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November 2023
Partnership Building For Economic Justice: Best Practices By And For Non-Lawyer Advocates And Their Organizations
Publisher(s): Check out this guide from the Center for Survivor Agency & Justice for tips for optimizing partnerships to best support survivors of IPV as well as how to address some of the challenges that may arise in pursuit of collaboration.
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April 2021
Domestic Violence and Economic Well-being Study: Service Provider Report
Publisher(s): Between October 2018 and July 2019, 627 survivors participated in a National Domestic Violence & Economic Well-being Study. This Service Provider Report shares first-cut key findings about study participants and their experiences of abuse, economic well-being, and financial help-seeking.
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March 2018
Showing Up: How We See, Speak, and Disrupt Racial Inequity Facing Survivors
Publisher(s):This report shares themes and issues from the Racial & Economic Equity for Survivors Project's 2017 listening sessions in order to aid in self-reflection, challenge dominant narratives, support improved data collection and analysis, and to begin, continue, or advance conversations and work toward racial equity for domestic and sexual violence survivors.
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September 2017
Poverty, Domestic Violence, Social Inequality: What the New Poverty Data Tells Us About Addressing Domestic & Sexual Violence
Publisher(s): This report explores recently released poverty data from the U.S. Census Bureau and its implications for domestic violence advocacy.
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October 2015
Credit Checks: An Illegitimate Barrier to Employment for Survivors
Publisher(s): This webinar presented by the Center for Survivor Agency and Justice and Amy Traub of the policy organization Demos discusses how credit checks can prevent domestic violence survivors from accessing employment.
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October 2015
Safety for Survivors Requires Economic Security: The Link Between Poverty and Domestic Violence (Infographic)
Publisher(s): This infographic by the Center for Survivor Agency and Justice succinctly shows how poverty and domestic violence are intertwined.
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September 2015
Credit Reporting & Repair for Survivors (Webinar)
Publisher(s): In this webinar presented by the Center for Survivor Agency & Justice, attorney Laura Russell of the The Legal Aid Society discusses credit reporting and repair for survivors of domestic violence. The webinar runs 1 hour and 30 minutes.
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November 2014
Building Partnerships for Economic Justice: A Report on Innovative Pilot Projects
Publisher(s):This is a report on the Building Partnerships for Economic Justice program which involves organizations partnering to work on issues of economic and consumer rights for survivors of domestic violence. This is a project of the Center for Survivor Agency and Justice.
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October 2013
Criminal Records and Employment Rights: A Tool for Survivors of Domestic Violence
Publisher(s):This publication is designed to help survivors with a criminal record to better understand their employment rights, and offer tips and resources as survivors prepare for the job application and interview process, attend job interviews, and hear back from the prospective employer.
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January 2013
Domestic Violence in Foreclosure: The Foreclosure Process, Defenses and Alternatives for Survivors (Webinar)
Publisher(s):In this webinar for the Center for Survivor Agency & Justice, attorney Karen Merrill Tjapkes of Legal Aid of Western Michigan discusses the intersection of domestic violence and foreclosure issues. This webinar runs 1 hour and 27 minutes.
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January 2011
Consumer Rights Screening Tool for Domestic Violence Advocates and Lawyers
Publisher(s):This tool is meant to be used by attorneys and advocates working with domestic violence survivors to help them determine if a client might be facing consumer law issues that would necessitate referral to a consumer rights attorney or advocate.
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January 2006
The Civil Protective Order as a Tool for Economic Justice
Publisher(s): This article urges attorneys and advocates for survivors to consider using civil protection orders as a tool for accessing economic justice.