Under this project, Victim Rights Law Center attorneys provide OVW–funded (and OVW eligible) non–attorney legal advocates with ongoing remote and in–person training, resources, and technical assistance to increase the capacity and effectiveness of non–attorney legal services for survivors of sexual assault, dating and domestic violence, and stalking.
Contacts
Maura Crossin, Esq. Assistant Director of Training and Consultation ta@victimrights.org
VRLC's Sexual Assault Justice Education Project provides training, technical assistance, mentoring, resources, and individual and programmatic consultation to OVW–funded lawyers. VRLC provides information on how to identify and respond to sexual assault survivors' comprehensive legal needs, including privacy, education, safety, employment, housing, immigration, economic security, and criminal justice advocacy. Informed by best practices developed through direct representation of sexual assault survivors, VRLC small group, state–specific, and national trainings and resources provide a foundation for engaging in civil legal advocacy. VRLC attorneys use workshops, webinars, and web–based training to help LAV– and STOP–funded lawyers better understand non–intimate partner sexual assault, develop the skills they need to conduct survivor–centered, holistic legal intake, and identify and pursue legal solutions for survivors' needs. VRLC also provides one–on–one support and guidance to agencies developing or expanding LAV projects, individual case consultation, and resources, tools, and materials to help providers best meet the needs of sexual assault survivors.
Contacts
Maura Crossin Assistant Director of Training and Consultation ta@victimrights.org
Youth In Education Settings Legal Services Project
Summary
The Youth in Education Settings Legal Services Project (YES Project) builds the capacity and competency of civil attorneys and legal advocates on legal issues that arise in primary and secondary educational institutions involving youth (ages 11 to 24) survivors of dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. Under this project, VRLC develops resources, hosts virtual institutes, conducts community–building strategy calls, presents webinars, and provides on–going technical assistance.
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