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The recent expansion of generative artificial intelligence (AI) for consumer use has accelerated the creation of nonconsensual manipulated intimate materials, or sexually explicit “deepfakes.”

The Women’s Opportunity Scholarship Fund provides higher education opportunities to low-income women who wish to enter, or are currently attending, a North Dakota college, university, or trade school. The fund helps scholarship recipients break the bonds of poverty and enhance their lives and the lives of their families intellectually, culturally, and environmentally.

As a part of their Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) campaign, NDDSVC created custom coffee sleeves that have information on consent and supportive services for survivors of sexual violence.

As the leader against sexual violence in North Dakota, the North Dakota Domestic & Sexual Violence Coalition (NDDSVC) is coordinating a statewide campaign for Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

Ray Holmberg used power and control to keep those around him silent. We cannot let others like him do the same. We call on North Dakotans to turn your anger, sadness, or outrage around this case into action. 

Join NDDSVC and our members on February 14th as we connect with legislators at our Advocacy Day at the Capitol! The coalition and some of our member organizations will be setting up booths in Memorial Hall to provide information on…

In 2023, NDDSVC received funding and resources from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Rape Prevention and Education (RPE) Program Grant to complete a year-long, data-driven Coalition Capacity Assessment addressing areas of sexual violence primary prevention strengths and areas of potential strategic growth.

As part of our ongoing review of the strengths and gaps in North Dakota’s response to domestic violence, NDDSVC collaborated with Global Rights for Women (GRW) in 2023-2024 to conduct a statewide Needs Assessment Annual Update project. This Annual Update identifies Native American women as a priority underserved and highly victimized community in our state.

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.