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The Lake County Children's Advocacy Center is committed to providing a safe environment for child victims of abuse. The goal of the center is to investigate and help successfully prosecute offenders of child abuse without causing further trauma to the child victim. The LCCAC is dedicated to approaching victims of child abuse in a sensitive, respectful manner.

Working to end domestic violence through crisis intervention, ongoing supportive services, systems change advocacy and prevention and education.

The mission of the YWCA Evanston/North Shore is to empower women and eliminate racism.  We accomplish our mission by creating opportunities and providing resources needed for women and girls to reach their fullest potential; promoting violence-free homes, schools, families and communities; and fostering racial, gender and economic equity and justice.

Golden House provides safety and support for victims of domestic violence while leading community efforts to end domestic abuse. Golden House is a secure place where victims of domestic abuse find compassionate, knowledgeable advocates offering confidential, individualized help. Golden House is a comprehensive domestic violence agency that serves individuals and families of ALL ages, genders, races, sexual orientation, and gender expression, with counseling, temporary shelter, 24-Hour help, legal assistance (restraining and harassment order filing assistance), support groups, housing options, prevention education and more.

The mission of the conflict center is to reduce levels of physical, verbal and emotional violence, teaching practical, nonviolent methods for dealing with conflict and anger. Founded in colorado in 1987, the organization works with individuals and groups in a variety of settings, involving them in exercises that teach communication skills, consequences, negotiation, values clarification, win-win outcomes, and problem-solving skills. Our three major program areas are school programs, organizations (including business, neighborhoods, congregations, and families), and youth at risk. We teach conflict management, anger management, and parenting. We apply three processes for individuals and groups in conflict: facilitation, mediation, and negotiation. We provide services based on a sliding fee scale and are committed to providing 50% of services to people in poverty.

Quest4Recovery, is a non-profit organization started by 3 friends who want to make a difference. Our goal and mission? To raise funds that support the recovery of children and reunite families.

Since 1971. To empower women to attain safety, equality and justice, and build independent and self - sustaining lives for themselves and their child - ren and to pioneer collaborations with community partners to create an intolerance of gender - based violence, substance abuse and poverty

MISSION: To transform childhood trauma to resilience through the arts.VISION: Every child who has experienced trauma has access to resilience-building arts programs.

Leading women to discover hope, pursue healing and live in wholeness through Counseling, Coaching and Groups.

CASA of Williamson County’s mission is to provide trained, court-appointed volunteers to advocate in the best interest of abused and neglected children on their journey to a safe, permanent home.

TO SERVE DEAF, HARD OF HEARING AND DEAF-BLIND RESIDENTS OF THE METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON DC AREA WHO ARE VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OR SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND TO SERVE THEIR FAMILIES.

THE ASSOCIATION FOR WHOLISTIC MATERNAL AND NEWBORN HEALTH Los Angeles, CA http://wholisticmaternalnewbornhealth.org To increase access, awareness and availability of MotherBaby-Friendly Maternity Care. We are also committed to social justice in birth. Our Work The Association of Wholistic Maternal and Newborn Health focuses on the intersection of public health and midwifery to address healthcare disparities and to engender a more equitable maternity care system for all women and infants. Our focus areas are: * Education for Birth Preparation and Cultural Change. * Advocacy for Maternal-Infant Health Care Policy Reform. * Expanding Access to MotherBaby-Friendly Maternity Care. *Working for Social Justice in Maternal and Infant Health Care.