Laws that Protect Immigrant Survivors, Your Program, and Staff
These resources provide information about laws and resources that protect immigrant survivors and survivor advocacy programs. Download a PDF copy of the resources below.
Legal Advocacy Project
We provide training and support to legal advocates to help them understand how the legal system works, how to help survivors navigate the legal system, and how to advocate within the legal system on behalf of survivors. Learn more about the Legal Advocacy project.
Legal Advocacy Connection Call
Join Liz Uchitelle, WSCADV’s Legal Advocacy Program Coordinator, for a space to connect with fellow legal advocates and share what’s happening in your programs. These calls offer opportunities to exchange…
Supporting Survivor Defendants
Join us for a training webinar exploring ways to support survivors who are navigating the criminal legal system as defendants. Many people who are incarcerated have experienced domestic violence or…
Legal Advocacy Connection Call
Join Liz Uchitelle, WSCADV’s new Legal Advocacy Program Coordinator, for a space to connect with fellow legal advocates and share what’s happening in your programs. These calls offer opportunities to…
Don’t Wait: Support Immigrant Survivors in Starting Their Immigration Case Early
Advocates don’t need to wait to find out whether a survivor is worried about their immigration status. Share immigration safety options with every survivor who is eligible for your services,…
Statewide Legal Advocate Forum
Join legal advocates from across the state to learn about and discuss burning legal issues affecting survivors, best practices for legal advocacy, and brainstorm and problem solve how to make…
Supporting Victim Defendants
This resource details tangible ways to support victim defendants within community-based domestic violence programs, as well as the criminal legal system. The list was co-created by legal advocates participating in…
Coercive Control and Protection Orders: What You Need to Know
Join us for a training on coercive control and protection orders from Sexual Violence Law Center. Recent legislation has added coercive control to the definition of domestic violence and will go into…
Legal Advocacy Quarterly Connection Calls
Have you been craving connection with other legal advocates? Do you want to talk about how things are going for survivors in your community and problem solve with other advocates…
Legal Advocacy Quarterly Connection Calls
Have you been craving connection with other legal advocates? Do you want to talk about how things are going for survivors in your community and problem solve with other advocates…