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Public Safety Enhancement Projects

Former Project:  

The Family Violence Response Initiative (FVRI) 

This initiative was a partnership between Lane County Juvenile Court, Child Welfare, Womenspace, and Parole & Probation, and staffed by the Department of Children & Families.  FVRI was one of six Greenbook Initiative demonstration sites, funded by a federal grant from the Office on Violence Against Women.  FVRI was governed by an Executive Committee and guided by an Advisory Committee.   

Objectives of the project were:

• To develop and implement internal  protocols that consistently and comprehensively respond to domestic violence and child maltreatment.
• To support and enhance the provision of collaborative work on these cases.
• To improve the community's capacity to hold batterers accountable.
• To increase grassroots & systems engagement in strategies that improve the community's response to domestic violence and child maltreatment.
• To research and evaluate , in collaboration with Greenbook National Evaluation, to inform and promote policy and practice within the community.

Funded by a partnership of federal agencies and foundations, the Greenbook Initiative was a national plan to encourage states and communities to implement the recommendations published in the green cover bound, "Effective Intervention in Domestic Violence and Child Maltreatment Cases: Guidelines for Policy and Practices."

Current Project:

Education and TechnicalAssistance to End Violence Against Women with Disabilities

Locally known as SurviveAbility, this is a partnership between Womenspace, Lane Independent Living Center, Sexual Assault Support Services, Siuslaw Outreach Services, Direction Service, Sheltercare, Community Sharing of Cottage Grove, and the Lane County Domestic Violence Council/VALID Committee.  SurviveAbility is staffed by the Department of Children & Families, in partnership with the DVC.  We are one of 15 sites funded by the Department of Justice/Office on Violence against Women under the Education/Technical Assistance Grants to end Violence against Women with Disabilities program.  SurviveAbility is governed by representatives of the above agencies, and is advised by the broader VALID committee.  

SurviveAbility’s Vision Statement:

Vision

Women with disabilities and Deaf women throughout Lane County who have experienced violence and abuse will be empowered to disclose abuse and access services and safety.  The services women seek will be accessible, responsive and informed because agencies throughout Lane County will understand and address the vulnerabilities, barriers and challenges that survivors encounter and will embrace the important role each plays in promoting safety for women with disabilities and Deaf women.

Mission

The mission of SurviveAbility is to effect system change in Lane County around services for women with disabilities and Deaf women who have experienced violence or abuse.  With the active participation by survivor consumers, we will: nurture better relationships between our agencies; provide cross training to collaboration members; integrate the experiences of women with disabilities and Deaf women into our agency policies & protocols; and, sustain our work beyond the grant funding.

Collaborative Charter