Alianza – National Latino Alliance for the Elimination of Domestic Violence
www.dvalianza.org
Provides information on working with victims of abuse in the Latino community.
American Bar Association, Commission on Law and Aging
http://www.abanet.org
Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault in Later Life, a resource packet of information and materials available at above address.
The Asian and Pacific Islander Institute on Domestic Violence
www.apiahf.org
Addresses aspects of domestic abuse in the Asian and Pacific Islander communities.
Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault State Coalitions
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov
These coalitions work with statewide systems and agencies on behalf of the needs and interests of victims of abuse/assault. A directory of state coalitions is published by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Violence Against Women.
The Bay Area Institute on Aging
www.ioaging.org
Institute on Domestic Violence in the African American Community
www.dvinstitute.org
Focuses on domestic abuse in the African American community.
National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA)
www.elderabusecenter.org
The National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA), funded by the U.S. Administration on Aging, is a gateway to resources on elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
National Citizens Coalition for Nursing Home Reform
www.nccnhr.org
National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life (NCALL)
www.ncall.us
National Education and Resource Center on Women and Retirement Planning
www.wiserwomen.org
Jointly established by the Administration on Aging and the Women's Institute for a Secure Retirement (WISER), the Center's overriding goal is to assist the Aging Network in educating women of all ages about planning for their future financial health and long-term care.
National Institute on Aging
National Long Term Care Ombudsman Resource Center
www.ltcombudsman.org
NCEA National Training Library for Adult Protective Services and Elder Abuse
http://www.reft.org/TA/NAPSA/catalog/catalog.htm
The National Training Library for Adult Protective Services and Elder Abuse is an ongoing project that gathers training materials from around the country for loan and referral. The library has more than 140 holdings including printed material, Power Point presentations and CDs. Materials are available on loan at no charge.
OVC Launches Its National Conference Support Program
The Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) is pleased to announce the launch of its National Conference Support Program. OVC created this competitive program to support the efforts of public or private, nonprofit organizations hosting national conferences on victims' issues. Support will be made available on a competitive basis to eligible organizations. OVC has developed a comprehensive menu of conference support activities and resources that it will underwrite for successful applicants. Please note that requests for support must be received at least six months prior to the planned conference date. To learn more about the OVC National Conference Support Program and its guidelines and requirements, please visit http://www.ovc.gov/assist/ncsp.html.
The National Conference Support Program joins OVC's family of other conference support offerings including:
The State Conference Support Program
Through the OVC State Conference Support Program, eligible agencies and organizations may receive support on a reimbursement basis for costs related to speaker/trainer participation, meeting space, conference materials, audiovisual equipment, and scholarships to victims of crime, service providers, and allied professionals attending the conference. For further information, please visit http://www.ovcttac.org/taResources/state_conference.cfm.
The State Crime Victim/Survivor Scholarship Program
The OVC State Crime Victim/Survivor Scholarship Program provides financial resources on a reimbursement basis to eligible agencies and organizations sponsoring state conferences and seeking to administer a scholarship program. The conference must focus on enhancing services to victims of crime and the scholarships are designated to help eligible victims/survivors attend the conference. For further information, please visit http://www.ovcttac.org/taResources/State_scholarship.cfm.
IIn addition to these programs, OVC also provides professional development scholarships to those who work with victims of crime. The program provides up to $1,000 for individuals and up to $5,000 for multidisciplinary teams for victim service professionals seeking continuing education opportunities. For further information, please visit http://www.ovcttac.org/taResources/scholarship.cfm.
SUNY Albany's School of Social Welfare
SUNY Albany's School of Social Welfare has some new resources on Developmental Disabilities and information on Dementia at their website: http://www.albany.edu/aging/IDD/docs.htm
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