Doorways joins peers from across Virginia to rally support for victim services

Last week, Doorways participated in the Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Action Alliance’s Day of Action to rally with peer service providers from across Virginia for a sustainable, robust, and effective response for victims in our communities. We visited Arlington’s elected officials, including Del. Adele McClure, Del. Patrick Hope, and Sen. Barbara Favola, to provide updates on the needs of survivors in our community, and to express our gratitude for their ongoing efforts.

Doorways greatly appreciates Arlington’s hardworking team of legislators and their staff, and their dedicated support for survivors!

Put Victims First

We are particularly proud and grateful that Arlington’s Sen. Favola is championing the Put Victims First fund, starting this year with an initial investment of a $30M stopgap (budget item 394 #1s) to stabilize victim services across Virginia, including domestic and sexual violence service providers, victim assistance/witness programs, and child advocacy centers.

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Intimate partner violence is a precursor to homelessness, study finds

"Among those who reported being victims of violence in the six months before losing their housing, 2 in 5 were victimized again while homeless, usually at the hands of a former partner who tracked them down."

“There is a huge shortage of domestic violence beds.”

The state of homelessness among women Veterans in 2023

"Although it's true that, from 2020 to 2023, total homelessness among Veterans decreased by 4.5%—from 37,252 to 33,574—homelessness among women Veterans actually increased by nearly 24%—from 3,126 to 3,980—according to data from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development."

Why? Factors include sexual assault and intimate partner violence, which disproportionately impact women, the VA reports.