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An Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) is issued by the IRS to individuals who are required to have a U.S. taxpayer identification number but who do not have, and are not eligible to obtain, a Social Security number (SSN) issued by the Social Security Administration (SSA).

This document describes some of the tactics used to abuse immigrant women. These include emotional abuse, economic abuse, sexual abuse, using coercion and threat, intimidation, isolation, and blaming women for inciting violence.

This resource offers guidance on communicating via an interpreter. Available in both English and Spanish.

This guide is intended as a tool for effective litigation of sexual harassment claims brought on behalf of immigrant women workers.

Raising children is expensive—recent reports show that the cost of raising a child is over $200,000 throughout the child’s lifetime. The Child Tax Credit (CTC) can give taxpayers back money at tax time to help with those costs. This page outlines key provisions of the CTC.

Developed in Australia, this curriculum provides learning activities that aim to provide students with opportunities to develop the knowledge, understandings, skills and values related to the Growing and Developing Healthy Relationship topics. Topics include: staying safe, growing bodies, respectful relationships, emotional wellbeing, health literacy, and diversity.

This article defines reproductive oppression; outlining and providing the three main frameworks to achieve reproductive justice. It describes the problem, the strengths and weaknesses of the struggle, and gives direction and vision for the movement.

This page provides resources and tools to grow organizations that can sustain racial equity work, with attention to their internal processes as well as their capacities to work on equity.

This statewide study in Rhode Island of domestic violence in older women and the response of state authorities found a relatively larger proportion of intimate partner abuse than previously found in adult protective service surveys.

A study on elder financial abuse prevention.

The job of parenting can become even more stressful after a natural disaster. These one-pagers provide information on healthy coping strategies to help parents regain a sense of control. Available in English and Spanish.

This training tool is geared for teachers to help build their understanding of teen dating violence and capacity to help prevent it.