We are proud to announce the continuation of the Consumer Rights for Domestic Violence Survivors Initiative (CRDVSI), a project funded by the Office on Victims of Crime, U.S. Department of Justice. The National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) has joined with the Center for Survivor Agency and Justice (CSAJ), the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC), and the National Association of Consumer Advocates (NACA) to expand the existing initiative. NNEDV is uniquely positioned to bring its membership, including 56 state and territory domestic violence coalitions and nearly 2,000 local domestic violence programs, together around these issues. The goal of the initiative is to raise awareness and understanding of the complex consumer law and economic justice issues that affect the long-term physical and economic safety of domestic violence survivors.

The previous grant facilitated sessions at partner conferences, hosted multiple skill-building teleconferences, ran a listserv, and dedicated sections of partner websites to address the intersection of consumer law and domestic violence. We also produced two brochures, "Building and Repairing Your Credit History" and "Prioritizing Debt" and produced a "Domestic Violence Screening Tool for Consumer Lawyers."

The expansion of CRDVSI will focus on building better connections and partnerships between the domestic violence community and consumer rights attorneys in order to increase economic opportunities and ensure economic justice for domestic violence survivors. The upcoming activities include: a “Partnerships for Economic Justice Guidebook” identifying areas for collaboration between consumer lawyers and domestic relations lawyers; a one-day training at NCLC’s 2010 Consumer Rights Litigation Conference; a workshop on at NCLC’s 2009 Consumer Rights Litigation Conference; an Economic Justice Screening Tool for Domestic Violence Advocates and Lawyers; economic justice teleconferences; enhanced website resources and a referral webpage on the NACA website.

Watch for upcoming teleconferences and new products on this topic. Individuals interested in subscribing to the CRDVSI Listserv can vist http://lists.nclc.org/subscribe/

For questions, you may contact:
    Erika Sussman, Center for Survivor Agency and Justice [erika.csaj@gmail.com or 202-552-8304]
    Carolyn Carter, National Consumer Law Center [ccarter@nclc.org or 617/542-8010]

We look forward to working with you to enhance consumer rights and economic justice for survivors

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