
Patchwork
Patchwork, a podcast from the Department of Justice’s Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), offers a glimpse into the implementation of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) at the local, state, tribal, and national levels. How are VAWA grants made? What happens after the grants leave Washington and arrive in communities across the country? Who are the people who benefit from the grants? Featuring the voices of people combating domestic and sexual violence on the front lines and behind the scenes, Patchwork threads together stories from over 25 years of federally funded efforts to serve victims and hold offenders accountable.https://www.justice.gov/doj/privacy-policy
Podcasting since 2020 • 20 episodes
Patchwork
Latest Episodes
HBCUs: Tips for Applying for and Using OVW Grant Awards
In this episode, Office on Violence Against Women grant specialist Jessica Neal interviews Dorian Johnson, formerly a project director at Spelman College in Georgia, to discuss how OVW funding through its Campus Program benefited students and p...
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Peer Review: An Essential Step in OVW's Award-making Process
In this episode, OVW’s Peer Review Working Group joins Patchwork to discuss an integral part of our grantee application review process – peer review. Peer review is a collection of experts from the field coming together to evaluate grant propos...
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Addressing Misconceptions to Understand and Serve Victims and Survivors of Stalking
In our first episode of the new year, Jennifer Landhuis, the Director of the Stalking Prevention and Resource Center (SPARC), joins ...
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Engaging Men and Children as Allies in Ending Gender-based Violence
Ending gender-based violence requires effort from everyone. In this episode, Kellie Greene, a program specialist at OVW, joins Patchwork to share how her program seeks to engage children and men as allies in ending gender-based viol...
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Honoring a Survivor’s Unique Human Trafficking Experience is Vital to Providing Appropriate Services
Human Trafficking is a crime that affects all socio-economic backgrounds and it does not discriminate based on race, education level, citizenship status or gender. In this episode, Savannah Sanders, the author of Sex Trafficking...
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