Effective Practices: Supporting Women and Girls

Posted by on March 5, 2007

THE RESOURCE CENTER?S EFFECTIVE PRACTICES COLLECTION
http://nationalservice.gov/resources/

Celebrated on March 8, International Women’s Day connects women globally ? inspiring them to achieve their fullest potential.
http://www.internationalwomensday.com/

The following effective practices from The Resource Center’s Effective Practices Collection address topics specific to women, and help support the goals of equity and promise:

Supporting adolescent females with a leadership group
http://snipurl.com/EPC_463

The International Learning Program, an alternative high school in Portland, Oregon, started an after-school group to give female students a place to speak freely and build self-confidence.

Encouraging leadership in girls with an after-school program
http://snipurl.com/EPC_951

The Young Women’s Leadership Alliance provides opportunities for girls to become leaders, to increase their skills and confidence to make positive change, and to have an impact on the policies and norms about educational equity at their schools.

Helping girls maintain healthy relationships with their incarcerated mothers
http://snipurl.com/EPC_1066

A nationwide program that helps girls connect with their mothers has lasting benefits not only for the girls, but for the incarcerated adults as well.

Mentoring teenage girls at a homeless shelter
http://snipurl.com/EPC_929

Foster grandparents, who serve at the Booth Brown House in Saint Paul, Minnesota, provide academic help through classroom tutoring, and emotional and psychological support through mentoring.

Supporting female victims of crime and their families
http://snipurl.com/EPC_1118

Brothers Against Domestic Violence serves women who have survived rape and assault with the message that, ?men must hold other men accountable for violence against women and children.” These African American men from local churches and mosques are committed to ensuring the safety of women and children by acting as bodyguard escorts to all criminal justice-related activities, as well as to doctor appointments, shopping, and social events.

Ensuring data security for local domestic violence programs and community service providers
http://snipurl.com/EPC_1046

Any data collection initiative must be carefully planned, implemented and evaluated regularly because the lives of battered women depend on it. The included checklist, designed by the National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV), can be used as a starting point in discussing client safety and data security.

Protecting the rights of victims of domestic violence
http://snipurl.com/EPC_472

Attorneys with the Montana Legal Services Association AmeriCorps*VISTA Project provide legal representation for domestic violence victims to bring specific issues before the court and ensure their legal rights are protected.

Help increase the collective knowledge in our Collection by sharing your own effective practices that address women?s issues.
http://nationalserviceresources.org/epicenter/submit/index.php