Resources

We have put together a comprehensive list of resources to provide insight into the reality of violence against Black women and girls. These will also guide you on the steps you can take to prevent it. If you can’t find what you’re looking for, we’re here to help.

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National Domestic Violence Hotline
1-800-799-7233

Have questions? Need resources? We’re here to help!
1-844-77-UJIMA

If you need immediate assistance, always dial 9-1-1.

Survivor Support Resources

Ujima Mission

Our mission is to mobilize the community to respond to and end violence against women in the Black community. We actualize this mission through research, public awareness and community engagement, technical assistance, and resource development.

Youth Sex Trafficking

Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking (DMST) is the “recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person for the purpose of a commercial act” where the victim is a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident under the age of 18.

Black Women and Sexual Assault

“Many cultural considerations can hinder healing for Black women survivors: the burdensome expectation of strong Black womanhood; the power of the Black church; the desire to shield Black men; and the lack of self-care examples are all real dynamics Black women survivors endure,” Jazelle Hunt, Field lessons from reporting on Black women survivors of sexual violence.

LGBTQIA+ Partner Violence

Black LGBTQ survivors are nearly twice as likely to experience physical violence from an intimate partner compared to those who do not identify as Black and LGBTQ (APA, 2019).

Domestic and Gun Violence

Black women comprise 14% of the U.S. population and 31% of domestic violence fatalities and are statistically nearly 3x more likely than white women to be killed by an intimate partner (Violence Policy Center, 2022).

Teen Dating Violence

TDV can include physical or sexual violence, stalking, and psychological aggression. Repeated texting to threaten, stalk someone and/or posting sexual pictures online without the consent of the partner are actions that also fall under the umbrella of teen dating violence (Breiding et al., 2015).

Intimate Partner Violence

“Nationally, about 9% of Black women were raped by an intimate partner during their lifetime compared to 11% multiracial women, 10% White women, and 6% Hispanic women (Breiding, 2014).”

TA Approach

“Along with promoting culturally competent services through a holistic and survivor-centered lens, Ujima’s TA approach is also trauma-informed. Historical, societal, and personal trauma is inextricably linked with violence in the Black community.”

Educational Materials

Unapologetically Black: Understanding and Addressing the Social Construct of Race

Understanding and Addressing the Social Construct of Race. In this workshop, you will learn about the construction of the Black race and the intersectionality of race, gender, ethnicity and identity in order to understand the impact of racism systemic and social disparities and disproportionalities experienced by Black women and develop a culturally specific model to providing services for the Black community.

Intersectionality and Working with Survivors of Color from Podcast on Crimes Against Women (Podcast)

Gretta Gordy Gardner is the Deputy Director for Ujima., Inc.: a project of the DC Coalition Against Domestic Violence at The National Center on Violence Against Women in the Black Community. An attorney, Ms. Gardner’s career as a legal advisor for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking was inspired by her early work as a prosecutor in the Domestic Violence Unit of the Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office.

Ujima Regional Meetings

We have in depth dialogue on the intersections of culture, race, class and violence. This convening was designed to provide space for community organizations to gain knowledge about FVPSA, and opportunities available to culturally specific community programs so they can access their funding and resources.

Housing Webinar Online

This webinar provides culturally specific organizations with a how-to on accessing their local continuums of care and provide an overview of available HUD Resources

Finance

Grants.gov

OVW Resources for Applicants

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Compliance and Reporting

Ujima's Technical Assistance Department

Ujima’s technical assistance (TA) is designed to provide resources, tools, and support to domestic violence coalitions and networks, domestic violence programs, local, state, and federal government agencies, community-based programs, practitioners, researchers; and policymakers regarding family, domestic, and dating violence in the Black community. Ujima’s TA approach is to provide in-depth program assistance and capacity building to improve the design and delivery of programs and services. Ujima offers ongoing technical assistance on-site and virtually via telephone and e-mail.

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