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Congressional Letter Issuing Guidance to ICE on Victims of Crime
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 22, 2017 CONTACT: Caroline Rowland (Demings): caroline.rowland@mail.house.gov Coleman Lamb (Rice): coleman.lamb@mail.house.gov Reps. Demings and Rice to Demand ICE End Courthouse Detentions for Victims of Domestic Violence WASHINGTON – U.S. Representatives Val Demings (FL-10) and Kathleen Rice (NY-04) are circulating a letter to House colleagues urging the Acting Director of U.S. Immigration […]
State University of New York Translates Resources for Victims into 100+ Languages
SUNY Resources for Victims of Sexual Assault & Violence Now Translated Into More Than 100 Languages February 16, 2017 Albany – The State University of New York today announced an expanded offering of its SUNY SAVR (Sexual Assault and Violence Response) resources for victims and survivors of sexual and interpersonal violence. In addition to the […]
AVA/OVW Conference Call Summary – January 2017
Summary of Monthly Conference Call between AVA& OVW Date: Monday, January 9, 2017 Time: 11:00 AM Eastern Standard Time OVW Staff: OVW Associate Director Amy Loder, STOP Program Managers Kim Galvin, Latonya Eaddy, Omar Mohammed, and Kevin Sweeney AVA Board Members: Michelle Bynum, MaryEllen Garcia, Bill Schaefer and Diana Fleming AVA Executive Director: Dorene […]
AVA Annual Meeting – March 28, 2017
AVA ANNUAL MEETING When: March 28, 2017 @ 12:15 PM Where: Tucson Marriott University Park Pima Room As you probably know by now, OVW has chosen March 28-29, 2017 for the upcoming annual STOP conference to be held in Tucson, Arizona. ALSO recently distributed information regarding the location and registration. If you did not receive that information, please […]
Effectiveness of Grants Report
February 10, 2017 Courtesy of Acting Director Nadine M. Neufville, Office on Violence Against Women Last week the Justice Department submitted a Report to Congress that documents the effectiveness of grant programs authorized by the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). The “Effectiveness of Grants” report goes beyond straight reporting of numbers of people served and […]
Accomplishments of the Office on Violence Against Women
Accomplishments of the Office on Violence Against Women – January 2009 to January 2017
Bea Hanson’s Farewell Message
January 19, 2017 Courtesy of Principal Deputy Director Bea Hanson, Ph.D. of the Office on Violence Against Women Dear Colleagues and Friends, This is a bittersweet moment for me as I write to say thank you and goodbye. I have been so honored to work with all of you for nearly six years at the […]
OVW Open Solicitations
Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation with related FAQs, fact sheet, and other materials Grants for Outreach and Services to Underserved Populations Grants to Tribal Governments to Exercise Special Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction Justice for Families Program Watch the Pre-Application Information Session, which describes the main requirements for this soliciation. Sexual Assault Services Culturally Specific Program Training and Services […]
Peer-to-Peer Meeting; Austin, TX
AVA Peer-to-Peer Meeting Information AVA invites you to attend the next Peer-to-Peer Meeting for STOP Administrators. We offer these peer opportunities twice a year which provide you the opportunity to casually sit and talk about your STOP program with your colleagues. Learning from each other is one of the most valuable training tools around. We’ve allowed […]
AVA/OVW Conference Call Summary – December 2016
Summary of Monthly Conference Call between AVA & OVW Date: Monday, December 5, 2016 Time: 11:00 AM Eastern Standard Time OVW Staff: OVW Associate Director Amy Loder, STOP Program Managers Kim Galvin and Omar Mohammed, Marnie Shiels, OVW Legal AVA Board Members: Michelle Bynum, MaryEllen Garcia and Cecilia Miller AVA Executive Director: Dorene […]