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Model - Basic Services

basic servicesBasic Services

Accessing basic services is typically a greater challenge for battered immigrants than for non-immigrant survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. Perhaps the greatest challenge is waiting for a work permit to enable them to support their families. Immigrants also face discrimination from service providers who are unaware of their rights as victims or do not know where to refer them.

The role of basic services in the model is:

  • Public awareness 
  • Education and training programs for victims and children 
  • Establishing safety and confidentiality for victims 
  • Referring of victims to legal services and victim services 
  • Providing medical and counseling services and referrals 
  • Providing for basic needs (housing, food, clothing)  
  • Assisting with job services once work authorization comes through 
  • Gathering documentation for VAWA self-petitions and other immigration relief

Basic service providers may be the first link that an immigrant victim has with the VAWA process

  • ”My child was in Head Start where they gave talks to all the mothers. I didn’t know that all these programs existed.” 
  •  “I went to the hospital when I was pregnant and a social worker came to talk with me and see if I wanted to be in a program that helped you be a better parent. They came to visit me and realized my situation. She told me about VAWA.”

 
Resources: Serving Immigrant Victims

  • Access to Domestic Violence Services for Immigrant Survivors - Casa de Esparanza presention
  • Domestic Violence and Immigrant Women 
  • Power and Control Wheel -- Immigrant Women 
  • Barriers for Rural Women 
  • Barriers to Leaving for Immigrant Women 
  • Do's and Don'ts for Immigrant Women 
  • Safety Planning
  • Conozca sus Derechos (Know Your Rights) 
  • How to Help in the Healthcare Setting

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Quick Links

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

CCR Model Links

  • Victim, Legal, Consular Services
  • Justice System
  • Dept of Homeland Security
  • Basic Services
  • Informal Networks
  • Training
  • Public Awareness
  • Targeted Outreach

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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