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Resources Category: Culturally Specific Services

  • Article / Publication

Article / Publication

Beyond Barriers: Community-Driven Solutions for Black Immigrant Survivors with Housing Needs

This brief report highlights key findings from a qualitative evaluation examining the experiences of domestic violence advocates and service providers who support Black immigrant and refugee survivors. The evaluation focused on identifying innovative and emerging…

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  • Article / Publication

Article / Publication

Barriers to Service Delivery: Insights from Organizations Supporting Black Immigrant Survivors

This brief report presents key findings from a qualitative evaluation focused on the experiences of domestic violence advocates and direct service providers working with Black immigrant and refugee survivors. The evaluation sought to better understand…

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  • Article / Publication

Article / Publication

Understanding the Pathways to Homelessness for Black Immigrant Survivors

This brief report summarizes key findings from a qualitative evaluation focused on the experiences of domestic violence advocates and direct service providers supporting Black immigrant and refugee survivors. The evaluation aimed to identify the factors…

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  • Article / Publication

Article / Publication

Language Access and Interpretation in Domestic Violence Contexts

This qualitative study explores the experiences and needs of both survivors of domestic violence who utilize interpretation services and the interpreters who support them. Drawing on semi-structured interviews with 14 participants (8 survivors and 6…

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  • Media / Webinar

Media / Webinar

Centering BIPOC Survivors, Advocacy, and Community Responses: Real Talk, Practical Strategies

When Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) and other survivors are in danger, who do they turn to, what support do they want? In this webinar, Lisa Goodman will present the findings of a…

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  • Media / Webinar

Media / Webinar

Co-Location/Co-Working to Increase Access for Survivors

Co-location of DV/SA advocates in various settings can deepen cross-system relationships, provide ready support to survivors navigating those systems, and create multiple opportunities for cross-training and systemic change. An advocacy presence can impact practices to…

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  • Article / Publication

Article / Publication

Colonization, Homelessness, and the Prostitution and Sex Trafficking of Native Women

The social, political, and cultural instability during the colonial era and American Revolution involved ongoing warfare, shifting allegiances among Indigenous and European nations, enslavement, and relocation of Indigenous people. Indigenous women and girls were particularly…

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  • Article / Publication

Article / Publication

National Workgroup on Safe Housing for American Indian and Alaska Native Survivors of Gender-Based Violence

The National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center, the Alaska Native Women’s Resource Center and the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence convened a meeting to establish a National Workgroup on Safe Housing for American Indian and…

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  • Guidance Document

Guidance Document

Domestic & Family Violence Dynamics in Asian and Pacific Islander Homes

Domestic violence is a universal problem, but its cultural expressions differ. Drawing attention to such differences can serve to confirm stereotypes because nuanced complexities are hard to convey, but advocacy that is not rooted in…

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  • Tool / Toolkit

Tool / Toolkit

Equal Access for Transgender People: Supporting Inclusive Housing and Shelters

The training materials in this document provide CoCs and government partners with the framework to create welcoming and inclusive projects for transgender and gender non-conforming people. Transgender and gender non-conforming people sometimes face different issues…

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