Domestic Violence and Economic Security

The PeerTA Network that provided an overview of the relationship between economic security and the empowerment of domestic violence survivors; outlined models of asset-building programs for survivors of domestic violence; and explained partnerships between TANF agencies, the domestic violence community, and asset-building programs that work to ensure the economic security and, ultimately, the safety and self-sufficiency of survivors of domestic violence. Anne Menard from the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence facilitated the webinar. Speakers included MaryLouise Kelley and Shawndell Dawson of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Program within the Family and Youth Services Bureau, Kim Pentico from the National Network to End Domestic Violence, and Ilene Stohl from the Washington State Coalition against Domestic Violence.