National Partners
The National Network to End Domestic Violence Fund (NNEDV), a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization founded in 1995, works to create a social, political and economic environment in which violence against women no longer exists.
NNEDV is the nation's leading voice for domestic violence victims and advocates, representing 56 state and territory domestic violence coalitions and 3,000 domestic violence programs across the country. NNEDV's objective is to support the advocacy work of these organizations while working to make domestic violence a national priority and change the way society responds to domestic violence.
The Corporate Alliance to End Partner Violence (CAEPV) is a leading force in the fight against intimate partner violence and its effects on the workplace. It is the only national organization of its kind founded by business leaders and focused on the workplace. Since 1995, the Alliance has brought together hundreds of progressive companies who exchange information, collaborate on projects, and use their influence to instigate change. The Alliance offers extensive research, policy knowledge and issue expertise to the business community, including training, program guidance, and crisis consultation – with programs designed to make the workplace safe and to prevent intimate partner violence from impacting the workplace. CAEPV has member and associate organizations reaching employees across the US and around the world.
Founded in 1970 as NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund, Legal Momentum is the nation's oldest legal advocacy organization dedicated to advancing the rights of women and girls. Legal Momentum's ambitious legal program is known for its cutting-edge legal theories and as a source of expert assistance on the most pressing issues facing women.
Through advocacy, public education and trainings, and strategic litigation, Legal Momentum opens up new opportunities for women while working to ensure that all women can build safe and economically secure lives for themselves and their families.
The Center on Violence Against Women and Children (VAWC) is part of the Rutgers University, School of Social Work. The mission of VAWC is to strive to eliminate physical, sexual, and other forms of violence against women and children and the power imbalances that permit them. This mission will be accomplished through the use of a collaborative approach that focuses on multidisciplinary research, education, and training that impacts communities and policy in New Jersey, the U.S., and throughout the world. VAWC is housed under the Institute for Families at the Rutgers, School of Social Work. Established in 1954, the School of Social Work has a distinguished record of instruction, research, and public service. Fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education, the School is one of the largest social work schools in the nation offering bachelors, masters and Ph.D. degrees on all three campuses in New Jersey. The School has relationships with over 800 agencies in the region, and the largest continuing education program in the country. The Institute for Families provides a focal point for training, research, and service activities concerned with strengthening families, which is consistent with the University’s broad mission. It is the umbrella organization that is composed of VAWC, the Center for Gambling Studies, the Center for International Social Work and Outreach, the New Jersey Child Support Institute, and the New Jersey Child Welfare Training Partnership.
Safe Horizon is the nation’s leading victim assistance organization and touches the lives of over 350,000 people each year who have been impacted by violence. Whether we are responding to child abuse, domestic violence, or other violent crimes, we help victims and their families heal and rebuild their lives.
With over 30 years experience in assisting victims of domestic violence, Safe Horizon created SafeWork, a national movement to empower corporate America to address domestic violence in the workplace. Through education and training, research, public awareness and innovative initiatives, like SafeWork 2010, Safe Horizon helps companies keep their employees safe and protect their bottom line.
Launched in 2007, SafeWork 2010 is a national initiative in partnership with the Corporate Alliance to End Partner Violence to challenge corporate leaders to recognize the impact of domestic violence on the workplace and take action to address it.
Founded in 2000, the mission of WomensLaw.org is to provide easy-to-understand legal information and resources to women living with or escaping abuse. The WomensLaw.org website provides legal information and resources for all 50 states, DC, Guam, the US Virgin Islands and soon Puerto Rico. There is state-specific information about restraining orders, custody, divorce, immigration, gun laws, military laws and much more. Furthermore, WomensLaw.org has an Email Legal Hotline for personalized and ongoing help for victims and their advocates. The overall goal is to create a comfortable, comprehensive, and reliable space on the Internet where all survivors can find the answers and support they need any time, and in an anonymous and secure environment.
Regional Partners
Through a $100,000 signature partnership with Dallas Cowboy tight end Jason Witten and his SCORE Foundation, The Allstate Foundation is providing financial literacy programs for seven shelters throughout Texas. Jason Witten grew up in a home where domestic violence was a constant factor. When he was nine years old, his mother left the home and took her young sons to live with her parents. Jason credits his success as a football player and as a man to the positive guidance he received from his grandfather.
In keeping with Jason's vision of providing positive male role models for children in shelters, The Allstate Foundation funding provides for one male staff member to work at each of the seven shelters during the afternoons. The male mentor spends dedicated time with the children after school, playing games and teaching healthy interaction. Just as important, these male staff members work with adult shelter clients on the financial empowerment curriculum created by The Allstate Foundation and the National Network to End Domestic Violence. Clients work through the modules of this curriculum individually and in groups, until they are ready to begin their safe and financially independent lives.
For this innovative partnership, The Allstate Foundation and the Jason Witten SCORE Foundation were both honored in 2008 as winners of the "Thirty Stars over Texas," an award given to leaders in the fight against domestic violence by the Texas Coalition on Family Violence.
The Texas Advocacy Project is a full-service family law firm that has provided free, specialized legal services for survivors of domestic violence throughout the state of Texas for more than 25 years. Because financial independence and access to affordable legal services are crucial keys to starting a safe new life, The Allstate Foundation and The Project have partnered to provide both. In addition to direct and assisted pro se legal services, a free legal counseling hotline and regular attorney office hours in many shelters around the state, lawyers for The Project teach financial literacy to clients, giving them hope for the future. This economic education is made possible through signature grant funding worth nearly $200,000 since 2007 and the financial empowerment curriculum created by The Allstate Foundation and the National Network to End Domestic Violence. The lessons within the curriculum include basic tools for beginning a financially independent life, along with information geared specifically for battered women who may still be in danger from their abusers.
As an urban public research university, the University at Buffalo is committed to marshaling collaborative expertise in research, teaching, and service to advance the public good. Community engagement is a guiding priority of the University’s strategic plan, UB 2020, and creating resilient communities and sustainable economies is a particular area of concern.
The Allstate Minority and Women Emerging Entrepreneurs Program provides a unique avenue for working to build economic empowerment for domestic violence survivors, and the University at Buffalo offers a wide range of complementary expertise. UB’s highly respected Schools of Law, Social Work, and Medicine are partners in the Family Justice Center of Erie County, which is a “one-stop” facility for women and families affected by domestic violence, supported by the U.S. Department of Justice. The Family Justice Center has indicated its willingness to partner with the CEL to implement the proposed new programs. In addition, local and state government officials have indicated that they would be pleased to assist with outreach.