7-Day Advocacy Challenge
day 2: domestic violence & intimate partner violence
domestic violence is a leading cause of homelessness for women
Today’s Advocacy Challenge builds upon the ideas introduced yesterday to explore why and how domestic violence (DV) and intimate partner violence (IPV) have become leading causes of homelessness for women across the country. Once unhoused, women are also at heightened risk of experiencing violence on the streets and in shelters. The immense emotional and physical trauma of these experiences then often combine to present a major barrier for many women women in accessing services and securing sustainable employment and housing.
Join the challenge TODAY to learn more about how and why we need to change our homelessness and DV systems and services to better serve survivors!
THE CHALLENGE
IF YOU HAVE:
POST
our social media asset of the day to your Instagram to help spread the word! You can also repost directly from our account @DWCweb on Instagram or retweet us on Twitter!
READ
this article from California Health Report on how the Domestic Violence Housing First (DVHF) model can help meet survivors’ unique needs!
read/listen
to reporter Julia Paskin’s (KPCC, LAist) recent investigative series “Pushed Out: LA’s Unhoused Women” on the intersection of DV and homelessness!
★ BONUS ROUNDS ★
Listen to this episode of the Housing Justice podcast, featuring the personal stories of DV survivors and the issues they faced in obtaining and maintaining housing!
Attend a 40-Hour Domestic Violence Advocate Training with our partner, Rainbow Services, if you have the time, money, and interest! Other trainings are offered by various organizations across the region and state at different times of year.
Read or skim all or part of our recently released Toolkit for Housing Developers, Architects, Property Managers, and Housing Service Providers: Creating Permanent Supportive Housing to Meet the Needs of Survivors of Domestic Violence!