New Jersey Coalition To End Domestic Violence Inc

TO LEAD COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY AND SYSTEMIC RESPONSES TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE BY PROVIDING PUBLIC AWARENESS, TRAINING, ADVOCACY, POLICY DEVELOPMENT, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES.

THIS STATE FUNDING COMES THROUGH THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES/DIVISION ON WOMEN AND SUPPORTS THE CORE WORK OF NJCEDV: TRAINING AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAM CAPACITY BUILDING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, INCREASED PUBLIC AWARENESS, SYSTEMS AND POLICY CHANGE, COMMUNITY OUTREACH, AND WORK TO PREVENT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

THIS FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND SERVICES ACT (FVPSA) FUNDING COMES TO NJCEDV DIRECTLY FROM THE U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AND SUPPORTS EFFORTS 1) TO REDUCE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; 2)TO IMPROVE THE RESPONSES TO AND THE PREVENTION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND ENCOURAGE STAKEHOLDERS AND PROVIDERS TO PLAN TOWARD AN INTEGRATED APPROACH THAT MEETS THE NEEDS OF ALL SURVIVORS, ESPECIALLY THOSE IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES; 3) TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING RELATED TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, AND 4)INCREASE PREVENTION EFFORTS AND PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

RAPE PREVENTION AND EDUCATION (RPE) FUNDING COMES TO NJCEDV THROUGH THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AND SUPPORTS EFFORTS TO ENGAGE MEN AND DEVELOP MALE LEADERS IN GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE PREVENTION THROUGHOUT NEW JERSEY. NJCEDV PROVIDES TRAINING AND ONGOING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO MALE LEADERS, COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND COACHES. NJCEDV ALSO DEVELOPED COMMUNITY ACTION GROUPS LED BY COMMUNITY LIAISONS TO PROVIDE GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE PREVENTION EDUCATION AND ACTIVITIES AND TO FACILITATE LISTENING SESSIONS TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY AND ASSESS NEEDS, PARTICULARLY THOSE REPRESENTING COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE BEEN MARGINALIZED. THIS INITIATIVE REDUCES RISK FACTORS AND INCREASES PROTECTIVE FACTORS THAT PREVENT DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE.