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Protecting Children from Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Violence in Disaster & Emergency Situations: A Guide for Local and Community-based Organizations
Publisher(s):This resource includes information on influencing factors that affect children exposed to disasters and emergencies. Minimizing risks through disaster preparedness and response are discussed. It also includes checklists for action.
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The Assets Report 2012
Publisher(s):The goal of this report is to provide a comprehensive overview of the federal government's efforts to encourage asset accumulation. The full report offers a survey of current federal asset-building programs, specifically describes recently enacted relevant legislation and the President's 2013 budget proposals, and includes an analysis of current tax policies that promote asset building objectives.
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Providing Financial Education Services to Domestic Violence Survivors
Publisher(s):This brief paper discusses the importance of financial education programs, and specific considerations when working with domestic violence survivors.
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Hey, you got a little racism stuck in your teeth
We can’t create change in areas of injustice if we are afraid to have honest conversations with each other. This article addresses the fact that advancing social justice discussions and finding solutions requires nonprofit organizations to admit our mistakes and keep working to improve.
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American Opportunity Tax Credit
Publisher(s):This page provides basic information about the AOTC, including how to qualify, which expenses are allowable, and where to access application forms.
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Addressing violence against women within the education sector
Publisher(s):This document underscores the role of educational reforms in preventing violence against women and presents promising practices in educational reforms and VAW prevention.
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Agency’s Use of Technology Best Practices & Policies Toolkit
Publisher(s): The way domestic violence, sexual assault, and other victim service agencies use technology can impact the security, privacy, and safety of the survivors who access their services. This toolkit contains recommended best practices, policy suggestions, and handouts on the use of common technologies.
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Domestic Violence and Privacy
Publisher(s):This page reviews key electronic privacy issues impacting victims of domestic violence, including HMIS, identity theft, personal surveillance, REAL ID, VAWA, telephone records, personal data, government records, and provider confidentiality.
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Know Your Rights: A Guide to Your Rights When Interacting with Law Enforcement
Publisher(s):This guide contains information about the rights of immigrants and what to do when encountering immigration agents, the police or FBI in different places.
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Fact Sheet: Domestic Violence and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Relationships
Publisher(s):A fact sheet about domestic violence among the LGBT population that includes information on the power and control wheel for lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans relationships, information on survivors, types of abuse, transgender abuse, HIV/AIDS related abuse and barriers to seeking services.
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Factsheet: The Violence Against Women Act
Publisher(s):This fact sheet presents information on how VAWA has improved criminal justice response to gender-based violence, improved access to services, and created positive changes.
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Family Violence Quality Assessment Tool for Primary Care Offices
Publisher(s):The tool may be used to assess family violence efforts in primary care practices at the beginning and intermittently (every 6 months, every year, every few years) when focusing on family violence as a quality improvement goal. It is meant to be a tool for identifying deficiencies and so that they can be remedied and the care to patients living with violence and abuse can be improved.