shelter Access to LGBTQ Survivors of Domestic Violence

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This toolkit is intended to be a starting point for promoting LGBTQ survivors’ access to shelter spaces, and agency-wide training and technical assistance is a critical next step.
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  • General Material
  • NRCDV Publications
April 2023

What are some strategies for supporting sustainability for organizations in the gender-based violence movement?

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As a field, we understand that power dynamics are multi-dimensional and seep into almost every aspect of our personal and professional lives. This Technical Assistance Question of the Month (TAQ), authored by staff at Futures Without Violence, offers examples of ways gender-based violence organizations have put their values into action.
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  • General Material
March 2023

Supporting Black Deaf Survivors

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Black deaf survivors of domestic and/or sexual violence often have to navigate a web of barriers to accessing healing services. This webinar features speakers from DAWN, a Deaf community-based organization, on their unique approach to meeting the needs of Black deaf survivors.
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  • General Material
  • NRCDV Publications
March 2023

Process Evaluation of a Flexible Funding Pilot Program to Prevent Homelessness among BIPOC and LGBTQ+ Survivors

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This report summarizes the findings from an evaluation of the LGBT Center of Central Pennsylvania's pilot flexible financial assistance model. This includes the challenges encountered and lessons learned in the implementation process along with preliminary evidence of the success of the flexible financial assistance model. 
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  • General Material
  • NRCDV Publications
  • Training Tools
February 2023

2023 National Prevention Youth Summit - Health Equity Matters: Making Connections through Experiences

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NRCDV's 2023 National Prevention Youth Summit took place February 27-28, 2023. This inaugural youth-led event centered the voices, experiences, and wisdom of youth leaders engaged in social change work.
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  • General Material
  • Training Tools
February 2023

Responding to Abuse in Later Life: The Role of Forensic Nurses

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This webinar was created for multidisciplinary professionals that serve older adults. Viewers will be able to explain the role of forensic nurses in the response to violence across the life span, and how to engage forensic nurses in an inter-agency coordinated response to abuse in later life.
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  • General Material
  • NRCDV Publications
  • Training Tools
February 2023

WEBINAR: The Lifespan Lens: Youth-Centered Approaches to Building Economic Security and Safety in Housing Programs

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In this webinar, NRCDV’s Safe Housing Capacity Building Center presents a panel discussion focused on ways to engage youth in program design. Recognizing that young people are the experts of their own lives, staff from Point Source and a member of their Youth Action Council highlight their youth engagement model.
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  • General Material
  • NRCDV Publications
February 2023

Why is the gender-based violence movement pushing away Black advocates?

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“Black advocates are being pushed out of the movement when it needs us most.” In this Technical Assistance Question of the Month (TAQ), Ashley Carter, Founder & CEO of ASX Consulting discusses some of the reasons why Black advocates are leaving the gender-based violence movement.
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  • General Material
  • NRCDV Publications
February 2023

The Overrepresentation of White Women's Leadership in the Movement to End Gender-Based Violence

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This publication, authored by Dr. Nkiru Nnawulezi, provides an overview of research findings from the Transforming the Gender-Based Violence Movement: Increasing BIPOC Representation and Actualizing Accountability Project (formerly named the Women of Color in Coalition Leadership Project). It explores why racial inequities exist in movement leadership and outlines 14 ways to respond to these inequities. 
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  • General Material
January 2023

Supporting LGBTQ+ Stalking Victims: A Guide for Victim Advocates

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This guide is for victim advocates working with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) individuals who may be experiencing stalking. It provides basic information about the dynamics of stalking and safety planning, co-occurring crimes, specific tactics used against LGBTQ+ individuals, safety planning strategies that support LGBTQ+ stalking victims, and issues to be aware of when supporting LGBTQ+ victims.
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  • General Material
December 2022

Policy Basics: The Child Tax Credit

Publisher(s):
This page for the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities provides basic details about the CTC, including refundability and the value of the credit.