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Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC) is dedicated to enhance and expand delivery of legal services to indigent, low-income and vulnerable immigrants through organizations that serve poor immigrants seeking family reunification, citizenship and protection from persecution and violence around the country. CLINIC provides training, technical assistance, advocacy and immigration program management support to these organizations.

Break the Cycle’s mission is to engage, educate and empower youth to build lives and communities free from domestic and dating violence. Our priorities are to educate teens and young adults about domestic violence, encourage youth activism, and advocate for systemic change to increase and protect the rights of young people. As a national authority on issues related to teen dating violence and healthy relationships, we also support others to implement effective prevention and intervention services for teens.

The Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Data Resource Center provides information on how data are collected and used in the United States. Funded by the Bureau of Justice Statistics, this Center seeks to identify the types of information currently being captured by state and local agencies. Summaries of state projects and reports are provided, as well as links to data, relevant reports, and collection forms being used to collect data.

AARP is a nonprofit membership organization dedicated to addressing the needs and interests of persons 50 and older. Through information and education, advocacy and service, they seek to enhance the quality of life for all by promoting independence, dignity and purpose.

The American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists, a resource center, provides professional publications on violence against women (intimate partner violence, sexual assault, adolescent dating violence) and materials for patient education in English and Spanish.

Founded in 1972 by the American Civil Liberties Union, the National Prison Project seeks to create constitutional conditions of confinement and strengthen prisoners’ rights through class action litigation and public education. Our policy priorities include reducing prison overcrowding, improving prisoner medical care, eliminating violence and maltreatment in prisons and jails, and minimizing the reliance on incarceration as a criminal justice sanction. The Project also publishes a semi-annual Journal, coordinates a nationwide network of litigators, conducts training and public education conferences, and provides expert advice and technical assistance to local community groups and lawyers throughout the country.

The Stalking Resource Center is an initiative of the National Center for Victims of Crime, with initial funding from the Violence Against Women Office of the U.S. Department of Justice. Its primary purpose is to provide resources, training and technical assistance to victim service providers and criminal justice professionals in an effort to promote a shared, national understanding of stalking and to support locally coordinated, multidisciplinary anti-stalking approaches and responses.  

The National Alliance to End Sexual Violence, which began in September of 1995, is an organization that focuses on public policy and public education to end sexual violence. The Alliance is committed to advocating on behalf of sexual assault victims, and to supporting advocates and service providers working in the anti-sexual violence movement at the local, state and national levels. Most importantly, the NAESV advocates on behalf of the victims/survivors- women, children and men- who have needlessly suffered the serious trauma of sexual violence and envisions a world free from sexual violence.

Rooted in community, based in strength, and grounded in respect, MCSR prevents violence through transformational programs and services for youth and adults that promote healthy masculinity and empowered womanhood.