COALITION ENDING GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE
1419 S JACKSON ST 103, SEATTLE, WA 98144 www.endgv.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: TO END GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AND PROMOTE EQUITABLE RELATIONSHIPS THROUGH COLLECTIVE ACTION FOR SOCIAL CHANGE.

IMPROVING FUNDING & PUBLIC POLICY THIS YEAR THE COALITION BOOSTED OUR EFFORTS TO FOSTER POLICY AND SYSTEMS CHANGE. WE RALLIED MORE ADVOCATES, SURVIVORS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO AMPLIFY THIS MESSAGE: SURVIVORS ARE DESERVING AND OWED SUPPORT AND PROTECTION. IN 2019, WE: SERVED ON THE WASHINGTON STATE BOARD OF HEALTH'S GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE SUBCOMMITTEE. AS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATION AND THE BOARD'S SUBSEQUENT SUBMISSION OF A LETTER TO WASHINGTON STATE PATROL, STATE POLICE WILL NOW SYSTEMATICALLY COLLECT DATA ON REPORTS OF MISSING AND MURDERED INDIGENOUS PEOPLE. CO-CONVENED THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INITIATIVE WITH THE KING COUNTY PROSECUTOR. DOZENS OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM DIVERSE ORGANIZATIONS AND JURISDICTIONS CAME TO LEARN AND IMPROVE LOCAL RESPONSES TO ISSUES FACING SURVIVORS OF ABUSE. ONE RESULT: FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, 25 SUBURBAN CITIES ADOPTED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH PROCLAMATIONS IN OCTOBER. MOBILIZED REPRESENTATIVES FROM MEMBER PROGRAMS TO DEVELOP AND ADVOCATE FOR SEATTLE CITY BUDGET FUNDING PRIORITIES; COLLECTIVE ADVOCACY RESULTED IN SEATTLE'S FINAL 2020 BUDGET INCLUDING A COST OF LIVING INCREASE ON ALL HUMAN SERVICES CONTRACTS. THE BUDGET ALSO INCLUDED THE REMAINING FUNDS NEEDED TO IMPLEMENT A CENTRAL, COUNTY-WIDE HELPLINE, AND FUNDING TO IMPROVE SEATTLE'S RESPONSE TO THE CRISIS OF MISSING AND MURDERED INDIGENOUS WOMEN. LED POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND MOBILIZATION IN SUPPORT OF A SUCCESSFUL SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL ORDINANCE THAT PREVENTS SEATTLE LANDLORDS FROM HOLDING SURVIVORS ACCOUNTABLE FOR DAMAGES TO RENTAL PROPERTIES CAUSED BY THEIR ABUSERS. ENGAGED AND EDUCATED CONSTITUENTS ABOUT SEATTLE AND KING COUNTY COUNCIL CANDIDATES' VIEWS AND POSITIONS BY CO-PLANNING THE SEATTLE HUMAN SERVICES COALITION'S 2020 CANDIDATES FORUM-ALMOST ALL FINAL CANDIDATES IN THE SEATTLE AND KING COUNTY RACES ATTENDED JOINED AN AD-HOC COALITION THAT PUSHED FOR A MORE ACCOUNTABLE DISCIPLINARY PROCESS FOR THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT. WE WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH FOR A STRONGER POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES AS NEGOTIATIONS CONTINUE IN 2020. CONNECTING ACROSS DISCIPLINES "THERE IS NO THING AS A SINGLE-ISSUE STRUGGLE BECAUSE WE DO NOT LIVE SINGLE-ISSUE LIVES." -- AUDRE LORDE OUR LIVES AND OUR ISSUES ARE INTERCONNECTED; WOVEN TOGETHER IN AN UNBREAKABLE WEB. WORKING HAND-IN-HAND GENERATES THE RICHEST OUTCOMES FOR ALL. TOGETHER WE: ADDED A STAFF POSITION FOCUSED ON COORDINATING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND HOMELESS HOUSING SYSTEMS THROUGHOUT KING COUNTY; SUBSEQUENTLY CONNECTED WITH OVER TWO DOZEN ORGANIZATIONS AND STAKEHOLDERS IN THE HOUSING/HOMELESS/ADVOCACY COMMUNITIES THAT ARE INVOLVED IN PROVIDING HOUSING SERVICES TO SURVIVORS. FACILITATED THE DV COORDINATED HOUSING ASSESSMENT & PLACEMENT (DVCHAP) WORKGROUP AND MADE KEY CHANGES TO THE DVCHAP PROCESS. CONDUCTED AND/OR COORDINATED TRAINING FOR 109 MENTAL HEALTH, CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, AND SEXUAL ASSAULT PROFESSIONALS THROUGHOUT KING COUNTY ABOUT THE INTERSECTIONS OF THESE ISSUES. THE FAMILY LAW WORK GROUP CONTINUED TO MEET MONTHLY TO DISCUSS AND IMPROVE THE KING COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT'S RESPONSE TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. PARTICIPANTS INCLUDED ADVOCATES, ATTORNEYS, COURT PERSONNEL, AND OTHER PROFESSIONALS. THE GROUP DEVELOPED A DRAFT BENCH CARD ON PROCEDURAL JUSTICE, AND CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF RECOMMENDATIONS GUIDELINES FOR ATTORNEYS, EVALUATORS, AND JUDICIAL DECISION MAKERS. CONTINUED SIGNIFICANT COORDINATION WITH OTHER REGIONAL HUMAN SERVICE GROUPS, INCLUDING THE SEATTLE HUMAN SERVICES COALITION, THE KING COUNTY ALLIANCE FOR HUMAN SERVICES, AND THE SEATTLE/KING COUNTY COALITION ON HOMELESSNESS. DEEPENED THE REGION'S TRANSFORMATIVE JUSTICE WORK VIA CONTINUED RELATIONSHIP BUILDING AND GIVING TRANSFORMATIVE-JUSTICE RELATED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO OVER 20 ORGANIZATIONS. EQUIPPING PEOPLE WITH HELPFUL INFORMATION & TOOLS OUR COMMUNITY IS OUR LIFE-BLOOD. WE SEEK OUT WAYS TO EQUIP YOU, OUR COMMUNITY, WITH HELPFUL CONVERSATIONS AND RESOURCES SO THAT SURVIVOR WELL- BEING IS ALWAYS FRONT AND CENTERED. IN SERVICE OF THIS, WE: FINALIZED A COLLABORATIVELY DEVELOPED PLAN FOR A CENTRAL KING COUNTY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HELPLINE. THE FUNDERS ARE CURRENTLY CONTRACTING WITH THE LEAD AGENCY, WITH THE GOAL OF HAVING THE HELPLINE BECOME OPERATIONAL BY THE END OF 2020 PROVIDED 44 INDIVIDUAL CONSULTATIONS ON A WIDE VARIETY OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND MENTAL HEALTH-RELATED TOPICS, INCLUDING RESOURCE BRAINSTORMING, CASE CONSULTATIONS, AND CONNECTIONS WITH OTHER PROVIDERS; GAVE SIGNIFICANT INPUT ON POLICY AND PROCEDURE QUESTIONS, INCLUDING SCREENING AND ASSESSMENT POLICIES, REFERRAL PRACTICES, AND DOCUMENTATION PROCEDURES. FINALIZED THE PILOT INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE IMPACT ASSESSMENT (IPVIA) - A 4-PART TOOL DEVELOPED TO ASSIST FAMILY-COURT RELATED EVALUATORS TO IDENTIFY AND ARTICULATE THE IMPACT OF DV ON CHILDREN AND PARENTING; CONDUCTED A 2-DAY PILOT IPVIA SKILLS-BUILDING WORKSHOP ATTENDED BY 22 PARTICIPANTS. DEVELOPED AND PRESENTED A VARIETY OF TRAININGS TO HELP ADVOCATES, LEGAL PROFESSIONALS, AND THE COURT UNDERSTAND THE COMPLEXITY AND IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS WHEN SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ARE INVOLVED IN FAMILY LAW CASES. CONDUCTED COALITION MEMBERSHIP-FOCUSED TRAININGS ON SERVING MALE SURVIVORS, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND HOUSING ISSUES, TRANSFORMATIVE JUSTICE SKILL-BUILDING, AND REVENGE FANTASY WRITING AS AN ADDED TOOL FOR ADVOCATES WORKING WITH SURVIVORS. OFFERED TRAINING FOR 25 REGIONAL ACCESS POINT COORDINATED ENTRY FOR ALL ASSESSORS AND DIVERSION SPECIALISTS ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND HOMELESSNESS. FROM UNIVERSITY AND HIGH SCHOOL CLASSES, TO MEMBER PROGRAM NEW-STAFF ORIENTATIONS, TO MOVEMENT-RELATED CONFERENCES, TO A MULTI-SESSION LEARNING COHORT, LED AND CO-LED WORKSHOPS AND DISCUSSIONS WHERE 300+ INDIVIDUALS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN AND THINK CRITICALLY ABOUT OUR MOVEMENT'S RESPONSES TO GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE, TO IMAGINE NEW WAYS TO ENGAGE IN VIOLENCE PREVENTION OUTSIDE OF SYSTEMS-BASED RESPONSES, AND TO CREATIVE ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS TO VIOLENCE-INCLUDING BUILDING MORE ACCOUNTABLE COMMUNITIES.

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