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Our Mission
The
Colorado Coalition Against Domestic Violence (CCADV) is dedicated
to the elimination
of domestic violence in all of its forms. We recognize that this
requires a fundamental change in society's views of gender
and gender roles. Through community
education, networking and the empowerment of battered women and children,
CCADV serves as a forum for social action and the development of
services for battered women and their families by bringing its membership
and
the community together. CCADV is a diverse network of rural and urban
advocates who work together through the coalition to coordinate services,
exchange information and work on issues of common concern, thereby
providing a unified, statewide environment that will nurture members' local,
community-based efforts to stop domestic violence.
Philosophy
Our programs support,
involve and include domestic violence victims and survivors of all
racial, social, ethnic, religious, and economic
groups, ages, sexual orientations and gender identities, and women with
disabilities.
We oppose the use of violence as a means of control.
We support equality in relationships and the concept of helping women
assume power over their own lives.
We strive toward becoming independent, community based groups in which
women are major policy and program decision-makers.
We must work toward ending racism, homophobia, anti-Semitism, classism,
and oppression of all traditionally silenced groups within the domestic
violence movement. These oppressions are perpetuated by the same systems
that profit by violence against women and children and cannot be separated
from the overall mission of the Coalition, for the oppression of one
woman is the oppression of all women.
We recognize and support efforts of other agencies and individuals in
addressing all issues that help to eliminate oppression and societal
support of violence.
What We Do
MEMBERSHIP SERVICES
Three Statewide Membership
Meetings/Trainings each year held in
different regions of the state
Room, board, travel and registration
scholarships to CCADV events and
trainings
Technical assistance
Specialized site visits, providing customized
training and TA for staff and board
Opportunity for networking and
support through CCADV
membership listserv, regional meetings, regular updates and
correspondence
Support for involvement of rural
advocates with
travel reimbursement, access to teleconferencing, meetings and
trainings in all geographic regions and increased use of
technology for communication and networking
Scholarships for advocates to attend national
conferences and trainings
Funding to support projects,
trainings, and work of CCADV committees
PUBLIC OUTREACH AND EDUCATION
Development and distribution of education
and referral resources in English and Spanish
Free workshops and trainings to community
members
Distribution of quarterly newsletter
Collaborations and partnerships with community-based
programs and projects
ADVOCACY
Acting as a strong statewide voice for
legislation that improves
safety and options for victims of domestic violence
Safety and Accountability Audits which focus on systems change to
increase safety for victims and community accountability for
offenders
Systems advocacy to improve institutional response to domestic
violence
Involvement in taskforces, committees and
boards to bring the voice of victims/survivors of
domestic violence
TRAINING
National trainers and facilitators at
CCADV events
Leadership Institutes for People of Color
Annual Statewide Conference
CHILDREN AND YOUTH PROGRAM
Provide technical assistance and capacity
building concerning children and youth exposed to
domestic violence
Conduct national research
Create partnerships with community youth
groups and individuals
to effectively bring those underrepresented voices into the
coalition
Involvement with community and system
groups that address
children/youth issues
Advocate for the development of appropriate
responses to children who are exposed to domestic
violence
CCADV COMMITTEES
CCADV has a number of standing committees and task forces that support
the systems advocacy work of our staff members and that work to assist
domestic abuse programs to provide quality programming and services. To
learn more about CCADV committees click here.
