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House Passage of Build Back Better Act a Major Step in Making Families, Communities Safer and Healthier, Supporting Survivors of Violence and Abuse – Now Senate Must Pass Bill as Well

November 19, 2021 Statement of Esta Soler, President and Founder, Futures Without Violence Contact: Lisa Lederer, 202/421-5825 House Passage of Build Back Better Act a Major Step in Making Families, Communities Safer and Healthier, Supporting Survivors of Violence and Abuse – Now Senate Must Pass Bill as Well “Today’s passage of the Build Back Better …

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Thirty Years After the FMLA, Lawmakers Must Guarantee Paid Leave for People Facing Violence, Ms. Magazine, February 3, 2023

Thirty Years After the FMLA, Lawmakers Must Guarantee Paid Leave for People Facing Violence February 3, 2023 /// By KIERSTEN STEWART and JENNIFER BECKER /// Ms. Magazine When President Clinton made the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) the first bill he signed into law 30 years ago this week, it was a transformative moment—the first time …

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The Child Tax Credit

The expanded Child Tax Credit (CTC) included in the American Rescue plan has already had a dramatic impact in reducing child poverty in the United States. The CTC has also quickly become a means for mothers who are victims of domestic violence or at risk of losing their children to the child welfare system to …

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Proposed Enforcement Guidance

FUTURES partners to submit comments on proposed enforcement guidance on harassment in the workplace. In partnership with Legal Momentum and Legal Aid at Work, FUTURES prepared a template comment for the community to use to send their own comments un urging the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to include examples of gender-based violence that survivors harassed …

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WIOA – Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act

The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) was implemented to help job seekers access job training and education, gain high-quality employment, and receive critical tools and services in order to succeed in the labor market. WIOA has a specific focus of assisting those with increased barriers to employment, such as people with limited work experience, criminal histories …

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Fighting for Child Care

Child Care: An Essential Service and Domestic Violence Issues Child care is one of the biggest costs for families. Affordable and quality child care is an essential service that helps families keep their kids safe, and allows parents to pursue education and employment opportunities. Child care can also be an essential service for survivors …

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Emergency Response to COVID-19

Guidance and Recommendations to Address System Weaknesses: The COVID-19 pandemic impacted a lot of Americans, exposing vulnerabilities in our school, health, mental health, employment systems, among others. Many families have since struggled in the face of loss of loved ones, loss of economic stability, and for some, prolonged exposure to an abusive partner or to …

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Working Wednesdays – Economic Justice is Survivor Justice

Working Wednesdays Topics Introduction Throughout history, September has been a significant month for the labor movement in the United States. In celebration of Labor Day, a federal holiday honoring the work and contribution of American workers, we wanted to take this month to highlight some of the economic barriers faced by survivors, organizations working to …

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The Principles of Safety Planning for the Workplace

October 5, 2022Principles of Safety Planning for the Workplace Olivia Storz DVAM: The Principles of Safety Planning for the Workplace In the United States, over the course of their lifetime, 38.9 million women and 19.1 million men will be stalked, and 43.6 million women and 37.3 million men will experience intimate partner violence. These forms of …

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Policy Brief – How the Family Security Act 2.0 Misses the Mark

Read the brief Policy Brief – Missing the Mark: How the Family Security Act 2.0 Could Cause More Harm than Good for Domestic Violence Survivors Following the expiration of the expanded Child Tax Credit that was included in the American Rescue Plan, U.S. Senators Mitt Romney (R- UT), Richard Burr (R-NC), and Steve Daines (RMT) …

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