Grants for Domestic Violence Victims

    Did you know that there are grants for people who have been through an abusive relationship? These grants are through the State and National government. These grants include assistance for children and youth, cultural services, etc... Click on the link below to find out more.


http://www.ovw.usdoj.gov/open-solicitations.htm

VAWA Law

The VAWA Law is a law that was signed in 1994  but reenacted in  2013, because the republican legislative  thought that it was to supportive of immigrants,LGBT community, and Native Americans and they need to focus on major issues. This law helps women that have been abused by others and provides recovery financial aid for battered families.

Timeline

http://www.ovw.usdoj.gov/docs/history-vawa.pdf

> This website shows a time line of  events that make it clear on how necessary  the VAWA Law is in protecting victims of domestic violence. Click on the link above to find out more. 

Shelters

http://www.ccadv.org/index.php/getting-help/crisis-numbers


This is a website that has numbers to shelters that you can call if you need assistance with a place to stay. Each shelter differs on the extent of stay.

Why Not in Colorado??

 In Idaho they have a law that enables you to appear before the judge without the perpetrator
present if it is needed. This is called an Ex Parte Hearing and if your argument sounds bad enough then they'll give you a restraining order against the person that abused you until the next hearing where the both of you would have to appear at or for at least a couple of hours. 






We believe that this should be done in Colorado because this would help the people that go through this to kind of stuff feel like they are in a safer environment 

On A Judges Perspective

http://www.courtinnovation.org/research/view-domestic-violence-judges-bench?url=research%2F7%2Finterview&mode=7&type=interview



 Want to know what it is like in the court room, click on the link  above.



            This is a Video on a judges perspective on domestic violence. She talks about her experience on the domestic violence cases that she has dealt with.

What Does Safety Mean To Us?

Our definition of safety in regard to the courts is that we want people that have been abused to be able to talk for there self instead being harassed in courts by the defender. Right now in the state of Denver Colorado 

 

        

"When you are in a abusive relationship the person you love the most and the person you fear the most are the same.Just leaving an abusive situation can put an abused person's life at risk.Then that person must face the person who has made their life hell ,explain all the abuses they have faced and then watch as their abuser may call them crazy,threaten their life or simply intimidate them from across the court room. Safety for victims to the courts without would mean allowing victims to obtain justice by coming to their abuser being there, being able to have their story heard and live without fear that their abuser will show up at work,their home, or their school."

- Ms.Treas(Formal Geography/Civics Teacher at Manual High School)