DC Coalition Against Domestic Violence

07/08/2026

July is National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month! Our relationships have a profound effect on our mental health and well-being. Learn how to spot signs of the different signs of abuse: https://dccadv.org/domestic-violence-101/

07/05/2026

On Thursday, DCCADV joined a coalition of organizations serving survivors of domestic violence, sexual violence, and stalking in submitting comments urging the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to abandon its proposed ballot mail rule, warning that it would make voting less safe and less accessible for survivors while also unlawfully interfering with state election systems.

Read more at https://ow.ly/nWOA50ZknK8

07/04/2026

Happy Fourth of July from DCCADV! Today, we celebrate everyone's right to live free from abuse.

06/30/2026

We love connecting with our sister coalitions! 💜

This week, a member of our team connected with the South Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault (SCCADVASA) for an insightful conversation on domestic violence housing.

These conversations are a powerful reminder that we are stronger together: sharing knowledge, learning from one another, and building a network of support and resources for survivors and those who serve them.

06/27/2026

June 27 is PTSD Awareness Day. For many DV survivors, trauma responses show up long after physical safety is restored — in sleep, in startle, in the quiet work of feeling at ease again. What you're carrying is a normal response to something that should never have happened. You aren't alone. For more resources: https://dccadv.org/resources-for-survivors/

06/26/2026

Last night our Executive Director, Dawn Dalton, was honored by our friends at Fair Budget Coalition with an award for Excellence in Constituency.

We are proud of our leadership for ensuring diverse voices and lived experience are represented in our team and for the work we do alongside other advocates to ensure life-impacting resources and support are available to all survivors.

Thank you for such an uplifting evening Fair Budget Coalition! It was a pleasure to see other champions in the field receive distinctions for the incredible advocacy they do in our local community.

06/24/2026

TAKE ACTION!

HUD is proposing to eliminate protections that help ensure LGBTQIA+ people can access HUD-funded housing and shelter programs without discrimination.

For survivors leaving unsafe homes, safe housing is often the difference between safety and continued harm. Transgender, nonbinary, and gender-nonconforming survivors already experience disproportionately high rates of violence and housing instability.

We cannot solve homelessness or support survivors by creating more barriers to shelter.

Submit a public comment by June 29! https://tinyurl.com/mtxjxp5a

06/23/2026

D.C. Council Chair Phil Mendelson announced he was adding more than $400 million to the budget. Read more from the new article from Street Sense Media:

Street Sense Media Since Mayor Muriel Bowser proposed her fiscal year 2027 budget in April, lawmakers and homelessness advocates have scrambled to avoid her proposed cut of hundreds of housing vouchers. In its first budget vote, the D.C. Council has found the answer — for now. On June 8, D.C. Coun...

06/22/2026

Gun Violence Awareness Month is a call to action — and DC is showing up. Join us this weekend for two days of community. RSVP links below.
RSVP: bit.ly/endgunviolence2026
RSVP: bit.ly/supportsurvivors2026 🧡

06/21/2026

Today we honor the fathers and father figures across DC modeling healthy love, safety, and accountability. We also know this day isn't simple for everyone — for survivors, for co-parents, for anyone whose home wasn't always safe. We see you, too.