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BWJP Welcomes Diana Griffin as the new Attorney Advisor for the National Legal Center on Children and Domestic Violence

BWJP Welcomes Diana Griffin, as the new Attorney Advisor, the National Legal Center on Children and Domestic Violence. Diana earned her Juris Doctor from the University of Maryland. She spent her career, prior to joining BWJP, representing victim-survivors in family court and immigration matters. Diana is passionate about helping create systematic change to better help […]

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BWJP Welcomes Lacey Garner as the new Director of The Learning Community!

Lacey has more than a decade of experience building client relationships and delivering complex research and technology solutions. Prior to joining BWJP, Lacey was a Vice President at 13D Research & Strategy, where she was responsible for relationships with foundations, family offices, and other corporate and investor clients. Lacey was also a financial advisor to individuals […]

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3 Ways to Improve Access to Civil Protection Orders for Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Survivors

By the National Center on Protection Orders and Full Faith & Credit My friends told me I needed to get a restraining order, but I didn’t want to go through all the processes within the system . . . However, if I could go back and do it again, I would have gotten the restraining […]

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Safe at Home: Exploring the Intersection of Intimate Partner Violence and Child Abuse Prevention

By The National Legal Center on Children and Domestic Violence April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, a time to raise awareness that child abuse and neglect are preventable through reshaping system responses by centralizing the voices of the children they are charged to protect. There is consistent research that illustrates the high level of […]

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Supporting Survivors On the Path to Healing from Sexual Assault 

By Meghan Dunlap Recovering from sexual assault can feel like you’re within a silo. You hear the statistics of 81% of women report sexual harassment or assault in their lifetime, and it pulls at your heartstrings, but it’s hard to grasp in real life. The reality is that every 68 seconds, an American is sexually […]

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2024 BWJP Rising Stars – Amalfi

As we recognize Women’s History Month, we are highlighting some of the Rising Stars of BWJP: members of our staff who are rising through the ranks and actively impacting the movement. These young women are continually striving for excellence and building on the legacy that our foremothers have built. Today, we are highlighting Rising Star, Amalfi […]

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2024 BWJP Rising Stars – Victoria

As we recognize Women’s History Month, we are highlighting some of the Rising Stars of BWJP: members of our staff who are rising through the ranks and actively impacting the movement. These young women are continually striving for excellence and building on the legacy that our foremothers have built.  BWJP staff members are sharing about their fellow […]

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2024 BWJP Rising Stars – Sophie

As we recognize Women’s History Month, we are highlighting some of the Rising Stars of BWJP: members of our staff who are rising through the ranks and actively impacting the movement. These young women are continually striving for excellence and building on the legacy that our foremothers have built.  BWJP staff members are sharing about their fellow […]

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BWJP Newsletters

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BWJP Welcomes Zoë Barr as the new Operations Manager

Zoë is a graduate of St. Catherine University in St. Paul, MN, an all-women college, with one of the most diverse student campuses in Minnesota.  Zoë has a background in team leadership and project management. She is looking forward to using her unique skills and experiences to support the operations and project management of the […]

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