PENNSYLVANIA COALITION AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

PA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICESTHE PA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES (DHS) PROVIDES FOUNDATIONAL FUNDING FOR COMPREHENSIVE CORE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICES ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA. PCADV PASSES THROUGH 90% OF THIS FUNDING TO ITS 59 LOCAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAMS, WHICH PROVIDE DIRECT SERVICES TO NEARLY 90,000 SURVIVORS AND THEIR CHILDREN EACH YEAR. AT THE SAME TIME, PCADV USES THE ADMINISTRATIVE PORTION OF THIS FUNDING TO PROVIDE INFRASTRUCTURE, STATEWIDE EDUCATION AND RESOURCES, AND BUILD CAPACITY FOR ITS NETWORK OF LOCAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAMS.THE LOCAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAMS USE THESE FUNDS TO PROVIDE A BREADTH OF SURVIVOR-CENTERED SERVICES TO PENNSYLVANIANS EXPERIENCING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. MANY OF THESE SERVICES CAN BE LIFE-SAVING, INCLUDING 24-HOUR HOTLINES, SAFETY PLANNING, COUNSELING AND SUPPORT, ASSISTANCE NAVIGATING THE LEGAL SYSTEM AND COURT ACCOMPANIMENT, MEDICAL ACCOMPANIMENT, TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, PREVENTION, AND EMERGENCY SHELTER. PROGRAMS ALSO LEVERAGE THESE FUNDS TO PRODUCE PUBLIC EDUCATION AND AWARENESS EVENTS, PROVIDE TRAINING TO COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS AND PARTNERS, AND ENGAGE IN SYSTEMS ADVOCACY TO IMPROVE ACCESS FOR SURVIVORS AND THEIR CHILDREN.IN FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025, PCADV'S 59 LOCAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAMS SERVED 85,626 SURVIVORS; OF WHICH, 6,977 WERE CHILDREN. PROGRAM STAFF ANSWERED 82,380 HOTLINE CALLS. THE PROGRAMS COLLECTIVELY SHELTERED 7,603 SURVIVORS AND THEIR CHILDREN FOR A TOTAL OF 540,405 SHELTER NIGHTS. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING THESE DIRECT SERVICES TO SURVIVORS, THE PROGRAMS HOSTED, OVERALL, 8,007 EDUCATION AND AWARENESS ACTIVITIES WITH MORE THAN 128,062 PARTICIPANTS AND CONDUCTED 1,902 TRAININGS FOR 49,439 PARTICIPANTS. VOLUNTEERS COMMITTED 190,803 HOURS TO SUPPLEMENT THESE EFFORTS.PCADV AND ITS LOCAL PROGRAMS HELP SURVIVORS RESTORE THEIR SAFETY AND SECURITY THROUGH THE RELOCATION PROGRAM. LAST FISCAL YEAR ALONE, 1,307 ADULTS, AND BY EXTENSION, 1,584 CHILDREN, RECEIVED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE THROUGH THIS PROGRAM. A TOTAL OF $932,338 WAS INVESTED IN RELOCATION EFFORTS HELPING SURVIVORS MOVE AWAY FROM THEIR ABUSERS OR REMAIN SAFELY IN THEIR OWN HOMES AFTER AN ABUSER RELOCATED.PCADV'S 16 FUNDED CIVIL LEGAL REPRESENTATION (CLR) SITES REPRESENTED A TOTAL OF 3,365 CLIENTS HELPING THEM TO NAVIGATE THE LEGAL SYSTEM WHILE THEY SOUGHT SAFETY. THESE SITES COLLECTIVELY SECURED $50,325 IN COURT-ORDERED SUPPORT FOR SURVIVORS AND THEIR CHILDREN.PROVIDING THE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THIS WORK, PCADV STAFF SUPPORTED THE 59 LOCAL PROGRAMS BY CONDUCTING 221 TRAINING SESSIONS FOR MORE THAN 8,600 PARTICIPANTS AND RESPONDING TO 2,222 REQUESTS FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND 4,766 PROTECTION FROM ABUSE DATABASE (PFAD) REQUESTS FOR SUPPORT. PCADV SUPPORTS COMMUNITY-LEVEL SYSTEMS ADVOCACY BY FOCUSING ITS EFFORTS ON STATEWIDE SYSTEMS CHANGE. STAFF PARTICIPATED IN MORE THAN 563 COLLABORATIVE MEETINGS WITH STAKEHOLDERS AND PARTNERS. IN ADDITION, 1,087 NEW USERS REGISTERED ON THE ONLINE LEARNING CENTER WITH 22,461 COURSE COMPLETIONS.