DVRP advocates work one-on-one with women who are in past or present abusive relationships to ensure that they are informed about their rights and the available resources.

If you would like more information or if you think you might be in an abusive relationship, please call us at 202-464-4477, Mon-Fri, 10am-6pm or contact us.

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The overall goal of the program is to increase access to resources and improve the safety of A/PI survivors of domestic violence, regardless of income level, immigration status, and English language proficiency.

The Community Outreach Program is devoted to increasing awareness about the dynamics and impact of domestic violence in Asian/Pacific Islander communities in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. Domestic violence is often misconstrued as an issue between two individuals. Domestic violence destroys individuals, families, and communities.

In order to end domestic violence, every member of the community must work together to understand and take steps to support survivors and hold abusers accountable. DVRP facilitates group dialogues to examine the reality of domestic violence and ways to respond as individuals and as a community.

Community Outreach Program activities include:

• Educational workshops, presentations, trainings;
• Film screenings;
• Community dialogues;
• Dissemination of educational materials;
• Enlisting community members as supporters and allies

DVRP offers training opportunities to service providers in order to increase culturally-appropriate services available to abused A/PI women. DVRP has worked with domestic violence agencies, social services, women’s shelters, law enforcement, A/PI community-based organizations, and other organizations.

The types of technical assistance opportunities that are available include:

• Workshops and staff trainings on cultural competency and how to work with abused A/PI women; and
• Individual case management collaborations.

If you are interested in receiving training for you and your agency, please contact us.

From June 2000 to September 2001, DVRP conducted a detailed needs assessment of abused Asian women in Washington, DC called Project AWARE (Asian Women Advocating Respect and Empowerment).

The objectives of Project AWARE were to examine the needs of Asian women who have been abused, determine the barriers abused Asian women face in accessing services, and make recommendations about what system wide changes could be made to better serve abused Asian women in Washington, DC.

Project AWARE was a two-phase study, which focused on seeking information from Asian women about intimate partner violence (IPV), and on gathering information from Washington, DC service providers.

The first phase of Project AWARE consisted of an anonymous, cross-sectional survey investigating the experiences, barriers, and needs of abused Asian women over the age of 18 in Washington, DC.

The second phase of Project AWARE consisted of conducting focus groups with Washington, DC service providers in order to identify the capacity of existing services for underserved Asian abused women.

Download a copy of Project Aware.