Material Listing

This paper discusses the ways that gender-based violence against women and girls (VAWG) undermines global development, peace, human rights and social justice as a root cause of inequality, and outlines why a new post-2015 international framework should tackle it.

This youth-led initiative seeks to build community engagement to end the cycles of violence against LGBTQ young people. Projects and efforts include leadership development initiatives, critical media education, and action research activities.

This resource raises awareness of the collaborative efforts among local child protection agencies, domestic violence advocacy programs, the family or dependency court, and other organizations.

This article addresses the challenges of sharing power within feminist leadership models. The concept of equally valuing team members is central to sharing power.

This resource provides a general overview of common elements of feminist leadership philosophy and practice, which include understanding of self as part of a whole, commitment to personal narratives, and shared leadership.

This paper uses a feminist lens to analyze existing literature on leadership and describe what it means to be feminist leaders. This paper includes some definitions, aspects, dimensions, principles, and values of feminist leadership.

This annual census documents the number of individuals who sought services in a single 24-hour period, as well as the types of services requested, the number of service requests that went unmet because of lack of resources, and the issues and barriers that domestic violence programs face as they strive to provide services to victims of domestic violence.

This document offers 13 key elements of a strong mother/child relationship for families who have lived with domestic violence and offers concrete suggestions for advocacy and support.

This Minnesota Council on Foundations document provides an excellent source of information regarding the basics and the details of grant writing for non-profit development.

This report focuses on the agencies who have integrated or are in the process of integrating transgender and gender nonconforming individuals, as well as men, into their domestic violence shelters.

This guide is specifically directed towards homeless shelters, but it has important information and suggestions that can be used by DV shelters serving transgender individuals.

This guide offers tips for service providers in addressing one of the most serious health issues for gay, bisexual, and transgender (GBT) men. Includes guidelines for education, workplace environment, assessment, response, and safety planning.

This educational resource manual on domestic violence advocacy for persons with disabilities was developed to enhance the skills of community based domestic violence advocates.

This resource describes research done on domestic violence organizations who provide services to women with disabilities and gives basic information.

This document offers a framework for understanding and addressing the unmet needs of Deaf survivors that is rooted in a cultural and linguistic perspective.

This tip sheet gives basic recommendations for working with older survivors of abuse.

This resource describes some of the challenges facing many older adults in eating well, and offers solutions to help older adults enhance healthy eating practices. It provides some guidance that may be helpful when considering dietary needs in shelter settings.

This resource gives background information and best practice recommendations for those serving immigrant children and families dealing with family violence.

This tip sheet clearly lists the steps that domestic violence programs can take to develop a language access plan for Limited English Proficiency individuals.

This page contains information and suggestions to make domestic violence services more accessible for immigrant women.

This resource focuses on how to become a culturally responsive organization, particularly in terms of visitation practices for families who have experienced intimate partner violence.

This resource explores ways to serve families who have experienced intimate partner violence and where children are visiting or being exchanged between the abused and abusive parent, with a specific focus on cultural considerations relating to Native Americans.

This monograph explores the role of the Black church in addressing intimate partner violence in the African American community, including recommendations for facilitating spiritual healing and freedom from intimate partner violence.  

These Adaptation Guidelines have been designed for use by anyone who is interested in better serving Latino/Hispanic children and families who have been impacted by trauma.

This chart compares domestic violence advocacy models and serves as a reference for effective advocacy for Latina families.