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Learn more about a specific project or search across a specific category. RALIANCE has created this online, searchable platform to uplift the lessons learned and bold ideas our grantees have put into action. Use the more than one search option to examine how projects are making an impact in different ways.
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Refugee/Immigrant Advocacy and Support
The Center for Hope and Healing, Inc. Visit Website R1 2016-2017 ($50,000)Read MoreThe Center for Hope and Healing, Inc. in Lowell, MA enhanced community-based education and advocacy efforts and services for refugee, immigrants and other people of color impacted by sexual...
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Circles of Safety for Foster Care Programs
Stop It Now! Visit Website R1 2016-2017 ($49,979)Read MoreStop It Now!, a national child sexual abuse prevention program in Massachusetts, expanded Circles of Safety, a promising training model to improve the knowledge and confidence of foster care...
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Enhancing PREA Project
South Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault (SCCADVASA) Visit Website R1 2016-2017 ($8,610)Read MoreSouth Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault in Columbia, SC enhanced their existing PREA (Prison Rape Elimination Act) program to improve services for incarcerated...
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The Life Healing Project
San Francisco Women Against Rape Visit Website R1 2016-2017 ($50,000)Read MoreSan Francisco Women Against Rape in San Francisco, CA, in conjunction with the Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project, expanded the Life Healing Project which uses popular education and the art...
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Reaching Latinxs Survivors of Sexual Assault in Reading, PA: Los Retratos de mi Voz
Safe Berks Visit Website R1 2016-2017 ($34,631)Read MoreSafe Berks in Reading, PA enhanced its capacity to provide linguistically and culturally appropriate resources to Latinxs community members through a community survey of Latinxs women’s experience...
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Strategies for College Respondents
Pittsburgh Action Against Rape (PAAR) Visit Website R1 2016-2017 ($30,000)Read MorePittsburgh Action Against Rape in Pittsburgh, PA examined current sanctioning practices for sexual misconduct on college campuses, reviewed best practices for sex offender treatment models, and...
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Men Who Experience Non-consensual Sex (MENS) Project
Peace Over Violence Visit Website R1 2016-2017 ($40,000)Read MorePeace Over Violence, a sexual and domestic violence prevention center headquartered in Los Angeles, CA, advanced the Men who Experience Non-consensual Sex (MENS) project to improve response...
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Child Sexual Abuse Innovations Program
NEWS, Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Victim Services Visit Website R1 2016-2017 ($50,000)Read MoreNEWS, Domestic Violence and Sexual Abuse Services in Napa, CA partnered with On The Move to create the Childhood Sexual Abuse Innovations Project. The project was a year-long, survivor-driven...
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MAKE YOUR MOVE: Bar Workshop and Consent Social Marketing Campaign
Montana Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence Visit Website R1 2016-2017 ($49,739)Read MoreMontana Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence in Helena, MT partnered with MAKE YOUR MOVE | End Sexual Violence to develop resources on promoting healthy sexual behavior that fosters...
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Young Advocate Institute South
Mississippi Coalition Against Sexual Assault Visit Website R1 2016-2017 ($50,000)Read MoreMississippi Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MSCASA) in Jackson, MS coordinated a Young Advocate Institute South for 50-75 African-American youth in the state to attend social justice camp as...
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Native Survivor Support Project
Minnesota Indian Women's Resource Center Visit Website R1 2016-2017 ($49,207)Read MoreMinnesota Indian Women’s Resource Center in Minneapolis, MN created a series of Survivor Support Project activities to contribute to greater understanding of the Native sexual violence survivor...
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Children with Sexual Behavior Problems
Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault Visit Website R1 2016-2017 ($45,249)Read MoreMinnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MNCASA) in St. Paul, MN assessed systems, policies and practices for identifying, responding and providing effective services to children with sexual...
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IMPACT (Athletics. Equality. Change.)
Men As Peacemakers Visit Website R1 2016-2017 ($50,000)Read MoreMen As Peacemakers in Duluth, MN expanded its IMPACT Program (Athletics. Equality. Change.). They published an IMPACT Implementation Manual to assist decision-makers in effectively incorporating...
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Help Wanted: Designing a Prevention Intervention for Adolescents Who Are Sexually Attracted to Children
Johns Hopkins School of Public Health Visit Website R1 2016-2017 ($50,000)Read MoreThe Moore Center for the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health developed the Help Wanted Prevention Intervention, an online tool for adolescents and...
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Law Enforcement Guide to Addressing Sexual Violence in the LGBTQ+ Community
International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Visit Website R1 2016-2017 ($50,000)Read MoreThe International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) created a resource to enhance law enforcement’s understanding of and response to sexual violence in LGBTQ+ communities. The considerations...
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Sexual Violence Prevention Project
Guam Coalition Against Sexual Assault and Family Violence Visit Website R1 2016-2017 ($39,658 )Read MoreGuam Coalition Against Sexual Assault & Family Violence in Hagatna, Guam expanded mandated comprehensive age-appropriate sexual abuse prevention curriculum into private school settings....
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All-Gender Inclusive Support
FORGE, Inc. Visit Website R1 2016-2017 ($49,911 )Read MoreFORGE in Milwaukee, IL developed and disseminated resources on providing gender-inclusive support groups for diverse sexual assault survivors, specifically integrating male, transgender, and...
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Promotoras
East Los Angeles Women's Center Visit Website R1 2016-2017 ($50,000)Read MoreEast Los Angeles Women’s Center in Los Angeles, CA expanded the community’s capacity to provide culturally and linguistically specific services for immigrant Latinas by training and empowering...
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Orienting the Immigrant/Refugee Community to Western Norms Regarding Sexual Violence
Crime Victim Center of Erie County, Inc. Visit Website R1 2016-2017 ($34,547)Read MoreCrime Victim Center of Erie County, Inc. in Erie, PA created a series of free multi-lingual videos to orient refugees and immigrants in the U.S. on the topics of sexual assault, child sexual abuse...
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Safe Bar Collective
Collective Action for Safe Spaces Visit Website R1 2016-2017 ($20,000)Read MoreThe Safe Bar Collective, a project of Collective Action for Safe Spaces (CASS) in Washington, DC, uses training, safety messages, and advocacy for equitable hiring practices to equip bar and...
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Product Definitions
Artwork
Original design by project participants such as film, photography display, narrative piece, etc
Curriculum
Includes materials for train the trainers or other training element. This may include illustrative artwork to be used within curriculums or in conjunction with trainings.
Language access
Resources in languages other than English
Presentation
PowerPoints or recorded webinar
PSA/Promotional video
A video creating public awareness about an organization’s expertise, resources or a program
Research
Reports including literature reviews, IRBs, white papers, and guidelines
Resource
Includes hard-copy printable brochures, flyers or other short resource information such as one-pagers or handouts, fact sheets, posters or items seen in a ‘toolkit’ such as templates.
Strategy Definitions
Strengthen Policies
This includes policies within organizations that address the organizational culture and practices to prevent SV/DV by both reducing risks and uplifting protective factors. It may also include strengthening policies within organizations, suggesting changes to public policy, offering public policy recommendations.
Enhance Partnerships
Formal or information partnerships to collaborate to align messages, activism, education, and policies and practices as a means to raise community awareness and strengthen the collective impact of SV/DV prevention. Through partnerships, develop a ‘coordinated community response’ that engages multi-layered action, cooperation, and solidarity around a shared goal or purpose. This may include coordinating and enhancing existing partnerships.
Learning Circles
Also called Communities of Practice, engaging in collective learning through convening or joining meetings, committees, conferences, etc. at national, state or regional, or local levels, and explore shared resources (ex. money, programming, messaging) and strategies to leverage SV/DV prevention efforts.
Build Champions
Intentional support and development of individuals and leaders in the community who model and advocate for SV/DV prevention.
Provide Resources
Providing materials (ex. handouts, posters), services (ex. academic advisors, hotline numbers), financial support (ex. money set aside for SV/DV prevention work), time (ex. setting specific times throughout the year to directly talk about SV/DV and how to prevent it), or other assets (ex. connect to other community SV/DV prevention efforts) that address and prevent SV/DV.
Educate & Train
Formal educational programs and trainings (e.g., webinars, keynote speeches, in person trainings) and informal education (ex. team meetings, off the field mentoring) that focus on two components: 1) responding to SV/DV and 2) prevention SV/DV.
Measure Impact
Formal evaluation (ex. surveys) of the outcomes of SV/DV prevention strategies (policies, resources, programs) to provide data that shows evidence of change. This also includes informal evaluation (ex. participant feedback, focus groups) of the outcomes of SV/DV prevention strategies.
Raise Awareness
Specific planned campaigns, pledges, print/posters or multi-media, and social media share graphics that aim to raise awareness about SV/DV and/or how to prevent it in order to mobilize for a purpose/action; may also include engaging national/state media platforms effectively to increase awareness/empower a wider-audience to action.
