Policy & Advocacy
Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Update
February 2, 2012, Washington, D.C.
The Senate Judiciary Committee today passed the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act. This is the first major step in renewing this landmark piece of legislation known by many as VAWA. The bill now moves to the full Senate for consideration and will be taken up in the House of Representatives later this year.
[...]Esta Soler Testifies Before Attorney General Eric Holder's Task Force
February 1, 2012, Albuquerque Yesterday Futures Without Violence Founder and President Esta Soler testified before Attorney General Eric Holders National Task Force on Children Exposed to Violence. The public hearing stemmed from Attorney General Holders Defending Childhood initiative, which was launched in 2011 to harness resources from across the Department of Justice to prevent, mitigate the negative impact of, and develop knowledge about children's exposure to violence. [...]
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Calls for Action on Women, Peace, and Security
We commend President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton for creating the first ever U.S. National Action Plan to help reduce violence against women and girls and expand women's roles in peace-keeping, peace-building and reducing conflict. [...]
Violence Against Women Act Reintroduced
Dec 1, 2011 Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Pat Leahy (D-Vermont) and Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) have introduced bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), first championed in 1994 by then-Senator Biden. [...]
Home Visitation Programs Can Help More Families if They Address Domestic Violence
The Affordable Care Act, passed in 2010, included new benchmark requirements for maternal infant and early childhood home visitation programs. One such benchmark requires home visitation programs to measure a reduction in "crime or domestic violence". [...]
Groundbreaking Bill Integrates Teen Pregnancy & Violence Prevention
Jul 28th, 2011 Recognizing the role coercion and violence plays in unintended pregnancy, legislators today introduced a bill to help young people of color get information and skills they need to build healthy relationships. [...]
Legislation To Reduce Teen Dating Violence
In the wake of a growing number of teenagers killed from dating violence, Democratic and Republican legislators have joined together to introduce legislation to help schools address the problem of teen dating violence. [...]
Justice for All: Ending Elder Abuse, Neglect and Financial Exploitation
The Senate Special Committee on Aging held a hearing entitled, Justice for All: Ending Elder Abuse, Neglect and Financial Exploitation, on March 2. Futures Without Violence, formerly Family Violence Prevention Fund, President and Founder Esta Soler submitted testimony for the record. Soler’s testimony emphasizes that part of the solution to ending elder abuse lies in training judges and law enforcement personnel to better recognize and respond to it. [...]
Middle School – A Key Time to Intervene To Prevent Dating Violence
February 16, 2011 United States Representatives John Lewis (D-GA) and Gwen Moore (D-WI) joined leaders from the Department of Education, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Office on Violence Against Women on Capitol Hill on February 10 to discuss promising initiatives that communities, schools and parents can use to address teen dating violence during the middle school years. [...]
Key Senate Committee Passes I-VAWA
December 14, 2010 The Senate Foreign Relations Committee passed the International Violence Against Women Act on on December 14. This bipartisan legislation will establish a comprehensive, five-year strategy to stop violence against women and girls around the world. [...]
New Resources for California Advocates and Providers
Futures Without Violence, formerly Family Violence Prevention Fund, has received funding from the California Endowment to increase awareness among health care providers, nonprofit organizations, shelters, and domestic violence advocacy agencies in Los Angeles. [...]
Using Music, Movies, Video Games & School Curricula, Start Strong Is Promoting Healthy Relationships
The middle school years offer key moments to educate young people and their parents about healthy relationships and teen dating violence prevention. Programs that are doing this work should meet youth where they spend time, such as in schools, and engage a range of community partners. [...]
Futures Without Violence Shapes New National Prevention Strategy
June 16th, 2011 Last month, the United States Surgeon General Dr. Regina Benjamin released the first ever National Prevention Strategy, a provision of last year’s health care reform legislation dedicated to improving American’s health and well-being and containing health care costs, influenced by Futures Without Violence. [...]
Key Senate Committee Considers VAWA
The Violence Against Women Act has been highly effective in helping stop domestic violence and other violent crimes against women, expert witnesses - including Ann Burke and Gabrielle Union (with Chris Burke) - told the Senate Judiciary Committee on June 10. But challenges remain, including better services for rural women, women of color and children exposed to violence, and homicide prevention. [...]
