FUTURES

Mission: For more than 30 years, FUTURES has been providing groundbreaking programs, policies, and campaigns that empower individuals and organizations working to end violence against women and children around the world.

Services: FUTURES trains professionals such as doctors, nurses, judges, and athletic coaches on improving responses to violence and abuse. They also work with advocates, policymakers, and others to build sustainable community leadership and educate people everywhere about the importance of respect and healthy relationships. They’ve lead campaigns to address child domestic abuse, global violence prevention, and even human trafficking.

When shelter-in-place orders went into effect during the pandemic, FUTURES immediately responded by training more than 25,000 professionals who were responding to domestic violence during the pandemic. Their team helped secure $45 million in the CARES Act for domestic violence shelters and emergency needs created by COVID-19 and made sure that $4 billion in housing grants set by the CARES Act set aside a portion for domestic violence survivors specifically and $3.5 billion for emergency childcare.