In fiscal year 2018, The Department of Justice's Office of Violence Against Women awarded a record $467 million under Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) . Office of Violence Against Women (OVW) discretionary grantees serve an average of 125,000 victims every six months and formula sub-grantees serve over 400,000 victims each year. VAWA funding supports victim advocates who answer over a million hotline calls and provides over 2 million housing and shelter bed-nights for victims and their children annually. Every year, VAWA-funded professionals assist victims in securing more than 200,000 protection orders.
CREDIT: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/doj-change-domestic-violence-definition/

On April 4th, staff and board members from A Woman's Place traveled to Washington to witness a historic vote as the US House of Representatives voted to pass the most ambitious and powerful re-authorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) the country has seen.

AWP Young Adult Advisory Board (YAAB) member Alex uses a poem he encountered in class, Sharon Olds' 1984 poem "The Victims", to help make an impassioned case for standing together to stop abuse.

AWP community educator Rachele shares thoughts and resources to help spread important conversations about teen dating violence. This blog is part of AWP's Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month series)

Local philanthropist David Rocchino made a major gift to A Woman's Place to honor the legacy of his mother, Philomena M. Sciarra, a passionate advocate for women's rights, who passed in 2018.

Upon the completion of her summer internship, Taylor, a local college student, reflects on her experiences at AWP.

AWP releases an official statement on the tragic and brutal murder of 7-year-old Kayden Mancuso

Now that the Olympics have concluded, we wanted to share the final blog of our Teen Dating Violence Awareness blog series. Alex, a YAAB member, weighs in on a serious issue that has been left behind by our ever-churning 24-hour news cycle, but still bears incredible relevance.

High Schooler Shichen talks about recognizing signs of abuse in teen dating relationships and what teens can do if someone they know is involved in an abusive relationship.

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