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Wednesday, December 14, 2022

Action Alert: Contact Your Members of Congress about FVPSA's Reauthorization on December 15!

The Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA) is an essential piece of legislation that survivors rely on for safety and services. The House passed a bill to reauthorize and strengthen FVPSA last October. The Senate reauthorization bill, S.1275, introduced by Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) and Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), passed out of Committee in July of 2021 - more than a year ago!  FVPSA provides core funding to more than 1,500 domestic violence shelters and programs, supports... Read More
Posted by Lynn Brewer-Muse at Wednesday, December 14, 2022
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Monday, November 14, 2022

ACTION ALERT: Contact Your Senators This Week about FVPSA!

The Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA) is an essential piece of legislation that survivors rely on for safety and services. The House passed a bill to reauthorize and strengthen FVPSA last October. The Senate reauthorization bill, S.1275, introduced by Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) and Senator Lisa Murkowski (D-AK), passed out of Committee in July of 2021 - more than a year ago! FVPSA provides core funding to more than 1,500 domestic violence shelters and programs, supports over ... Read More
Posted by Lynn Brewer-Muse at Monday, November 14, 2022
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Wednesday, October 27, 2021

NCADV Applauds House Passage of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act of 2021

The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence applauds the House of Representatives for passing H.R.2119, the Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act of 2021. H.R.2119, introduced by Representatives McBath, Young, Moore, and Katko, is a bipartisan, bicameral bill that reauthorizes the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA), which has been unauthorized since 2015. H.R.2119 increases the funding authorization, to ensure more programs are able to receive FVPSA fun... Read More
Posted by Lynn Brewer-Muse at Wednesday, October 27, 2021
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Friday, September 24, 2021

ACTION ALERT: Contact Your Representative and Tell Them to Vote YES on Reauthorize and Strengthen FVPSA

The Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA) is one of the three pillars of the Federal response to domestic violence. It provides core funding for more than 1,500 domestic violence programs nationwide and supports more than 240 tribes and tribal organizations as well funding state domestic violence coalitions and funding a network of training and technical assistance resource centers. It also funds the National Domestic Violence Hotline and the StrongHearts Native Helpline. FVPSA ... Read More
Posted by Lynn Brewer-Muse at Friday, September 24, 2021
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Friday, July 26, 2019

NCADV Applauds Senators for Introducing the Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act of 2019

The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV) applauds Senators Robert Casey (D-PA) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) for introducing S.2259, the Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act of 2019. The Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA) is one of the three pillars of the federal government’s response to domestic violence. It provides critical core funding to domestic violence shelters and programs; it keeps the lights on and the doors open. FVPSA also fu... Read More
Posted by Lynn Brewer-Muse at Friday, July 26, 2019
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