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Building Assets for Survivors of Domestic Violence
CFED Assets Learning Conference September 2012
Office of Community Services, DHHS
• Al Fleming, Program Manager, Assets for Independence (AFI)
• Edwin Patout, AFI Resource Coordinator
Family Violence Prevention Services Administration, DHHS
• Marylouise Kelley, Director
• Shawndell Dawson, Senior Program Specialist
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Project is a Partnership
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• Expand asset-building services to DV survivors and hone strategies for how best to help them achieve greater financial strength. Project staff will work to increase the number of partnerships between DV and asset-building agencies and train both communities in the financial needs of this population, and how best to tailor asset-building services to meet those needs.
• Develop training and informational materials for those who work in domestic violence organizations, AFI and other asset-building agencies, and for survivors themselves. Papers and memos will also be developed for OCS related to what is learned about serving this unique population, and recommendations for future action.
• Raise the visibility of this initiative in both the DV and asset-building communities. Project staff will organize presentations and trainings at key domestic violence and asset building conferences.
Purpose of the Project
• Primary funding in support of emergency shelter and related assistance for victims of domestic violence and their dependents and the national DV hotline.
• FVPSA’s role in the initiative
• Partnering with OCS
• Supporting DV advocates and economic empowerment
• Developing resources for DV survivors
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Family Violence Prevention Services Administration
Statewide DV Coalitions
www.nnedv.org/resources/coalitions.html
National DV Hotline -1-800-799-SAFE (7233)
www.thehotline.org
Domestic Violence Resource Network Info
http://www.vawnet.org/links/networks.php
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Domestic Violence Resource Network
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National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV) – www.nrcdv.org and www.vawnet.org
National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center – www.niwrc.org
Asian and Pacific Islander Institute on Domestic Violence (APIIDV) – www.apiahf.org/apidvinstitute
Institute on Domestic Violence in the African American Community (IDVACC) – www.dvinstitute.org
National Latina Network for Healthy Families and Communities - Casa de Esperanza www.casadeesperanza.org
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Domestic Violence Resource Network
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• Project Director; Responsible for project oversight
• Subcontractor, National Resource Center on Domestic
Violence
• Subcontractor, Kentucky Domestic Violence Association
• Subcontractor, National Network to End Domestic Violence
• Research Analyst, assist with coordination of project tasks
and research for training materials
Cindy Gruman Anne Menard Mary O’Doherty Rene Renick Anu Samarajiva
The Team: The Lewin Group, NRCDV, NNEDV, KDVA
• Mary O’Doherty, Kentucky Domestic Violence Association
• Krista Del Gallo, Texas Council on Family Violence
• Delia Chavez, El Paso Collaborative for Community and Economic Development
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Speakers
• Economic dependence is the main reason that victims stay with or return to an abusive partner.
• Asset-building agencies offer financial education, other financial guidance, and matched savings accounts.
• Partnerships between asset-building and DV agencies can and are enabling survivors to live independently and violence-free through help with buying a house, starting a business and going to school.
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Why do Asset Building with Survivors?
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Asset Building
Gainful Employment/Supportive
Networks
Personal/Skills Development
Trauma Recovery
Basic Needs
Safety
Pathways to Cross–Generational Economic Stability
Pathway to Asset Building
• Kentucky’s statewide domestic violence coalition
• 15 member programs across the state
• Has administered three AFI grants and just received a fourth award
• Sub-grantees include member programs and community agencies that work specifically with lower-income at-risk women
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KDVA’s IDA Program
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KDVA: 15 Member Programs
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KDVA: Only DV Coalition that is an AFI Grantee
• Especially good for rural programs with limited capacity/resources
• Program can be tailored to survivors’ needs: Car IDAs, free tax-prep, micro loans
• Relationships between partners already exist
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Results to Date
• There are currently 82 individuals enrolled in KDVA’s Classic (AFI-funded) IDA Program.
• In the 7 years KDVA has operated the Classic IDA, 266 savers have made asset purchases.
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Education 121
Homes
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Small
Businesses
• KDVA wrote grant and raised match, provides financial management, sends monthly statements
• Provides financial education and program trainings and facilitates external training opportunities for advocates and other staff
• Recruits community partners for homeownership counseling and small business counseling
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KDVA’s Responsibilities
• Manages relationships with 6 banks
• Administers IDA Emergency Fund
• Provides credit reports
• Approves applications
• Facilitates purchases
• Coordinates complementary self-sufficiency programs such as Car-IDA, Microloan, VITA
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KDVA’s Responsibilities, Cont.
Most programs have an advocate who specializes in economic empowerment (at least part-time).
That advocate’s role is to:
•Recruit participants
•Provide case management
•Provide financial education classes
•Facilitate opening of bank accounts
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Member Programs’ Responsibilities
• Request credit reports
• Develop beneficial relationships with local partners (i.e.: financial planners, real estate professionals, etc.)
• Initiate asset purchases on behalf of IDA savers
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Member Programs’ Responsibilities, Cont.
“One of the best things about this program is that my girls have learned with me and will grow up knowing how to make good financial decisions.”
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Christa McMichael
• Identify a strong DV service provider in same community as the AFI grantee, preferably a DV provider that is already involved in economic empowerment issues such as assistance with job search.
• Ensure that both the DV service provider and AFI grantee have champions within their organizations to advocate for the partnership in their community.
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Texas Two Step
2002 2006 2007 2007 2001 2008
El Paso Collaborative
receives AFI grant
Survivors at Work Partnership between CAFV and Upper Rio
Grande Works begins
RAISE Texas, statewide asset building coaltion,
incorporates
Texas IDA Network founded
TCFV hosts first Economic Justice
Summit in Austin, TX
Texas Summit includes an Economic
Empowerment Panel
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Texas Community Partner Model
2009 2009 2010 2011 2008 2012
TCFV Proposal to Allstate Foundation to redirect national funds towards asset
building
(Fall)
Discussion between TCFV / El Paso Collaborative / CAFV on submitting a joint AFI grant
RAISE Texas chosen as a lead state organization, along with RAISE
Kentucky, as part of CFED’s Assets and Opportunities Initiative
(Late Summer)
City of San Antonio and Family Violence Prevention Services
enter into contract to guarantee survivors slots in the Vehicle IDA
Program
(Spring)
TCFV awarded State Discretionary CSBG grant by
the Texas Department of Housing and Urban Affairs to further support asset building
(Summer)
El Paso Collaborative / CAFV awarded AFI grant
TCFV hosts 4th Economic Justice Summit in El
Paso, Texas
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Texas Community Partner Model
Partners
• El Paso Collaborative for Community and Economic Development
• Center against Family Violence (CAFV), El Paso
How it works
• Collaborative staff trained CAFV advocates
• CAFV advocates identify and refer potential candidates / Collaborative staff presents at support groups
• Eligibility appointment at the Collaborative (applicants are screened and given program details)
• Interagency communication to trouble shoot
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Texas Community Partner Model
Participants
• Three started saving while in shelter
• Remainder began the program while receiving services from the Family Resource Center (non-residential)
• Several are participants have also received immigration legal services
• Average monthly savings between $50-$100
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Texas Community Partner Model
Making it work
• Collaborative provides upfront, comprehensive information to the survivors about what participation entails / expectations
• CAFV addresses tech safety and the importance of privacy with survivors
• CAFV offers complimentary supportive services while Collaborative offers additional resources / referrals to relevant programs
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Texas Community Partner Model
Project Impact
• Enhances Center’s mission of helping survivors mover forward
• Provides hope and a sense of accomplishment for survivors
• Agencies are have increased their connections in the community
• Bolsters cohesive, positive community values of helping those struggling
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Texas Community Partner Model
Toolkit provides step-by-step guidance on how to bring partnerships from concept to reality.
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AFI Serving Domestic Violence Survivors Toolkit
• Economic dependence is the main reason that victims stay with or return to an abusive partner.
• Asset-building agencies offer financial education, other financial guidance, and matched savings accounts.
• Partnerships between asset-building and DV agencies can and are enabling survivors to live independently and violence-free through help with buying a house, starting a business and going to school.
• Partnership models are already being tested in the field that can be adapted to your program.
• Toolkit provides step-by-step guidance on how to bring partnerships from concept to reality. 27
Development of the Toolkit
• Chapter 1: Purpose and Background Information
• Chapter 2: Information for DV Service Providers
• Asset-Building for DV Survivors (Addressing safety concerns; Working with survivors who are not IDA ready, etc.)
• Building Partnerships between AFI and DV agencies
• DV Coalition as AFI Grantee (Kentucky Domestic Violence Association)
• Community Partnerships (El Paso case example)
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Toolkit Chapters
• Chapter 3: Information for AFI Grantees
• What is Domestic Violence
• Asset-Building for DV Survivors
• Building Partnerships with DV Service Systems
• Chapter 4: Additional Resources
• Financial Education Curricula for Survivors
• Resources for DV Service Providers Interested in Becoming AFI Grantees
• Resources for AFI and DV agencies interested in partnering with each other
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Toolkit Chapters
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Finding the Toolkit
Scroll to the bottom of the page
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Discussion
Federal Partners:
Edwin Patout, OCS [email protected] (202) 401-4838
Shawndell Dawson, FVPSA [email protected] (202) 205-1476
Technical Assistance:
Cindy Gruman, The Lewin Group [email protected] 703-269-5506
Anu Samarajiva, The Lewin Group [email protected] 703-269-5563
Practitioners:
Mary O’Doherty, KDVA [email protected] (502) 209-5382
Krista Del Gallo, Texas Council on Family Violence [email protected] (512) 685-6203
Delia Chavez, El Paso Collaborative [email protected] (915) 590-1210
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Contacts
For more information about AFI:
www.idaresources.org
[email protected] 1-866-778-6037
For a list of active AFI grantees by state: http://idaresources.org/afigrantees
To find AFI grantees in your community:
http://idaresources.org/Map.
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More Information about AFI
