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Economic Justice
Financial instability is reported to be the number one obstacle for someone escaping domestic violence, and the reason most often given by survivors for why they stay or return to the abuser.
Ms. Magazine: What the Health Care Bill Means for Women
President Obama signed the 2,409–page health-care reform act into law March 23, 2010, and the analyses of its effects are beginning to come out. Some provisions go into effect immediately, others in 3-6 months, others in 2014. This article talks about how it will affect women and others: http://msmagazine.com/blog/blog/2010/03/24/what-the-health-care-bill-means-for-women
Free Income Tax Preparation in Wisconsin
Free Income Tax Assistance: For more information click on your county for location and contacts in your area.
Access Health and Nutrition Benefits in Wisconsin
This website is a quick and easy way for people who live in Wisconsin to find out if they are eligible for benefits. Help your clients learn what they are eligible for and apply online. Privacy and confidentiality are a priority. Spanish speakers who know how to read in Spanish can navigate easily if they know how to use a computer.
Family Financial Management Toolbox
Developed by the University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension, this site provides tools for teaching family financial management. Includes worksheets and fact sheets on many topics.
Get Money, Get Safe
This web page, designed by the Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence, is intended to help survivors and advocates find resources and information about seeking economic assistance and security. Some of the resources are specific to Washington State but much of it is helpful to anyone.
Education & Job Training Assistance Fund
The Allstate Foundation is proud to be working with The National Network to End Domestic Violence, Inc. (NNEDV) to provide short-term financial resources to survivors through the Allstate Foundation Education and Job Training Assistance Fund. In the last three years, this fund has provided over a million dollars to help survivors achieve their educational and employment goals to build their financial independence.
Economic Abuse Wheel
Based on the Duluth Model.
Allstate Foundation Short Videos
NOTE: These videos are in .wmv format and should be played in Windows Media Player. If your computer has a different video player set as its default, you will need to save the file to your desktop, then right click on the file, choose "Open With" and select Windows Media Player.
Gal Pal Campaign:
In this short video Mira Sorveno speaks out against domestic violence and introduces the Allstate Foundation's "Tell a Gal Pal" campaign to help women obtain financial resources and move out of abusive situations. More videos:
What is a Gal Pal?
Everyday Heroes
Jenissee's Story
Men Who Help
Women Empowering Women
Allstate Financial Empowerment Curriculum
Moving Ahead: Financial Empowerment Curriculum
The Allstate Foundation Economics Against Abuse program has developed this financial empowerment curriculum with the National Network to End Domestic Violence. It includes financial tools and information that enable survivors of domestic abuse to (1) fully understand their financial circumstances, and (2) engage in short-term and long-term planning to accomplish their personal goals.
The curriculum provides:
- Ways to locate and access local, state and national personal safety and financial resources;
- Information on how to protect personal and financial safety in-crisis and post-crisis;
- Strategies for dealing with the misuse of financial records;
- Tools to help people of all incomes and earning power work toward long-term economic empowerment.
Slideshows
Module One: Understanding Financial Abuse
Module Two: Learning Financial Fundamentals
Module Three: Mastering Credit Basics
Module Four: Building Financial Foundations
Module Five: Creating Budgeting Strategies
Get the full curriculum in PDF format including trainer's guides in English and Spanish.
Allstate employees and agents partner with domestic abuse advocates to train local service providers to utilize the curriculum.
