VIP in the Press

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Conversaciones con Promotoras del VIP acerca de la violencia doméstica en la comunidad latina

En este capítulo, nos sumergimos en el inspirador mundo de las promotoras latinas del Violence Intervention Program (VIP) y su papel fundamental en la lucha contra la violencia doméstica en sus comunidades.
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The Collective Urges Compassion and Data-Driven Solutions in Response to Escalating Migrant Crisis in New York City

The Collective, a coalition of gender justice advocates working with immigrant survivors of gender-based violence, urgently calls for empathy and data-driven solutions in response to the escalating migrant crisis in NYC.
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¿Que es la Trata de Personas?

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Crime in the Bronx dropped 5% last month, but reported rapes saw an uptick

In February, the Bronx saw its overall crime numbers dip by 5%, with notable drops in robberies and larcenies. However, a concerning trend continued as reported rapes dropped citywide by 22%, yet rose in the borough by 16% over that same timeframe last year.
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Philanthropy Is Dropping the Ball on Gender Justice. Here’s What Needs to Change

Each year, as we step into Women’s History Month, philanthropy around issues of gender, including women and gender nonconforming people, comes sharply into focus. We read pieces and release data about shrinking funding and interventions, and then, more or less, move on until the next calendar milestone reminds us to pay heed.
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Domestic Violence in America with Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.), Margarita Guzmán, Rachel Louise Snyder & Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.)

More than 12 million American men and women a year are victims of rape, physical violence or stalking by an intimate partner. As the coronavirus pandemic has forced many families to shelter in place over the last 18 months, the numbers of domestic violence and child abuse cases have skyrocketed at an outsized pace.
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La tecnología, al amparo de las víctimas de violencia machista en la pandemia

Margarita es una superviviente, pobre e indocumentada que vive desde hace 14 años en Nueva York. La pandemia hizo tambalear su vida y la de su hija, justo en el momento en el que creía que empezaba a superar las secuelas que la violencia machista había marcado a fuego en lo más profundo de su ser.
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Domestic Violence Resources

In light of the recent allegations of domestic abuse surrounding actor Shia Labeouf, we take a look at resources for those facing intimate partner violence during this pandemic. Margarita Guzmán, executive director of the Violence Intervention Program, joins us to discuss the Latina-led organization’s 36-year history providing services to address domestic abuse and family violence in the New York area. VIP currently provides services to over 10,000 New York State residents. Guzmán joins us to discuss what services VIP offers, signs for friends and family members to pay attention to, and the impact of COVID-19 on domestic violence in the city, specifically on immigrant communities.
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Violence Prevention Program Outreach in Mount Eden

They are Domestic Violence Survivors called Promotoras when translated into English means Promoters, now giving back to the community here along Mount Eden Mall as a way to bring attention to October when the nation recognizes Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
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Domestic Violence Awareness Month Press Conference

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and Council Member Vanessa Gibson at a press conference thanked ten agencies for their work to help victims further challenged, due to the COVID-19 crisis.
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New York City Pledged to Fund Programs to Stop Domestic Violence Without Involving the Legal System. But there’s Disagreement About How To Do It

Rates of reporting domestic violence are low in immigrant communities, where survivors of abuse often don’t want to involve the police. As an alternative, the de Blasio administration promised to fund community-based domestic violence programming—but those funds were delayed, and advocates fear programs with strong community ties may not meet the city’s requirements.
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Opinion: Mayor de Blasio, Protect Funding for Victims of Domestic Violence

The communities that we serve — mostly immigrant families in New York City — have been hit the hardest by both illness and financial devastation. Victims of domestic and sexual violence have suffered another layer of brutality during this time. We know that domestic and sexual violence are spiking, even as reports have drastically declined over the last two months.
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