Monday, September 29, 2014
NYCT, NoVo on the Short List of Foundations who Activiely Fund Domestic Violence Prevention Programs
Since passing the Violence Against Women Act 20 years ago this month, Congress has distributed more than $5-billion in grants to combat domestic violence and its root causes.
The philanthropic response, however, has been slower and shallower, focused largely on crisis intervention as opposed to the underlying attitudes that breed violent behavior.
With corporations hesitant to give, foundations focusing elsewhere, and donors preferring shelters and other services for people who have been abused, little money goes to statewide associations and other organizations working on prevention....