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NCALL’s National Resource Directory of Programs and Organizations |
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AARP
AARP is a membership organization providing a variety of services and benefits to persons over 50.
www.aarp.org
Administration on Aging
The Administration on Aging (AoA) website is designed to provide a comprehensive overview of a wide variety of topics, programs and services related to aging. Whether you are an older individual, a caregiver, a community service provider, a researcher, or a student, you will find valuable information provided in a user-friendly way.
www.aoa.gov
Eldercare Locator
The Eldercare Locator is a nationwide service to assist individuals to find local services for seniors.
www.eldercare.gov
American Society on Aging (ASA)
The ASA is a nonprofit organization committed to enhancing the knowledge and skills of those working with older adults and their families. The website contains publications and resources, educational programs and diversity initiatives, as well as access to the largest network of professionals in the field of aging.
www.asaging.org
Asian & Pacific Islander Institute on DV
The Asian & Pacific Islander Institute on Domestic Violence is a national network of advocates; community members; professionals from health, mental health, law, education, and social services; survivors; scholars; researchers; and activists from public policy, community organizations, youth programs, immigrants' rights networks, communities of color, women's groups, lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender communities, and other social justice organizations. We serve as a forum for, and clearinghouse on information, research, resources and critical issues about violence against women in Asian and Pacific Islander communities.
www.apiahf.org/apidvinstitute/default.asp
American Bar Association Commission on Law and Aging (ABA)
The ABA manages the national elder abuse list serve and participates in a variety of projects related to elder abuse and family violence in later life.
www.abanet.org/aging
Austin SafePlace
SafePlace is a domestic violence and sexual assault program that operates Disability Services ASAP (A Safety Awareness Program). They have extensive programs and publications on providing services for people with disabilities who have been abused.
www.austin-safeplace.org
Battered Women's Justice Project
The Battered Women's Justice Project (BWJP) is a collaborative effort of three nationally respected organizations that have pioneered innovative civil and criminal justice responses to domestic violence.
www.bwjp.org
CALCASA
The California Coalition Against Sexual Assault (CALCASA) is a statewide coalition of rape crisis centers and prevention programs founded in 1980. CALCASA provides leadership, vision and resources to rape crisis centers, individuals and other entities committed to ending sexual violence. CALCASA is collaborating with WCADV/NCALL and the National Association of Adult Protective Services Administrators (NAAPSA) to develop materials and protocols and provide training and technical assistance for state and local domestic violence and sexual assault programs and coalitions, elder abuse, aging and adult protective services systems regarding domestic violence and sexual assault in later life and against people with disabilities.
www.calcasa.org
Canadian Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse
Focuses on raising awareness, sharing information and stimulating research.
www.cnpea.ca
Faith Trust Institute, formerly the Center for the Prevention of Sexual and Domestic Violence
The Center is an inter-religious educational resource addressing issues of sexual and domestic violence.
www.faithtrustinstitute.org
Family Violence Prevention Fund (FVPF)
National organization addressing domestic abuse issues relating to health, immigration, LGBT, and others.
www.endabuse.org
Generations
This is the website for the American Society on Aging's quarterly journal. Generations offers diverse perspectives on a single topic related to aging, providing in-depth coverage of practice, policy, research and theory. Each issue is a key reference with an extended shelf life. Many organizations circulate Generations widely to staff, volunteers, students and clients.
www.generationsjournal.org
Institute on Domestic Violence in the African American Community
The Institute on Domestic Violence in the African American Community is focused on setting an agenda to reduce/eliminate domestic violence in the African American community. This site contains information on Institute training and access to their newsletter, as well as a variety of information.
www.dvinstitute.org/
Mending the Sacred Hoop-Technical Assistance Project
MSH-TA is a Native American program that works toward the elimination of violence in the lives of women and their children by providing training and technical assistance to Alaskan Native and Tribal Nations.
www.msh-ta.org
Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse
The Minnesota Center Against Violence & Abuse Electronic Clearinghouse provides a quick and user friendly access point to the extensive electronic resources on the topic of violence and abuse available online.
www.mincava.umn.edu
National Disability Rights Network
The National Disability Rights Network is an association which represents federally mandated programs that protect the rights of persons with disabilities.
www.napas.org
National Center for Victims of Crime
The National Center for Victims of Crime is recognized as the nation's leading advocate for crime victims. The mission of the National Center for Victims of Crime is to forge a national commitment to help victims of crime rebuild their lives.
www.ncvc.org
National Association of Adult Protective Services Administrators (NAPSA)
This site contains many resources to help you find assistance, publications, data, information, and answers about elder abuse.
http://www.apsnetwork.org/
National Coalition Against DV (NCADV)
NCADV's work includes coalition building at the local, state, regional and national levels; support for the provision of community-based, non-violent alternatives for battered women and their children; public education and technical assistance; policy development and innovative legislation; focus on the leadership of NCADV's caucuses and task forces developed to represent the concerns of organizationally under represented groups; and efforts to eradicate social conditions which contribute to violence against women and children.
www.ncadv.org
National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA)
This site contains many resources to help you find assistance, publications, data, information, and answers about elder abuse.
www.ncea.aoa.gov
National Center on Elder Abuse Listserve
The elder abuse listserve provides professionals working in fields related to elder abuse with a free forum for raising questions, discussing issues, and sharing information and best practices. The goal of the listserve is to enhance (a) efforts to prevent elder abuse, (b) the delivery of adult protective services and (c) the response of the justice system to victims of elder abuse. Click here to join.
National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (NCPEA)
The National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (NCPEA) is an association of researchers, practitioners, educators, and advocates dedicated to protecting the safety, security, and dignity of America's most vulnerable citizens.
www.preventelderabuse.org
National Latino Alliance for the Elimination of DV-Alianza
The National Latino Alliance for the Elimination of Domestic Violence (Alianza) is a group of nationally recognized Latina and Latino advocates, community activists, practitioners, researchers, and survivors of domestic violence working together to promote understanding, sustain dialogue, and generate solutions to move toward the elimination of domestic violence affecting Latino communities, with an understanding of the sacredness of all relations and communities.
www.dvalianza.org
National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs
The National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP) is a coalition of over 20 lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender victim advocacy and documentation programs located throughout the United States.
www.ncavp.org
National Domestic Violence Hotline
NDVH provides a 24 hour hotline for victims of domestic abuse from throughout the country.
www.ndvh.org
National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV)
The National Network to End Domestic Violence is a membership and advocacy organization of state domestic violence coalitions, allied organizations and supportive individuals.
www.nnedv.org
National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRC)
NRC is the only federally-funded National Resource Center on Domestic Violence and is a partner in the Battered Women's Justice Project, the first national special issue resource center on civil and criminal justice for women who are being abused.
www.pcadv.org
National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC)
The National Sexual Violence Resource Center serves as a central clearinghouse for resources and information on sexual assault. They provide information, help and support and work to influence public awareness, policy, practice and new research.
www.nsvrc.org
National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence
The National Training Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence designs, provides, and customizes training and consultation; influences policy; promotes collaboration; and enhances diversity with the goal of ending domestic and sexual violence.
www.ncdsv.org
Office on Violence Against Women
Since its inception in 1995, the Violence Against Women Office, now the Office on Violence Against Women (the Office) has handled the Department's legal and policy issues regarding violence against women, coordinated Departmental efforts, provided national and international leadership, received international visitors interested in learning about the federal government's role in addressing violence against women, and responded to requests for information regarding violence against women. The Office works closely with other components of OJP, the Office of Legal Policy, the Office of Legislative Affairs, the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, the Immigration and Naturalization Office, the Executive Office for United States Attorneys, U.S. Attorneys' Offices, and state, tribal and local jurisdictions to implement the mandates of the Violence Against Women Act and subsequent legislation.
www.usdoj.gov/ovw/
VAWnet
VAWnet Library is an online resource for advocates working to end domestic violence, sexual assault, and other violence in the lives of women and their children.
www.vawnet.org
Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault (WCASA)
WCASA promotes the social change needed to end sexual violence in Wisconsin. Their mission is to support a statewide network of concerned individuals and organizations as they work toward this goal. WCASA was formed as a statewide coalition in 1985 and currently has over 170 individual, affiliate and sexual assault service provider members.
www.wcasa.org