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If you are new to the Action Alliance or just want a refresher of all of your membership benefits and insight into the Action Alliance, please join us! Here at the Action Alliance, we are here to help you so join us to find out how we can help you and your organization.
Are you a leader that went through the UPLC cohorts? This is a space where you can go deeper with the lessons from UPLC, share what has worked and what has not, come up with solutions to challenges, and just be in community trying to navigate these interesting times. Please see the below dates. For … ›
Over the past two+ years, we have all navigated significant innumerable challenges and crises. As advocates, preventionists, and other front-line specialists working in sexual and domestic violence agencies, that has meant responding to the needs of survivors in addition to caring for ourselves, our families, and our communities. We invite you to reconnect with advocates across Virginia through the practice of storytelling, an invitation to enter a space of curiosity and wisdom.
So welcome to the circle - everything is welcome, everything is medicine.
How do we know our services are making an impact? Join the Action Alliance for a facilitated discussion on the outcomes of advocacy services, Documenting Our Work (DOW) and other tools, and how evaluation can help us stay grounded in our values. ACCESSIBILITY INFO: Our events are in spoken and written English. While we recommend … ›
This invitation is open to advocates, preventionists, and other partners serving survivors and/or supporting community education on healthy relationships. Our time together will be spent learning from each other and from speakers, discussion on statewide issues, resources, etc. The following sessions will be virtual from 10:00 - 12:00pm : March 2 (Valley Region), September 14 … ›
Join us to hear from others regarding all things outreach, community engagement, and get ideas from other agencies to take back and put in practice at your agency. For this Outreach Otters, we will be discussing Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Also, please put our additional dates on your calendar! June 1, 2023 September 7, 2023 … ›
Since its inception in 1996, VAdata has been an invaluable tool for Virginia advocates tracking services to survivors and their experiences of violence. This training is for staff who are new VAdata users or people who need a refresher on certain features of the system. Join us for a virtual walk-through of the system, where … ›
Join the Justice Projects Team for open hours to discuss and learn about topics ranging from confidentiality to firearms laws to reproductive freedom for survivors and everything in between. This will be a semi-structured learning space combining traditional training with open conversation, peer learning, and program sharing. Bring your expertise and your curiosity! This space … ›
Between the pandemic, climate catastrophes, tensions about human rights, and high costs for basic needs, survivors’ service needs feel more complex than ever. Join the Action Alliance and Tori Wynecoop, Training and Technical Assistance Manager at the National Center on Domestic Violence Trauma and Mental Health (NCDVTMH), for three virtual trainings about collaborative and flexible … ›
Working with Immigrant Survivors Domestic violence is a serious, pervasive, and complex issue that affects people from all walks of life. Immigrant survivors of domestic violence face unique challenges and barriers that require specialized knowledge and attention. Susheela Varky, Esq. Director of the Center for Family Advocacy and Legal Assistance for Victim Immigrants of Domestic Abuse … ›
Virginia Sexual & Domestic Violence Agencies
