Advocacy Groups

Alliance of Local Service Organizations– created to coordinated services for youth and families in the Logan Square community on Chicago's Northwest Side. Becoming aware of the devastating impact of community violence on those families ALSO began to take action by implementing prevention programs to end street violence. In 2007, ALSO expanded its violence prevention and intervention efforts to include intimate partner violence. By working to end violence more broadly, ALSO began to see connections between violence on the streets and violence in the home. Today, ALSO works both locally and nationally to end violence, Chicago, IL.

Center on Victimization & Safety, Vera Institute of Justice – works with government and nonprofit organizations to enhance efforts to prevent and address interpersonal violence and related crimes, including domestic violence and sexual assault. The Center specializes in fostering cross-disciplinary collaboration and promoting policies and practices that hold abusers accountable and also help survivors heal. By combining staff expertise and skills with the practical knowledge of professionals in the field, it provides technical assistance and guidance that is timely, relevant and reflective of current best practices. The Center's work includes the Accessing Safety, the Supervised Visitation and the Promising Practices initiatives, New York, NY.

Feminist Majority Foundation – is a cutting edge organization dedicated to women's equality, reproductive health, and non-violence. In all spheres, FMF utilizes research and action to empower women economically, socially, and politically. Our organization believes that feminists – both women and men, girls and boys – are the majority, but this majority must be empowered, Arlington, VA.

Idealist – connects people, organizations, and resources to help build a world where all people can live free and dignified lives, New York City, NY; Portland, OR; Washington, DC; and Buenos Aires, AR.

Institute for Community Peace – promotes a safe, healthy and peaceful nation by mobilizing community resources and leadership and supports strategies that emphasize civic empowerment and expanded national attention to the range of factors that contribute to and prevent violence and promote peace, Washington, DC.

Metta Knowledge for Peace – serving organizations, people, and animals working worldwide on the front lines to alleviate the problems of violence and to foster peace.

The National Center for Victims of Crime – is the nation’s leading resource and advocacy organization for crime victims.  Since 1985, we have worked with more than 10,000 grassroots organizations and criminal justice agencies serving millions of crime victims. The mission of the NCVC is to forge a national commitment to help victims of crime rebuild their lives. We are dedicated to serving individuals, families and communities harmed by crime, Washington, DC.

National Coalition Against Violent Athletes – educating the public on a variety of issues regarding athletes and violent behavior, while also providing support to the victims, including but not limited to, advocacy, referrals, and research, Littleton, CO.

Olga Trujillo Consulting – founded by a survivor, attorney and nationally renowned consultant Olga Trujillo, Olga Trujillo Consulting is dedicated to assisting advocates, caseworkers, educators and criminal justice professionals in strengthening their response to violence against women and children. Press kit for Olga's new book, THE SUM OF MY PARTS ~ A Survivor's Story of Dissociative Identity Disorder.

Orange Blossom Wishes – will inspire and teach others that even in the midst of anguish and despair, the future holds an abundance of joy and peace, if we are willing to release the past to go there, Lakeland, FL.

Principle Voices – a non-profit education and advocacy organization. Our mission is to (1) educate others about polygamous families and their culture, to (2) encourage empowerment of individuals and families from the polygamous culture to secure themselves equal representation, decriminalization, and civil rights, and to (3) provide crisis response to those in our culture, Salt Lake City, UT.

Think Equal (English / Español / Français), The World Bank – inequality is a lifelong experience for girls and women.

Wellstone Action! – a national center for training and leadership development for the progressive movement. Founded in January 2003, Wellstone Action's mission is to honor the legacy of Paul and Sheila Wellstone by continuing their work through training, educating, mobilizing and organizing a vast network of progressive individuals and organizations, St. Paul, MN. 2010 Annual Report.

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