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[CLOSED] Call your Representative Today!

Date added: May 2, 2012

May 2, 2012 - The House of Representatives' Judiciary Committee will be considering the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) next week! Please call your U.S. Representative today to express strong opposition to the Cantor-Adams version of the Violence Against Women Act reauthorization (H.R. 4970) that was introduced last week.

While local domestic violence programs helped more than 67,000 victims in just one day, unmet requests increased

Date added: February 27, 2012

An annual survey conducted by the National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) provides insight into domestic violence services in the United States. On September 15, 2011 – one 24-hour period – domestic violence victim advocates served more than 67,000 victims and answered more than 22,000 emergency hotline calls.

Domestic Violence Counts: 2011 Census Report

Date added: January 15, 2012

For the seventh consecutive year, NNEDV conducted a one-day, unduplicated count of adults and children seeking domestic violence services in the U.S. on September 15, 2011.

[CLOSED] Urge Your Senators to Co-Sponsor VAWA

Date added: November 30, 2011

November 30, 2011 - The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) is due for reauthorization. What’s most important now is to get Senators excited about VAWA and to get their support for the bill.

[CLOSED] Urge Your Senators to Oppose the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Amendment

Date added: October 18, 2011

October 18, 2011 - A dangerous firearms bill, Concealed Carry Reciprocity, will be brought for a vote in the Senate this week, possibly as early as this afternoon. This legislation would weaken some states’ concealed firearm regulations and significantly compromise the safety of domestic violence victims in communities across the nation.

[CLOSED] Call your Senators Today to Make VAWA and FVPSA Funding a Priority

Date added: June 7, 2011

June 7, 2011 - This will be a challenging budget year, and Members of Congress need to hear from their constituents that federal funding for domestic and sexual violence programs saves lives in their communities.

Join us for… Chefs Take a Stand 2011

Date added: May 17, 2011

The National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) is partnering with some of the best women chefs and mixologists in the nation’s capital to host the summer’s hottest soiree. Break out your stiletto, kitten, or wedge heels and join us at the Georgetown Waterfront for… Wednesday, June 22, 2011, 6-8 p.m. Sequoia, 3000 K Street, […]

[CLOSED] Call your Representatives to make VAWA and FVPSA funding a priority

Date added: May 11, 2011

May 11, 2011 - With FY ‘11 successfully behind us, it’s time to turn our attention to FY 2012. This will be a challenging budget year and Members of Congress need to hear from their constituents that federal funding for domestic and sexual violence programs saves lives in their communities!

[CLOSED] Preserve Funding for Lifesaving Victim Services

Date added: February 7, 2011

February 7, 2011 - Congress has been operating on a short-term Continuing Resolution (CR), which funds all federal programs at last year’s funding levels. The CR will expire in March, so the House of Representatives is now working on proposed funding levels for all programs through the end of this fiscal year. Congress needs to hear that domestic violence and sexual assault programs are important to their constituents!

New Survey Presents Snapshot of U.S. Domestic Violence Services

Date added: January 27, 2011

A new survey conducted by NNEDV reveals telling information about domestic violence services in the U.S.