Technical Assistance Provider to the OVW Abuse in Later Life Grant Program

Individuals who are 50 years of age or older who are victims of abuse, neglect, and exploitation – including domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking – face unique barriers to receiving assistance. Recognizing this, Congress created the Enhanced Training and Services to End Abuse in Later Life Program (“Abuse in Later Life program”).

Administered by the Office on Violence Against Women, this grant program creates a unique opportunity for providing or enhancing training and services to address elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation, including domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, involving victims who are 50 years of age or older.

NCALL has provided technical assistance and training to OVW Abuse in Later Life grantees since 2002.

More information:

Abuse in Later Life National Resource Center

NCALL provides comprehensive technical assistance, training, and consultation on abuse in later life through:

  •  innovative information and resources addressing the nexus of elder abuse, domestic violence, and sexual assault;
  •  resources aimed at increasing  the capacity of professionals who work with older survivors of abuse  and helping them understand the unique barriers that older victims face;
  • addressing gaps in various professionals’ understanding of and responses to abuse in later life, including older victims who need legal assistance.

Visit our Resources page to learn more.  If you would like to connect with our staff, please contact us today.

 

Enhancing Services and Supports for Older African American Survivors

In the fall of 2020, End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin and its initiatives, The Asha Project, Inc. and the National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life (NCALL), were awarded grant funding from the Office for Victims of Crime to address the service needs of older victims of abuse and financial exploitation in Milwaukee, WI.

With these funds, our agencies collectively aim to: build upon and improve services and supports for older African American survivors; and provide resources for service providers and criminal justice stakeholders to help them grow their capacity to support and engage culturally-specific service providers who are working to restore safety and security to all older African American victims.

Services and Supports

The Asha Project offers services in Milwaukee, WI designed specifically for African American victims and survivors of gender-based violence and sexual exploitation, with a specific program for individuals age 50 and older. The elder victim services advocate provides cultural, age-relevant, and trauma-informed supports that honor the history, experiences, and unique challenges older adults face. Each person is treated with the respect and dignity they deserve. Please get in touch with an advocate today for support with:

  • crisis intervention
  • safety planning
  • case management and counseling
  • criminal justice systems and social services advocacy
  • victim compensation support
  • supports for transportation, food, and housing
  • connections to community services
Resources
Strategic Roadmap

In 2022, NCALL, in collaboration with the Asha Project, developed resource materials to support improved community responses to African American survivors of abuse in later life. These materials aim to equip local elder abuse community coordination teams with strategies for supporting culturally-specific organizations as essential partners in a comprehensive community response to abuse in later life.

The Strategic Roadmap is informed by the experiences of local culturally-specific programs and community coordination teams in Milwaukee and across the country and is planned to be released in the summer of 2023.


Increasing Access to Healing Services and Just Outcomes for Older African American Crime Survivors

In 2020, the National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life (NCALL) released  Increasing Access to Healing Services and Just Outcomes for Older African American Crime Survivors: A Toolkit for Enhancing Critical Knowledge and Informing Action within the Crime Victim Assistance Field. This important resource emerged from a 2019 filming session of three older African American crime survivors from Milwaukee and a panel of four subject matter experts. The Increasing Access toolkit centers the voices and lived experiences of older African American crime victims and offers practical ways for criminal justice systems stakeholders and victims services providers to enhance their work and effectively address systemic barriers older African American victims face in their healing and recovery processes.

Download the toolkit guide and workbook here. The accompanying video clips of older survivors sharing their stories and video clips of an expert panel—Antonia Drew Vann and Shawn Muhammad of the Asha Project, Jennifer Davis of Village Wrap, Inc., and LaTrice Buck of Inspire Consulting, Inc.—discussing the crime victim experience and best practices for victim service providers may be viewed below.  Simply click on the desired video still below to stream the video in your browser.

 

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NCALL is committed to creating a world that respects the dignity of older adults and enhances the safety and quality of life of older victims and survivors of abuse.
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