Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
ICIRR works with many member organizations on various programs and campaigns that empower the immigrant community in Illinois.
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Illinois Family Violence Coordinating Councils
Family Violence Coordinating Councils, at both the state and local/circuit levels, provide a forum to improve the institutional, professional and community response to family violence including child abuse, domestic abuse, and elder abuse. Councils provide professional education and prevention; coordinate interventions and services for victims and perpetrators; and contribute to both the improvement of the legal system and the administration of justice.
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Legal Aid Chicago
Legal Aid Chicago provides free civil legal representation to residents of Chicago and Suburban Cook County (statewide for migrant and human trafficking) who have limited income or special legal needs in the following areas: Family & Safety, House & Apartment, Money & Debt, Work & Employment Rights, Health, Disability, Basic Needs, and Immigration.
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Prairie State Legal Services
Prairie State Legal Services offers free legal services for low-income persons and those age 60 and over who have serious civil legal problems and need legal help to solve them. There are 11 office locations serving 36 counties in northern Illinois.
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Land of Lincoln Legal Aid
At Land of Lincoln Legal Aid, we work to provide free legal aid to families and individuals in need throughout central and southern Illinois. Our team handles certain kinds of civil cases. The kind of help we provide our clients ranges from telephone advice and brief service to representation in court or at administrative hearings.
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Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault
ICASA is a not-for-profit corporation of 30 community-based sexual assault crisis centers working together to end sexual violence. Each center provides 24-hour crisis intervention services, counseling and advocacy for victims of sexual assault and their significant others. Each center presents prevention education programs in Illinois schools and communities.
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Illinois Automated Victim Notification System - VINE
VINE is the nation’s leading victim notification network. It allows survivors, victims of crime, and other concerned citizens to access timely and reliable information about offenders or criminal cases in U.S. jails and prisons.
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Illinois Attorney General - Crime Victim Compensation Program
The Crime Victims Compensation Act was established by the Illinois General Assembly in 1973 with the primary goal of helping to reduce the financial burden imposed on victims of violent crime and their families.
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Illinois Adult Protective Services Hotline
This site can be used to find information on IDoA providers and services.
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Illinois Child Abuse Hotline
Anyone may report suspected child abuse or neglect using the Online Reporting System; or by calling 1-800-25-ABUSE in an emergency situation.
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Illinois Certified Domestic Violence Professionals (ICDVP)
The Illinois Certified Domestic Violence Professionals, Inc. (ICDVP) was established to foster uniformity in domestic violence and partner abuse intervention services throughout the State of Illinois, and create recognized professions of Certified Domestic Violence Professionals (CDVP) and Certified Partner Abuse Intervention Professionals (CPAIP) by setting standards to certify domestic violence and partner abuse intervention professionals and regulating the process of certification.
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The Network
The Network is a hub for information and resources about domestic violence in Cook County and beyond. The Knowledge Center contains informational resources, free media downloads, policy positions, and public statements.
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Illinois Domestic Violence Service Providers
Search Options for All Contacts in Illinois Domestic Violence Service Providers
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Polaris Project
Polaris serves as a data hub for the anti-human trafficking field, providing key data to hundreds of researchers, academics, law enforcement officers and others seeking to deepen knowledge and understanding.
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National Clearinghouse on Abuse Later in Life (NCALL)
NCALL promotes victim-defined advocacy and services for older survivors, Foster coordinated community response (CCR) teams, Advocate for elder justice, Raise awareness of abuse in later life and elder abuse , Engage in policy development, Partner with organizations that address domestic violence, sexual assault, abuse in later life, and elder abuse.
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Immigration Advocates Network
The Immigration Advocates Network (IAN), a program of Pro Bono Net, is dedicated to expanding access to immigration legal resources and information through collaboration and technology.
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General Federal of Women's Clubs
GFWC is distinguished from other service organizations by the breadth of their outreach. Their community service programs span all areas of the lives of our members, their families, and communities: arts, conservation, education, home life, public issues, and international outreach.
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Peace and Safety in the Christian Home (PASCH)
PEACE AND SAFETY IN THE CHRISTIAN HOME is a biblically-based international network providing spiritual insights, practical resources and positive guidance to all those who in any way address domestic violence. Its outreach extends to victims, perpetrators, law enforcement, medical personnel, shelter workers, safe home providers, social workers, clergy, therapists and counselors.
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The Rave Project
RAVE is an initiative that seeks to bring knowledge and social action together to assist families of faith impacted by abuse. Clergy Resources, Print Resources, Video Resources, and Community Resources are available on their website.
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FaithTrust Institute
FaithTrust Institute offers a wide range of services and resources, including training, consulting and educational materials. They provide communities and advocates with the tools and knowledge they need to address the religious and cultural issues related to abuse. They work with many communities, including Asian and Pacific Islander, Buddhist, Jewish, Latino/a, Muslim, Black, Anglo, Indigenous, Protestant and Roman Catholic.
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American Bar Association - Commission on Domestic & Sexual Violence
Our mission is to increase access to justice for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking by mobilizing the legal profession.
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Alianza - The National Latino Alliance to End Domestic Violence
The Alianza does not provide direct services. It is a national organization that works in the areas of research, public policy, training and technical assistance, and community education and development.
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Give Back A Smile
The American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry Charitable Foundation's (AACDCF) Give Back a Smile (GBAS) program heals some of the most devastating effects of domestic and sexual violence, by restoring the smiles of adult women and men who have suffered dental injuries from a former intimate partner or spouse, family member or due to sexual assault.
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Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence
The Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence is a national resource center on domestic violence, sexual violence, trafficking, and other forms of gender-based violence in Asian/Asian-American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities. Advocacy for Immigrant Survivors as well as Language Access.
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National Center on Domestic & Sexual Violence
The National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence designs, provides and customizes training and consultation; influences policy, promotes collaboration; and enhances diversity with the goal of ending domestic and sexual violence.
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National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma & Mental Health
The National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma & Mental Health provides training, support, and consultation to advocates, mental health and substance abuse providers, legal professionals, and policymakers as they work to improve agency and systems-level responses to survivors and their children.
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National Center for Victims of Crime
The National Center for Victims of Crime is a nonprofit organization that advocates for victims’ rights, trains professionals who work with victims, and serves as a trusted source of information on victims’ issues.
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National Immigrant Justice Center
Heartland Alliance's National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) is dedicated to ensuring human rights protections and access to justice for all immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers.
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Battered Women's Justice Project
BWJP is the national resource center on civil and criminal justice responses to intimate partner violence (IPV).
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Cut It Out
CUT IT OUT® The Beauty Community Against Domestic Abuse is a program dedicated to mobilizing salon / spa professionals, students and others to fight the epidemic of domestic abuse in communities across the United States.
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National Stalking Resource Center
The Stalking Resource Center used to provided multiple services including: Training, Technical Assistance, a Web site, and an Information Clearinghouse. They no longer have training or technical assistance available and this website is provided for archival purposes only.
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National Clearinghouse For The Defense Of Battered Women
In addition to providing individualized technical assistance, National Clearinghouse staff conduct training seminars for members of the criminal justice and advocacy communities, and for the general public, regarding the unique experiences of battered defendants. The National Clearinghouse for the Defense of Battered Women is the first and only national organization that focuses exclusively on victims of battering charged with crimes.
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National Center on Protection Orders and Full Faith & Credit (BWJP)
BWJP provides problem-solving technical assistance and training to individuals and jurisdictions on the following: Identifying and resolving systemic problems in local procedures for issuance, service and enforcement of protection orders. Interjurisdictional enforcement of protection orders. Child custody provisions within protection orders. Federal and state firearms prohibitions related to domestic violence. Federal domestic violence and stalking crimes.
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National Resource Center On Domestic Violence
NRCDV has developed a number of key initiatives to facilitate a deeper focus on a particular issue or population. These are VAWnet, Safe Housing Partnerships, PreventIPV, Domestic Violence Awareness Project, ACE-DV Leadership Forum, DV Evidence Project, Runaway & Homeless Youth and Relationship Violence Toolkit, and Community Based Participatory Research toolkit.
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National Network To End Domestic Violence
NNEDV’s Domestic Violence Counts Report is an annual noninvasive, unduplicated count of adults and children who seek services from U.S. domestic violence shelter programs during a single 24-hour survey period. Conducted annually by NNEDV since 2006, #DVCounts takes into account the dangerous nature of domestic violence by using a survey designed to protect the confidentiality and safety of victims
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National Domestic Violence Hotline
24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year, the National Domestic Violence Hotline provides essential tools and support to help survivors of domestic violence so they can live their lives free of abuse. Contacts to The Hotline can expect highly-trained, expert advocates to offer free, confidential, and compassionate support, crisis intervention information, education, and referral services in over 200 languages.
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Human Trafficking Services Referral Directory
Polaris is an organization who provides information and advocacy for victims of sex and labor trafficking and to those who serve those victims. The National Human Trafficking Hotline is 1 (888) 373-7888 and a national directory of service providers may be found at this link. In addition, Polaris is a wonderful source of materials for service providers looking to education themselves or their communities about the issue.
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