Entries by CAWS

CAWS North Dakota Empowers Survivors of Domestic Violence Through Allstate Foundation Grant

August 14, 2024 in , , /by

BISMARCK, ND—In July 2023, CAWS North Dakota announced the reception of a $36,000 grant from the Allstate Foundation aimed at supporting survivors of domestic violence and providing economic empowerment opportunities.  Over the past year, CAWS North Dakota used funds from the Allstate Foundation grant to significantly impact the lives of 24 victims of domestic violence, […]

Sharron Brady retires after 37 years with Kedish House

June 25, 2024 in , /by

Sharron Brady once had to find a safe house for horses. As the Project Director of Kedish House in Ellendale, part of her job was to help safe house victims of domestic violence. And oftentimes, as many domestic violence victim advocates will tell you, pets are also abused in homes where there is domestic violence.  […]

Report: Many Voices ND, A Needs Assessment on North Dakota’s Response to Domestic Violence

December 7, 2023 in /by

From January to September 2023, Global Rights for Women conducted a needs assessment on North Dakota’s response to domestic violence on behalf of CAWS North Dakota. Under the guidance of CAWS ND and the project Planning Committee, Global Rights for Women interviewed survivors and advocates to identify survivors’ needs and assess systems’ responses.  In total, […]

Career Opportunities: Rape & Abuse Crisis Center

July 4, 2020 in /by

View online job listings here. The Rape and Abuse Crisis Center provides crisis intervention, advocacy, counseling and education to victims of domestic and sexual violence and prevention programming to the community. To enhance these essential services, RACC has the following opportunities available:  Advocacy Supervisor (Full Time)  The Advocacy Supervisor will ensure the provision of direct […]

Understanding the Root Causes of Violence

March 6, 2020 in , , /by

June 7, 2019 Programming Spotlight: Building Healthy Relationships By Hallie CohenHallie is a Violence Prevention Educator on our Building Healthy Relationships Team. The BHR team is one of the programs that the Race Against Hate benefits. My co-facilitators on the Building Healthy Relationships team talk to several hundred middle and high school students in a given year […]

Teenage Girls and Dating Violence: Why We Should Be Paying Attention

May 29, 2019 in /by

Original post: New York Times | By Maya Salam | May 21, 2019 “This is a public health issue that should be taken seriously.” — Avanti Adhia, the lead author of a new study about teen dating violence It’s no secret that intimate partner violence is a leading killer of women in the United States: More than half […]