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The Mission of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence is to organize for collective power by advancing transformative work, thinking and leadership of communities and individuals working to end the violence in our lives.
NCADV believes violence against women and children results from the use of force or threat to achieve and maintain control over others in intimate relationships, and from societal abuse of power and domination in the forms of sexism, racism, homophobia, classism, anti-Semitism, able-bodyism, ageism and other oppressions. NCADV recognizes that the abuses of power in society foster battering by perpetuating conditions, which condone violence against women and children. Therefore, it is the mission of NCADV to work for major societal changes necessary to eliminate both personal and societal violence against all women and children.
NCADV's work includes coalition building at the local, state, regional and national levels; support for the provision of community-based, non-violent alternatives -- such as safe home and shelter programs -- for battered women and their children; public education and technical assistance; policy development and innovative legislation; focus on the leadership of NCADV's caucuses and task forces developed to represent the concerns of organizationally under represented groups; and efforts to eradicate social conditions which contribute to violence against women and children.
Principles of Unity
NCADV is comprised of people dealing with the concerns of battered women and their families. We represent both rural and urban areas. Our programs support and involve battered women of all racial, social, religious and economic groups, ages and lifestyles. We oppose the use of violence as a means of control over others and support equality in relationships and the concept of helping women assume power over their own lives. We strive toward becoming independent, community-based groups in which women make major policy and program decisions.
NCADV serves as a national information and referral center for the general public, media, battered women and their children, allied and member agencies and organizations. NCADV has a strong track record of providing programs with information and technical assistance, and has promoted the development of innovative programs, which address the special needs of all battered women, and the battered women's programs. NCADV has sponsored eleven National Conferences on domestic violence, which provide a unique forum within the battered women's movement for networking, dialogue, debate, leadership development and celebration.
NCADV also serves to impact public policy and legislation, which affects battered women and their children. NCADV organized testimony for the Attorney General's Task Force hearings on Family Violence; worked with federal legislators to develop priorities for Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) funds for battered women's programs; supported the development and passage of the Violence Against Women Act (1994); and was active in the passage of the Domestic Violence Offender Gun Ban (1996).
Why is Connie Elder involved? (Read Connie's Story of Domestic Violence)
Connie is driven to help others. Her work in the corporate arena did not afford her the opportunities to fulfill this desire. In establishing her own company, Connie has found a way to help others through her work and interact with women on a variety of levels. Two non-profit causes Connie donates proceeds from her company to support are Victims of Domestic Abuse (notably the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence) and Breast Cancer Research. Both of these causes are near and dear to her. Connie also serves on the Board of Directors for Soles4Souls.org, a non-profit organization helping people around the world with the gift of shoes.
For more information about the NCADV, please contact their hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or email Connie Elder at connie@connieelder.com.
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