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CONNECT

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Last modified: June 7, 2012, 2:52 PM

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CONNECT is dedicated to preventing interpersonal violence and promoting gender justice. By building partnerships with individuals and communities, CONNECTstrives to help change the beliefs, behaviors and institutions that perpetuate violence. Through legal empowerment, grassroots mobilization and transformative education, CONNECT seeks to create safe families and peaceful communities.

Our three programs are:

  • Legal Advocacy Program: providing assistance to victims of domestic violence
  • Community Empowerment Program: providing technical assistance to community-based organizations in addressing domestic violence in their communities
  • CONNECT Training Institute: providing intensive training to professionals and community members, giving participants the tools they need to develop community-based solutions for the complex problem of family violence.

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Grow with CONNECT
This video was made thanks to the creativity of: Video by Echo East Creative ( echoeastcreative.com ) Music by Alastair Cameron ( http )
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Adolescent Fathers in Child Protective Services
Adolescent fathers who are also involved in child protective services have a special set of needs that need to be addressed. CONNECT board member, Derrick Gordan, of The Consultation Center at Yale University and Brett Rayford of the Connecticut Department of Children and Families discuss what service providers can do to better support these fathers as well as the young mothers and their children. For more information, please contact CONNECT at 212.683.0015.
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U Visa for Noncitizen Crime Victims
This is video is a brief overview of the U Visa: what it is, who qualifies, what crimes qualify, and what it does for immigrant victims of crime. For more information about the U Visa, please call our free legal helpline at 212.683.0605. For more information on the CONNECT Legal Advocacy Program, please visit www.connectnyc.org
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Website:
http://www.connectnyc.org
Phone:
212-683-0015
Fax:
212-683-0016
Address:
PO Box 20217, Greeley Square Station, New York, New York, 10001, United States
Date Founded:
1993

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Legal assistance, Youth, Community development, Human services, Victim support, Education, Women

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