Issues & Advocacy Archives - Futures Without Violence

Children & Youth, Children and Families

Primary prevention is an important part of a continuum of support for children and young people because it provides upstream support that builds protective factors and mitigates risk factors before a crisis can occur. We joined Committee for Children in the All Kids Safe and Well national campaign! Our goal is to advance access to programs and services that build young people’s essential life skills as part of primary prevention and wellness promotion in a full continuum of support.

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Working Wednesdays – Economic Justice is Survivor Justice

Children and Families, Domestic Violence, Economic Opportunity

This past Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM), we honored and centered survivors in the workplace, and explored why economic justice is survivor justice. Economic Justice is evergreen, so check out this page to learn how to create a safer workplace for everyone including survivors beyond DVAM.

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Emergency Response to COVID-19

Children & Youth, Children and Families, Domestic Violence, Economic Opportunity, Emergency Response

The events of 2020 have brought pain and hardship to almost everyone living in the United States.

By addressing the systemic and social inequalities that contribute to unequal health outcomes — such as racism, homophobia and transphobia, poverty, immigration status, and sexism, the COVID-19 response can be truly transformational for families in the margins and people experiencing adversity.

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Fighting for Child Care

Children & Youth, Children and Families, Domestic Violence, Economic Opportunity

Child Care is essential service and a domestic violence issue.

Child care is one of the biggest costs for families. Affordable and quality child care is an essential service that helps families keep their kids safe, and allows parents to pursue education and employment opportunities.

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The Child Tax Credit

Children and Families, Economic Opportunity

The expanded Child Tax Credit (CTC) included in the American Rescue plan has already had a dramatic impact in reducing child poverty in the United States. The CTC has also quickly become a means for mothers who are victims of domestic violence or at risk of losing their children to the child welfare system to find economic stability, thereby increasing the likelihood they could live independently and safely with their children.

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Asylum for Immigrant Survivors

Domestic Violence, Immigrant Survivors, Trafficking

Immigrant Survivors of Gender-based Violence Deserve Safety and Dignity
For more than two decades FUTURES has fought to ensure that immigrant victims of gender-based violence who make it to the United States can find safety and are given a fair chance to apply for asylum.

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The Accountability Dialogues

Children and Families, Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault

Domestic Violence Survivors and Policymakers Co-designing Child Welfare Practices and Policies
People of color who live the problems we aim to solve have the most important information and the most unobstructed point of view.

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