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November 2023

Partnership Building For Economic Justice: Best Practices By And For Non-Lawyer Advocates And Their Organizations

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Check out this guide from the Center for Survivor Agency & Justice for tips for optimizing partnerships to best support survivors of IPV as well as how to address some of the challenges that may arise in pursuit of collaboration.
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  • General Material
April 2021

Domestic Violence and Economic Well-being Study: Service Provider Report

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Between October 2018 and July 2019, 627 survivors participated in a National Domestic Violence & Economic Well-being Study. This Service Provider Report shares first-cut key findings about study participants and their experiences of abuse, economic well-being, and financial help-seeking.
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March 2018

Showing Up: How We See, Speak, and Disrupt Racial Inequity Facing Survivors

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This report shares themes and issues from the Racial & Economic Equity for Survivors Project's 2017 listening sessions in order to aid in self-reflection, challenge dominant narratives, support improved data collection and analysis, and to begin, continue, or advance conversations and work toward racial equity for domestic and sexual violence survivors.
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  • General Material
September 2017

Poverty, Domestic Violence, Social Inequality: What the New Poverty Data Tells Us About Addressing Domestic & Sexual Violence

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This report explores recently released poverty data from the U.S. Census Bureau and its implications for domestic violence advocacy.
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  • General Material
October 2015

Credit Checks: An Illegitimate Barrier to Employment for Survivors

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This webinar presented by the Center for Survivor Agency and Justice and Amy Traub of the policy organization Demos discusses how credit checks can prevent domestic violence survivors from accessing employment.
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October 2015

Safety for Survivors Requires Economic Security: The Link Between Poverty and Domestic Violence (Infographic)

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This infographic by the Center for Survivor Agency and Justice succinctly shows how poverty and domestic violence are intertwined.
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  • General Material
September 2015

Credit Reporting & Repair for Survivors (Webinar)

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In this webinar presented by the Center for Survivor Agency & Justice, attorney Laura Russell of the The Legal Aid Society discusses credit reporting and repair for survivors of domestic violence. The webinar runs 1 hour and 30 minutes.
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  • General Material
November 2014

Building Partnerships for Economic Justice: A Report on Innovative Pilot Projects

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This is a report on the Building Partnerships for Economic Justice program which involves organizations partnering to work on issues of economic and consumer rights for survivors of domestic violence. This is a project of the Center for Survivor Agency and Justice.
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October 2013

Criminal Records and Employment Rights: A Tool for Survivors of Domestic Violence

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This publication is designed to help survivors with a criminal record to better understand their employment rights, and offer tips and resources as survivors prepare for the job application and interview process, attend job interviews, and hear back from the prospective employer.
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  • General Material
January 2013

Domestic Violence in Foreclosure: The Foreclosure Process, Defenses and Alternatives for Survivors (Webinar)

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In this webinar for the Center for Survivor Agency & Justice, attorney Karen Merrill Tjapkes of Legal Aid of Western Michigan discusses the intersection of domestic violence and foreclosure issues. This webinar runs 1 hour and 27 minutes.
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  • General Material
January 2011

Consumer Rights Screening Tool for Domestic Violence Advocates and Lawyers

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This tool is meant to be used by attorneys and advocates working with domestic violence survivors to help them determine if a client might be facing consumer law issues that would necessitate referral to a consumer rights attorney or advocate.
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  • General Material
January 2006

The Civil Protective Order as a Tool for Economic Justice

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This article urges attorneys and advocates for survivors to consider using civil protection orders as a tool for accessing economic justice.