2024 Week of Action for #MMIWR
April 29 begins the 2024 Week of Action for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives. Every May 5 and for the first week of May, we remember the lives…
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Building Connected Communities is Center Stage for Violence Prevention
“Liberated relationships are one of the ways we actually create abundant justice, the understand that there is enough attention, care, resource, and connection for all of us to access belonging,…
We’re Hiring! Our Prevention Work is Growing, So Come & Join Our Team!
We are hiring a Gender Violence Prevention Coordinator! In prevention, we build skills among our members, engage the public, and address underlying conditions that allow violence to continue. This includes…
Not a day later! Survivors have the right to stop child support collection when applying for TANF
When survivors apply for TANF benefits (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) and qualify for child support, a child support collection case is immediately opened by the Division of Child Support,…
Follow Their Lead 2024: TDVAM and Black History Month
February is Teen Dating Violence Action Month (TDVAM) and Black History Month! This month we celebrate love, honor Black histories, and take action for teen dating violence. Young people are…
Expanded Healthcare Options for Undocumented Survivors in Washington
Access to healthcare helps keep survivors and their families safer, and all families deserve care regardless of immigration status! There are two important opportunities for undocumented individuals, regardless of immigration…
Domestic Violence Action Month 2023
Welcome to Domestic Violence Action Month (DVAM) 2023! Just weeks ago we gathered in Kennewick at WSCADV’s annual membership conference. It was powerful to connect in person and be together with others who share a passion for…
WA Shield Law is a Safeguard for Survivors and Advocates
“Domestic violence is about power and control, and many abusers choose to weaponize a partner’s bodily autonomy and reproductive choices as tools of violence. Reproductive coercion, a form of interpersonal violence,…
Join WSCADV’s Board of Directors!
We want you! The WSCADV Board of Directors is looking for community members and folks from our member programs to run for election to our board. We are seeking nominees who can…
What You Need to Know: Firearms and U.S. vs Rahimi
On February 2, 2023, a three-judge panel of the federal Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the federal prohibition on gun possession for people subject to domestic violence civil…