The National

Collaborative

of Jewish Domestic Violence Programs

Training · Education · Networking · Peer Support · Resources

The National Collaborative of Jewish Domestic Violence Programs (“The Collaborative”), a project of JWI’s National Center on Domestic & Sexual Violence in the Jewish Community, provides training, education, networking, peer support, advocacy, and resources to staff and volunteers serving domestic violence survivors in the Jewish community.

Collaborative membership is intended for professional and volunteer staff of programs and organizations doing prevention and response work serving Jewish domestic violence survivors and the Jewish community.

Collaborative membership is FREE and includes:

Monthly training webinars
Monthly virtual peer support forums where advocates can connect with professional peers, share challenges, and discuss strategies for their work.

Access to a Collaborative-only resource library, including past webinars
Free access to monthly webinars hosted by JWI’s National Alliance to End Domestic Abuse
Access to JWI’s financial literacy programs for survivors: ReStart and Life$avings
Exclusive invitation to JWI’s International Domestic Violence in the Jewish Community Conference
Access to a community listserv with other advocates

JOIN OR UPDATE YOUR INFO HERE!

Thanks to generous support from the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies, membership to JWI’s Collaborative is available at no cost.

If you have questions about the Collaborative, please contact Sierra Schnitzer via email or call (202) 464-4808.

Not a DV worker but want to stay informed? Click here to get updates about JWI’s gender-based violence prevention and response work.

Calendar

UPCOMING EVENTS

May 21

Life$avings Bootcamp: Train the Trainer - May 2024

May 28

National Alliance Webinar – Risk Assessment in Stalking Cases and Safety Planning with Victims

May 29

Life$avings Office Hours

[ PREVIOUS EVENTS ]

Apr 25

National Alliance Webinar – More Common Than You Think: Working with Older Adult Survivors of Sexual Assault

Apr 10

Life$avings Office Hours

Apr 1

Life$avings Bootcamp: Train the Trainer - April 2024

Mar 28

National Alliance Webinar – Unconscious Bias: Understanding and Addressing Hidden Prejudices in Sexual and Domestic Violence Service Provision

Mar 20

Life$avings Office Hours

Mar 11

Life$avings Bootcamp: Train the Trainer - March 2024

Feb 22

National Alliance Webinar – Youth and Online Spaces

Feb 22

Life$avings Office Hours

Feb 21

Peer Support Forum: Supporting Jewish Survivors

Feb 12

Life$avings Bootcamp: Train the Trainer - February 2024

Jan 29

National Alliance Webinar – The Intersection of Domestic and Sexual Violence and Housing/Homelessness

Dec 20

Peer Support Forum: Supporting Jewish Survivors

Dec 12

National Alliance Webinar – The Intersection of High-Tech Stalking and Domestic Violence

Dec 11

Footsteps’ Cultural Competency Training for JWI's Collaborative

Nov 29

National Alliance Webinar – Story for Social Change

Nov 21

Peer Support Forum: Supporting Jewish Survivors

Oct 18

Peer Support Forum: Supporting Jewish Survivors

Sep 26

National Alliance Webinar – Partners 4 Safe Families

Sep 20

Peer Support Forum: Supporting Jewish Survivors

Aug 30

Collaborative: Summer 2023 Quarterly Convening & Training

Aug 15

Peer Support Forum: Supporting Jewish Survivors

Jul 19

Peer Support Forum: Supporting Jewish Survivors

Jun 27

National Alliance Webinar – The Intersection of Domestic Violence and Firearms: The Justice System and Community Response

Jun 21

Peer Support Forum: Supporting Jewish Survivors

Jun 7

Train the Trainer: Life$avings for Survivors of Domestic Abuse

May 31

National Alliance Webinar – Understanding Strangulation Crimes and How Professionals Can Save Lives

May 30

Life$avings for Survivors of Domestic Abuse: Training Session for Colorado-Area Advocates

May 18

Jewish Divorce & Domestic Abuse: What You Need to Know to Support Survivors 102

May 17

Peer Support Forum: Supporting Jewish Survivors

Apr 19

Peer Support Forum: Supporting Jewish Survivors

Collaborative Member Resources

blue 55%.png — Library of Collaborative Webinars

(coming soon!)

National Alliance

Training Webinars for the DV Community

Research

JWI’s 2020 Nationwide Needs Assessment on DV in the Jewish Community

Directory of Jewish Domestic Violence Programs

Resource Library

Featured

A collection of resources with guidance on how to prepare and respond to COVID-19 within domestic violence shelters. Provides general guidelines for preventing the spread of COVID-19; tools to create a safe and healthy shelter environment for both residents and staff; resources for faith-based and community organizations; and COVID-19 information specific to pregnant women and children.

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from the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)

Resources to aid domestic violence shelters in their emergency preparation and response to COVID-19. Includes general NNEDV resources, resources for local domestic violence shelter programs, a collection of women’s shelters webinars, resources for survivors and their children, resources in other languages, resources for homeless assistance providers, identity theft resources, and general COVID information.

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from the National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV)

Tools for survivors, communities, and providers who are working to respond to the pandemic in a supportive way. Includes resources for survivors sheltering in place with an abuser, supporting survivors in your community, supporting children during the pandemic (including guidance for educators), social justice initiatives, anti-violence organizations and shelters, and responding to COVID-19 in native communities.

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from Futures Without Violence

Information specific to local Washington State domestic violence programs, a bulleted list of what DV programs can be doing right now, and a resource round-up. Includes DV advocacy resources, resources for tribal programs, financial resources for DV programs, emergency preparedness resources, employer and employee resources, resources for shelters and facilities, financial assistance and support, and ways to support children.

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from the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence

Information and details on effective safety planning while being quarantined with an abuser. Lays out the steps to creating a personalized plan to help someone avoid dangerous situations and keep themselves safe when they are in an abusive situation.

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from Jewish Coalition Against Domestic Abuse

List of COVID-19-specific resources organized by topic. Topics include children and teens, mental health, homelessness, LGBTQ+ community, disabilities, emergency preparedness, culturally-specific resources, state-specific information, legislative resources, financial information, and more.

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from the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence

A compilation of reliable emergency preparedness materials. Provides guidance on how domestic violence organizations can effectively develop safety plans and procedures and respond to emergencies.

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from the California Partnership on Domestic Violence

A snapshot of how COVID-19 uniquely impacts survivors of domestic violence. Also provides recommendations for survivors, including an interactive guide to safety planning.

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from the National Domestic Violence Hotline

A collection of resources that address the complexities of responding to COVID-19 within domestic violence shelters and agencies. Includes general resources, resources for sexual and domestic violence agencies, resources specific to social justice and the COVID-19 response, and social distancing activities/events resources.

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from the Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Action Alliance

Support for survivors and resources for their allies. Using aggregate data from multiple organizations, a team of young activists and students from Cambridge and Harvard Universities have developed a centralized database of resources for survivors, health professionals, allies, essential workers, policy makers, and DV organizations.

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Resources for pet owners - including emergency boarding grants for COVID-19 hospitalizations and domestic violence situations, emergency preparedness resources, and pet food resources.

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from RedRover

A compilation of resources addressing the additional dangers COVID-19 has posed for those experiencing housing insecurity because of domestic or sexual violence. Includes DV and Housing Technical Assistance Consortium Resources, homelessness resources, racial equity resources, and DV organization resources.

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from The National Alliance for Safe Housing and the Domestic Violence and Housing Technical Assistance Consortium Resources

FAQs and recommendations for how domestic violence shelters can adequately respond to COVID-19. Recommendations include COVID screening protocols, how to prevent transmission in shelters, COVID exposure procedures, how to protect residents and staff, and the emotional and mental health impact of COVID-19 on survivors.

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