Wisconsin Coalition Against Domestic Violence
State Coordinator
Susan Ramspacher
307 S Paterson Street, Suite 1
Madison, WI 53703
Phone: (608) 255-0539
Fax: (608) 255-3560
Web: www.wcadv.org
E-mail: susanr@wcadv.org
Overview of State Program
The Wisconsin Coalition Against Domestic Violence (WCADV) was founded in 1978. It is a statewide membership organization of battered woman, domestic violence programs, and individuals committed to ending intimate partner violence. WCADV's activities include:
Since 1997, WCADV has assisted with the development, enrichment, and evaluation of more than 70 local Coordinated Community Response (CCR) teams in 64 counties and 9 American Indian tribes throughout Wisconsin.
With support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), WCADV initially funded 8 local Domestic Violence Prevention Enhancement and Leadership through Alliance (DELTA) projects in county and tribal CCRs. During the 2007-2008 funding cycle, WCADV continued funding 3 of the county and one of the tribal CCRs. WCADV's DELTA project has focused on conducting trainings, providing technical assistance, and encouraging funded and non-funded programs and their communities to change the social norms that condone and promote intimate partner violence.
2006 Accomplishments:
- The DELTA initiated Prevention Committee of the Wisconsin Governor's Council on Domestic Abuse worked on a statewide primary prevention plan (committee includes 20 community stakeholders);
- Worked with our empowerment evaluator to help engage local DELTA CCRs and develop their capacity for planning, implementation, and evaluation;
- Conducted training on primary prevention and community organizing in local communities and at statewide venues (participants included prevention educators, teachers, CCR members, and DELTA coordinators); and
- Collaborated with the Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault to host our annual Prevention Education Conference.
State Future Directions
In the coming years, WCADV's DELTA program will focus on:
- Developing a statewide Intimate Partner Violence Progress Report and Prevention Plan with the help of the Governor's Council Prevention Committee and WCADV;
- Spreading primary prevention concepts, principles, and practices to state coalitions and allied state and national organizations;
- Collaborating with the empowerment evaluator to assess the local DELTA projects and state-level work; and
- Providing training and technical assistance to WCADV members and domestic violence programs.
Local Projects
| 1. | CCR: |
Chippewa County CCR to Domestic Abuse and Sexual Assault |
| Fiscal Agent: | Family Support Services | |
| Priority Population: | Youth | |
| 2. | CCR: |
Dane County Commission on Sensitive Crimes-Domestic Violence Task Force and Sexual Assault |
| Fiscal Agent: | Domestic Abuse Intervention Services | |
| Priority Population: | Male youth | |
| 3. | CCR: |
Oneida Tribal CCR, Outagamie County Domestic Violence Intervention Team and Brown County |
| Fiscal Agent: | Golden House, aka Family Violence Center, Inc. | |
| Priority Population: | American Indian youth | |
| 4. | CCR: | Milwaukee Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault |
| Fiscal Agent: | Hmong American Friendship Association | |
| Priority Population: | Hmong men |
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