Internet Resources for Working with Immigrant & Refugee Victims

Population Specific Programs and Resources

• National Latino Alliance for the Elimination of Domestic Violence
• Arte Sana (Art Heals)
• Mujeres Latinas en Acción
• Saheli for Asian Families
• Sakhi for South Asian Women
• Asian and Pacific Islander Institute on Domestic Violence
  Serves as a forum for, and clearinghouse on information, research, resources and critical issues about violence against women in Asian and Pacific Islander communities
• Tapestri, Inc., Immigrant and Refugee Coaltion Challenging Gender-Based Oppression
• Pennsylvania Immigrant and Refugee Women's Network
• VAWnet Applied Research document
  SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
  

Cultural Competency (DV/SA related)

• Family Violence Prevention Fund: Immigrant and Refugee Women’s Rights Project
  Lots of great resources for working with immigrants and refugees
• National Network to End Violence Against Immigrant Women
• INCITE! Women of Color Against Violence
• Legal Momentum
• WomensLaw Information and Online Resources for Immigrants
• VAWNet Cultural Competency Resources by State
  Online resources that discuss issues of gender-based violence (e.g. domestic and sexual violence) as experienced by various racial and ethnic communities and individuals
• National Sexual Violence Resource Center
  Resources on Cultural Competence
  

Cultural Competency (non-dv/sa related sites)

• National Center for Cultural Competence (NCCC)
  The mission of the National Center for Cultural Competence (NCCC) is to increase the capacity of health and mental health programs to design implement, and evaluate culturally and linguistically competent service delivery systems
• NCCC Curricula Enhancement Module Series
• Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice-Cultural Competence Resources
• National Association of Social Workers Cultural Competency Standards in Social Work Practice
• CASANet: Developing Cultural Self-Awareness
• University of Michigan Program for Multicultural Health
  Ideas and tools for self assessment, cross-cultural communication, etc.
  

Language

• Meaningful Access for people who are Limited English Proficient
• HHS guidance for Federal Financial Assistance Recipients on Title VI Compliance
• OVC Foreign Language Publications
• Online Multilingual Picture Dictionary
  
  

Foreign Language Materials

Spanish

• TCADSV Spanish Language Brochure
  Information in Spanish on Domestic Violence and resources in Tennessee
• Metro Nashville Police Department, Domestic Violence Division
  Information in Spanish about Domestic Violence and services in Metro Nashville and outlying areas.
• Kentucky Domestic Violence Association
  Safety Plan in Spanish
• Violencia Intrafamiliar
  International organization that provides info in Spanish on Domestic Violence
• Florida Council Against Sexual Violence
• Arte Sana: Spanish Resources
• Family Violence Prevention Fund
  Spanish Language Links (“En Español”)
• Spanish Language Resources
• Indiana Coalition Against Sexual Assault
  Survivors Guide to Recovery from Sexual Assault (Spanish)
• “No Me Ames” (Love Me Not)
  Information on stalking in Spanish
• Stalking Resource Center
  Brochure on stalking and resources for victims of stalking, in Spanish
• Wheel of Power and Control, Spanish
• IRS en Español

Haitian Creole

Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Understanding Domestic Violence: for Individuals of Haitian Descent”

Multiple languages

• Somali Community Center Nashville
  Fact sheet entitled "Are you in an Abusive Relationship?" in Somali, Arabic, French, and Swahili
• Asian Task Force Against Domestic and Sexual Violence
  Translated brochures in multiple languages
• Manavi: Resources for South Asian communities
• Domestic Violence Handbook
• Family Violence Prevention Fund
  Free translated brochures
• Mid-Valley Women’s Crisis Center
  Information in Spanish, Russian, and Viet Namese on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
• The People’s Law Library: Multi-Language Gateway
• “I Speak” Language Identification Materials:
  http://www.dss.cahwnet.gov/civilrights/ISpeakCard_1304.htm
  http://www.lep.gov/ISpeakCards2004.pdf
• Federal Resources – Multiple Languages:
  http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/multilanguage/multilang.htm
  http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/foreignlang/welcome.html

Legal Resources

• National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild
• National Immigration Forum
• National Immigration Law Center
• Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees
• National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
• National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women
• Legal Protections for Immigrant Stalking Victims

Trafficking

• Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking (CAST)
• Freedom Network (USA)
• The Campaign to Rescue and Restore Victims of Human Trafficking
• VAWnet's Special Collection on Human Trafficking

Immigrant Statistics

• U.S. Immigration Statistics by State
• Office of Immigration Statistics