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For the past year and a half, CAWS North Dakota has been working to rename and rebrand our organization, and I am proud to announce that as of October 16, 2024, we are now the North Dakota Domestic & Sexual Violence Coalition (NDDSVC)! Alongside our rebrand, we’ve completely updated and redesigned our coalition website. 

The North Dakota Domestic & Sexual Violence Coalition (NDDSVC) is shining a light on a common, yet overshadowed topic this October: domestic violence. October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM), a time dedicated to remembering victims of domestic violence, celebrating survivors and bringing communities together to identify and eliminate domestic violence.

CAWS North Dakota awarded a total of $15,000 to 8 women through the organization’s Women’s Opportunity Scholarship.

Over the past year, CAWS North Dakota used funds from the Allstate Foundation grant to significantly impact the lives of 24 victims of domestic violence, providing them with access to purchases or services that would have otherwise been unattainable.

Sharron Brady once had to find a safe house for horses. As the Project Director of Kedish House in Ellendale, part of her job was to help safe house victims of domestic violence. And oftentimes, as many domestic violence victim…

[BISMARCK, N.D.] — Each year, CAWS North Dakota, the state coalition working to end domestic and sexual violence, gathers data from 19 victim advocacy centers across the state to put together annual fact sheets that give a snapshot of how…

We are very excited to announce the appointment of Seth O’Neill as our new Executive Director! Seth officially assumed his role as Executive Director on January 2nd, 2024. Seth previously worked for CAWS North Dakota as our Civil Legal Attorney…

From January to September 2023, Global Rights for Women conducted a needs assessment on North Dakota’s response to domestic violence on behalf of CAWS North Dakota. Under the guidance of CAWS ND and the project Planning Committee, Global Rights for…