ILLINOIS COALITION AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
806 S COLLEGE, SPRINGFIELD, IL 62704 ilcadv.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: VISION STATEMENT: ICADV ENVISIONS A STATEWIDE COMMUNITY COMMITTED TO EXPOSING THE ROOT CAUSES OF DOMESTIC ABUSE AND ENSURING SAFETY FOR FAMILIES BY SUPPORTING THE VOICES OF ALL SURVIVORS.MISSION STATEMENT: ICADV BUILDS NETWORKS OF SUPPORT FOR AND WITH SURVIVORS, AND ADVANCES STATEWIDE POLICIES AND PRACTICES THAT TRANSFORM SOCIETAL ATTITUDES AND INSTITUTIONS TO ELIMINATE AND PREVENT DOMESTIC ABUSE.

BUILD NETWORKS OF SUPPORT FOR SURVIVORS, AND ADVANCE STATE POLICIES TO ELIMINATE DOMESTIC ABUSE.

TRAINING AND PUBLIC EDUCATION MATERIALS & ADVOCACY PROGRAM- 42,866 ADULT VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND 8,055 CHILD WITNESSES SEEK AND RECEIVE FROM ICADV MEMBER DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AGENCIES: EMERGENCY SHELTER, LEGAL ADVOCACY, COUNSELING, AND SUPPORT ACCESSING OTHER ASSISTANCE TO HELP THEM ACHIEVE SELF SUFFICIENCY ON A PATH TO SAFETY. HOWEVER THERE ARE MANY VICTIMS WHO NEVER SEEK ASSISTANCE FROM A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROVIDER. VICTIMS HAVE SPECIFIC NEEDS TO SUPPORT THEIR SAFETY, WHETHER IT BE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING WHEN SHE LEAVES AN ABUSIVE HOME, JOB TRAINING BECAUSE AN ABUSER HAS PROHIBITED THEM FROM WORKING OR PARTICIPATING IN SKILLS TRAINING, OR FINDING OTHER MEANS TO SUPPORT THEMSELVES AND THEIR CHILDREN. IN THE COURSE OF SEEKING THESE OPTIONS, THEY ENCOUNTER OTHER PROFESSIONALS WHO MAY NOT UNDERSTAND HOW THEIR POLICIES OR PROCEDURES FOR PROVIDING THAT SPECIFIC SERVICE MAY HAVE A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON A VICTIM, PROHIBITS THEM FROM MOVING FORWARD, AND POSSIBLY LEAVING NO OPTION BUT TO RETURN HOME TO AN ABUSIVE ENVIRONMENT. WE HELP BRING AWARENESS AND EDUCATION ABOUT THE NEEDS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS AND HELP IMPROVE THE RESPONSE VICTIMS RECEIVE FROM THOSE PROFESSIONALS BY OFFERING TRAINING AND AWARENESS MATERIALS. OUR PRIMARY AUDIENCE FOR TRAINING HOWEVER ARE THOSE PROFESSIONALS WORKING EVERY DAY IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICE PROVIDER AGENCIES, EXPANDING THEIR KNOWLEDGE TO BETTER ASSIST VICTIMS WHOSE NEEDS ARE DIFFERENT AND COMPLEX. FY 20, ICADV HOSTED 15 IN PERSON OR VIRTUAL TRAININGS DUE TO THE CURRENT COVID - 19 PANDEMIC FOR 536 PARTICIPANTS INCLUDING VICTIM SERVICE ADVOCATES, LEGAL/JUSTICE PERSONNEL, MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND OTHER PROFESSIONALS, INCREASING THEIR KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE DYNAMICS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, HOW THEIR WORK IMPACTS A SURVIVOR'S SAFETY AND CONFIDENTIALITY, AND INCREASING THEIR SKILLS FOR RESPONDING APPROPRIATELY TO SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND THEIR CHILDREN. IN ADDITION, ICADV PROVIDED A SERIES OF ONLINE TRAINING MODULES AS WELL THROUGH ITS LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. 1630 ONLINE MODULES WERE COMPLETED 326 PARTICIPANTS. ICADV DISTRIBUTED 53,460 PUBLIC EDUCATION BOOKLETS, BROCHURES AND POSTERS ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS RELATED TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES TO INCREASE ACCESSABILITY TO INFORMATION AND RESOURCES. ITEMS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE WORKING WITH SURVIVORS AND THEIR CHILDREN INCLUDING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROVIDERS, LEGAL/JUSTICE ORGANIZATIONS, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, ATTORNEYS, MEDICAL ORGANIZATIONS, GOVERNMENT ENTITIES, AND FOR PROFIT GROUPS.

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE & GRANTS PROGRAM - ANOTHER WAY ICADV HELPS TO IMPROVE THE RESPONSE VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RECEIVE FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AGENCIES AND OTHER PROVIDERS IS TO OFFER TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO THE FRONT LINE STAFF AND MANAGEMENT LEVEL PROFESSIONALS, ALL FACING DIVERSE CHALLENGES. ICADV RESPONDED TO 692 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CONTACTS FROM LOCAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICE PROVIDERS AND OTHER PROFESSIONALS ON TOPICS RELATED TO IMPROVING THEIR RESPONSE TO SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND THEIR CHILDREN, AGENCY ADMINISTRATION, COLLABORATION IN THE COMMUNITY, SERVICE STANDARDS AND OTHER ISSUES IMPACTING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN ILLINOIS. THIS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IS PROVIDED IN PERSON, VIA TELEPHONE AND VIA EMAIL. AS A PASS THROUGH ENTITY FOR VICTIMS OF CRIME ACT (VOCA) DOLLARS WHICH FUND VICTIM SERVICES THROUGHOUT ILLINOIS, WE ARE IN A UNIQUE POSITION TO SUPPORT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AGENCIES THROUGH MONITORING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO ENSURE THAT SERVICE STANDARDS ARE MET, SERVICES ARE VICTIM CENTERED, AND GRANT FUNDS ARE USED TO THEIR MAXIMUM ADVANTAGE. LAST YEAR 51 AGENCIES WERE FUNDED WITH APPROXIMATELY $20.2 MILLION ALLOCATED TO PROVIDERS IN VOCA AND APPROXIMATELY $645 THOUSAND ALLOCATED IN VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT FUNDS.

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