California Partnership To End Domestic Violence

THE PARTNERSHIP'S MISSION IS TO PROMOTE THE COLLECTIVE VOICE OF A DIVERSE COALITION OF ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS WORKING TO ELIMINATE ALL FORMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. AS AN ADVOCATE FOR SOCIAL CHANGE, WE ADVANCE OUR MISSION BY PRIORITIZING PREVENTION STRATEGIES, INFLUENCING PUBLIC POLICY, STRENGTHENING LOCAL SERVICE PROVIDER'S CAPACITY, AND INCREASING COMMUNITY AWARENESS TO ADVANCE SAFETY AND HEALING OF SURVIVORS, THEIR FAMILIES AND THEIR COMMUNITIES.

ADVANCE PUBLIC POLICY SOLUTIONS: PASS STRONG LEGISLATION ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF SURVIVORS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES. WORK WITH STATE OFFICES AND OTHER MULTI-DISCIPLINARY BODIES TO ENSURE POLICIES ARE IMPLEMENTED AND INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSES ARE EFFECTIVE IN PROMOTING VICTIM SAFETY AND APPROPRIATE RESPONSES TO THOSE WHO COMMIT ABUSE.- ADVOCATED FOR FEDERAL AND STATE BUDGET RESULTING IN SUSTAINED FUNDING FOR VICTIM SERVICES.- WORKED WITH STATE AGENCIES TO IMPLEMENT FUNDING FOR PREVENTION PROGRAMMING.- TRACKED AND ADVOCATED FOR OVER 40 PIECES OF LEGISLATION.- CONVENED MONTHLY WEBINARS WITH MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS, HOSTED TOPIC-SPECIFIC LISTENING SESSIONS, AND HOSTED FIVE WEBINARS TO EDUCATE ADVOCATES ON POLICY ISSUES.- PARTICIPATED IN STATEWIDE COMMITTEES VICTIM SERVICES PLANNING AND TRAINING FOR COURT PROFESSIONALS. COMMUNICATE PRIORITIES: ENSURE ACCURATE AND RESPONSIBLE REPORTING WITH NEWS ANALYSES AND MEDIA ADVOCACY. PROMOTE HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS AND SHIFT SOCIAL NORMS ABOUT ROOT CAUSES OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. - ISSUED MULTIPLE PRESS RELEASES, ADVISORIES AND MEDIA STATEMENTS.- LED STATEWIDE CAMPAIGNS PROMOTING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH AND TEEN DATING VIOLENCE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION MONTH.- CONDUCTED PUBLIC EDUCATION ABOUT STRATEGIC POLICY AREAS VIA TRADITIONAL AND SOCIAL MEDIA. - PROVIDED COMMUNICATIONS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. STRENGTHEN CAPACITY: LEAD NETWORK OF ADVOCATES ORGANIZING FOR COMMON SOLUTIONS WITH RELATED SOCIAL JUSTICE MOVEMENTS. PROVIDE TOOLS, TRAINING AND RESOURCES TO ENSURE STATEWIDE SYSTEM EFFECTIVELY ATTENDS TO THE EVOLVING NEEDS OF SURVIVORS AND FAMILIES. MOBILIZE COMMUNITIES TO PREVENT AND RESPOND TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE WITH INNOVATIVE APPROACHES. - HOSTED ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING AND FACILITATED REGIONAL CONVENINGS.- TRAINED PROFESSIONALS ATTENDING STATE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CONFERENCE.- CONDUCTED REGIONAL TRAININGS AND WEBINARS ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE-RELATED TOPICS.- COORDINATED REGIONAL TRAININGS ON VARIOUS RELEVANT SERVICE DELIVERY TOPICS REPORTING FOR ADVOCATES. - PROVIDED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS CONTACTING HELP DESK.- REVISED TRAINING CURRICULA AND MATERIALS.- SUPPORTED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT VIA THREE LISTSERVS AND TWO PEER LEARNING CIRCLES.PREVENTION: DEVELOP A SHARED VISION OF COMPREHENSIVE PREVENTION ACROSS CALIFORNIA. DEVELOPED A CRITICAL MASS OF PREVENTION PRACTITIONER'S REPRESENTATIVE OF CALIFORNIA'S RICH DIVERSITY CABLE OF LEADING EFFECTIVE INITIATIVES TO END CYCLES OF INTERPERSONAL AND SYSTEMIC VIOLENCE THAT ARE INCLUSIVE, COMMUNITY-DRIVEN, INTERGENERATIONAL, AND INTEGRATED WITH BROADER MOVEMENTS FOR SAFETY, EQUITY, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE.- BUILT THE CAPACITY OF PREVENTIONISTS TO ACTIVELY ADDRESS REPRODUCTIVE, ECONOMIC, RACIAL, AND TRANSFORMATIVE JUSTICE TO ADVANCE HEALTH EQUITY IN THEIR COMMUNITIES THROUGH TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.- COORDINATED TRAININGS FOR 945 PARTICIPANTS AND PROVIDED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR PREVENTION ACTIVITIES FOR 201 PEOPLE.- HOSTED BUILDING CHANGE TOGETHER: A PREVENTION CORE COMPETENCIES TRAINING.- WORKED WITH PROGRAMS TO IDENTIFY SOCIAL DETERMINATIONS OF HEALTH AND PROVIDED STRATEGIES TO CONDUCT A NEEDS ASSESSMENT, IMPLEMENT PREVENTION PROGRAMMING WHICH SUPPORTED DISMANTLING SYSTEMS OF OPPRESSION AND ENHANCING PROTECTIVE FACTORS FOR UNDERSERVED AND MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES ACROSS CALIFORNIA.