Domestic Violence

 -Texas Council on Family Violence, http://www.tcfv.org/  
The Texas Council on Family Violence promotes safe and healthy relationships by supporting service providers, facilitating strategic prevention efforts, and creating opportunities for freedom from domestic violence.

-National Domestic Violence Hotline, http://www.ndvh.org/
The National Domestic Violence Hotline is a nonprofit organization that provides crisis intervention, information and referral to victims of domestic violence, perpetrators, friends and families.The Hotline answers a variety of calls and is a resource for domestic violence advocates government officials, law enforcement agencies and the general public.

-National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence, http://www.ncdsv.org/
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

-National Family Violence Prevention Fund,
, http://endabusesyntaxdev.forumone.com/section/aboutus/
The Family Violence Prevention Fund works to prevent violence within the home, and in the community, to help those whose lives are devastated by violence because everyone has the right to live free of violence.  The Family Violence Prevention Fund has resources for men, women, youth, and immigrants facing violence in their lives.

-National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV),
http://www.ncadv.org/aboutus.php
The Mission of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV) is to organize for collective power by advancing transformative work, thinking and leadership of communities and individuals working to end the violence in our lives.

-National Domestic Violence Resource Network,
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/fysb/content/familyviolence/network.htm
The National Domestic Violence Resource Network (DVRN) is administered by the Family and Youth Services Bureau’s Family Violence Prevention and Services Program. The DVRN is a network of five centers that provide resource information, training and technical assistance to Federal, State, local and Tribal agencies, domestic violence programs, local community- and faith-based organizations, and other entities and individuals who provide services to domestic violence victims.

-P.E.A.C.E. Initiative (Putting an End to Abuse through Community Efforts,)
www.thepeaceinitiative.net
A coalition of organizations and individuals working collaboratively to end violence in families.

-Choose Respect, http://chooserespect.org
An initiative to help adolescents form healthy relationships to prevent dating abuse before it starts. This national effort is designed to motivate adolescents to challenge harmful beliefs about dating abuse and take steps to form respectful relationships.

-Love is not Abuse, www.loveisnotabuse.com
Teen dating violence resources and information

-National Center for Victims of Crime,
http://www.ncvc.org/ncvc/main.aspx?dbID=dash_Home
The nation’s leading resource and advocacy organization for crime victims

Sexual Assault
 

-Texas Association Against Sexual Assault, http://www.taasa.org/
The Texas Association Against Sexual Assault (TAASA) is the statewide organization committed to ending sexual violence in Texas.

 -Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network, http://www.rainn.org/
The nation’s largest anti- sexual assault organization.  RAINN operates the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1.800.656.HOPE and the National Sexual Assault Online Hotline at rainn.org, and publicizes the hotline's free, confidential services; educates the public about sexual assault; and leads national efforts to prevent sexual assault, improve services to victims and ensure that rapists are brought to justice.

 -National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence, http://www.ncdsv.org/
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.

Men Against Violence

 -A Call to Men, www.acalltomen.com
Through seminars, workshops and other educational vehicles, A Call to Men challenges men to reconsider their long held beliefs about women, in an effort to create a more just society.

-Men Stopping Violence, www.menstoppingviolence.org
Works locally, nationally and internationally to dismantle belief systems, social structures and institutional practices that oppress women and children and dehumanize men themselves

 -NOMAS (National Organization of Men Against Sexism), www.nomas.org
Advocates for a perspective that is pro-feminist, gay affirmative, anti-racist, dedicated to enhancing men’s lives and committed to justice on a broad range of social issues.

 -Men’s Resources International, http://www.mensresourcesinternational.org/
Helps men around the globe practice and promote a healthy, compassionate and responsible model of masculinity

 -Responsible Men, www.responsiblemen.net
Exists to end men’s violence against women by creating social change through education, advocacy and service

 -The White Ribbon Campaign, www.whiteribbon.ca
The main goal of WRC is ending violence against women in all its forms by challenging everyone to speak out and think about their own beliefs, language and actions.

 -Masc, www.mascmag.com.
An online men’s magazine exploring the modern concept of masculinity and how it affects men’s lives

 -VoiceMale, http://www.voicemalemagazine.org/index.html
An online men’s magazine that chronicles the social transformation of masculinity

Immigration

 -Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid, http://www.trla.org/
Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid (TRLA) is a nonprofit organization that provides free legal services to the residents of Southwest Texas who are unable to afford the fees of attorneys in private practice

 -PAPA (Political Asylum Project of Austin), www.main.org/papa/index.html
A central Texas nonprofit organization that promotes justice for immigrants and refugees by providing free and low-cost legal services and education

LGBTQ

 - Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered Domestic Violence, 
http://www.rainbowdomesticviolence.itgo.com/
A website dedicated to providing information, resources and support to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered men and women who are victims of domestic violence.

-Lambda GLBT Community Services Anti-Violence Project,
http://www.lambda.org/avp_gen.htm
Anti-violence Project (AVP) is a crime victim service agency serving primarily lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and HIV-positive (LGBTH) survivors of hate crimes, domestic violence, sexual assault, and other crimes. AVP's wide range of services include crime prevention & education, a 24-hour bilingual (English-Spanish) hotline, peer-to-peer support groups, and accompaniment to and advocacy with police, the courts, and other service providers.

-Gay Men’s Domestic Violence Project, http://www.gmdvp.org/gmdvp/index.htm
The Gay Men’s Domestic Violence Project is a grassroots, non-profit organization founded by a gay male survivor of domestic violence and developed through the strength, contributions and participation of the community.

 -Out Youth, www.outyouth.org
A nonprofit organization whose mission is to support and provide services to gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth ages 12 to 19 in Austin and Central Texas.

 -PFLAG: (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays), www.pflag.org
PFLAG promotes the health and well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender persons, their families and friends through support, education and advocacy.

-Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network (GLSEN,)
http://www.glsen.org/cgi-bin/iowa/all/home/index.html
GLSEN, the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network, is the leading national education organization focused on ensuring safe schools for all students. Established nationally in 1995, GLSEN envisions a world in which every child learns to respect and accept all people, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression. GLSEN seeks to develop school climates where difference is valued for the positive contribution it makes to creating a more vibrant and diverse community.

Effects of the Media

 -Stop Porn Culture, www.stoppornculture.org
Dedicated to challenging the pornography industry and an increasingly pornographic pop culture

 -About-Face, www.about-face.org
Equips women and girls with tools to understand and resist the harmful stereotypes of women the media disseminates.

 -Media Education Foundation, www.mediaed.org
Produces and distributes documentary films and other educational resources to inspire critical reflection on the social, political and cultural impact of American mass media.

Community Organizing

 -Esperanza Peace & Justice Center, www.esperanzacenter.org
Esperanza advocates for those wounded by domination and inequality — women, people of color, lesbians and gay men, the working class and poor.

 -INCITE! Women of Color Against Violence, www.incite-national.org
A national activist organization of radical feminists of color advancing a movement to end violence against women of color and their communities.

 -Project South, www.projectsouth.org
Leadership development organization that creates spaces for movement building.