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Battered Immigrant Women Project

 

Project Overview

The Southern Arizona Battered Immigrant Women Project (BIWP) helps to identify and develop resources and provide outreach and training to organizations that interact with immigrant women who may be victims of domestic violence or sexual violence. The project has established six task forces in Arizona's seven southern counties: Graham, Greenlee, Cochise, Pinal, Pima, Santa Cruz and Yuma.

Undocumented immigrant women who are survivors of domestic violence face challenges beyond those experienced by other women in the US such as isolation in a foreign country, constant fear of deportation, and believing they are at the mercy of their spouse to gain legal status. In rural areas, limited programs and resources exacerbate these challenges.

The goal of the BIWP is to improve the access to culturally appropriate services for battered immigrant women, thereby ensuring their rights under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), and its mission of safety and empowerment for immigrant women and children victims of sexual and domestic violence.

Project Activities

The Battered Immigrant Women Task Forces have trained thousands of community service providers including law enforcement, health care professionals, educators, victim advocates, legal service providers and community members regarding rights and proper response to victims and survivors. The task forces have brought together key individuals from multiple sectors of their communities to develop and implement effective mechanisms for coordinated response and support for immigrant victims of violence, as well as for conducting provider for training and building awareness regarding battered immigrant women's rights. Most recently, their efforts have culminated in the development of a coordinated community response protocol specifically addressing the unique needs of battered immigrant women.

Community Tool Kit

This community tool kit for a Protocol for Coordinated Community Response for Battered Immigrant Women should serve as a guide for your community in creating an effective and safe system to provide continuity and holistic support to victims and their families.

View Tool Kit >

Task Force Coordinators / County BIW Contacts

Cochise County

Graham/Greenlee Counties

Pima County

Oralee Stokes
oralees@ccs-seaz.org
520-458-9096
 

 

 

Sandy Garza
Mount Graham Safe House
Graham County
sandy@mgsh.net
928-348-9104 / 888-269-9104

Ethel St Hilaire
Mount Graham Safe House
Greenlee County
ethel@mgsh.net
928-793-4053 / 888-269-9104

Montserrat Caballero
pimataskforce@yahoo.com
 

Jean McClelland
UA College of Public Health
Center for Rural Health
jmcc@email.arizona.edu
520-626-8228
 

Pinal County

Santa Cruz County

Yuma County

Sylvia Procela
Against Abuse
sylviaprocela@against-abuse.org
520-836-1239
 

 

Dora Taddey
Su Voz Vale 
dtaddey@arizonaschildren.org
520-604-0802
Maria Vasquez
Amberly's Place
mvasquez@amberlysplace.com
928-373-0849

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quick Links

  • Community Tool Kit: Protocol for a Coordinated Response
  • Rural PATHS Project
  • Upcoming Training Opportunities

Local Taskforces

  • Cochise County (Rural PATHS)
  • Graham/Greenlee Counties (Rural PATHS)
  • Pima County
  • Pinal County
  • Santa Cruz County (Rural PATHS)
  • Yuma County

BIWP Contacts

D. Jean McClelland
Program Director for Community Based Health Information Resources Health Promotion Sciences, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health
520-626-8228
jmcc@email.arizona.edu

Maia Ingram
Program Director for Community Based Evaluation Projects Health Promotion Sciences, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health
520-626-2267
maiai@email.arizona.edu

Montserrat Caballero
pimataskforce@yahoo.com

John Raeder
Southern Arizona Battered Immigrant Women Program Administrator, Governor Brewer's Office for Children, Youth and Families Division for Women
602-542-1705
jraeder@az.gov


The Southern Arizona Battered Immigrant Women Project (BIWP) and the Rural PATHS (Partners in Transformation for Health and Safety) – Southern Arizona Rural VAWA Project was supported by Grant No. 2008-WR-AX-0036 awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this publication/program/exhibition are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women.

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