work plan & theory of change

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2026 Work Plan

Our work includes:

Hosting meetings for learning, discussion, and action planning
Developing resources and tools Providing professional education and training
Gathering data from survivors, case reviews, and stakeholders
Offering guidance and consultations on policies, practices, and/or individual cases

We work with:

  • Schools

  • Workplaces

  • Healthcare providers

  • Housing providers

  • Media

  • Faith communities

  • Colleges/universities

  • Legal systems

  • Local government agencies

In all activities, we integrate a focus on:

  • Racial, gender, and economic justice

  • Public health frameworks

  • Criminalized survivors

  • Sexual violence, including within intimate relationships

  • High lethality risk factors, including coercive control, stalking, post-separation violence, and strangulation

  • Responsiveness to emerging needs and readiness

2026 Activities

  • Expand restorative justice opportunities for people affected by domestic/sexual violence.

  • Elevate strategies and resources for local responses to and prevention of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and People (MMIWP) and families.

  • Collaborate with Whatcom County courts and aligned professionals to remove barriers to justice for survivors in civil and family law cases, particularly related to language and ability.

  • Pilot healthcare project to empower survivors with resources and information.

  • Lead case reviews of Sexual Assault Protection Orders (SAPOs) to surface systemic barriers and advance survivor safety.

  • Host community of practice to equip secondary school staff with tools and resources to intervene with students who cause sexual or relationship harm.

  • Pilot Coaching Boys Into Men program to implement evidence-based prevention programming in youth sports.

Theory of Change

We align our efforts with the theory of change developed by the Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence.