Create spaces to lift up the voices of communities and Black women and girls

It takes a village to do this work.

Organizations can engage an ecosystem of neighboring groups to align efforts and create spaces for Black women to be seen and heard. This will help to tap into and expand creative resources and connections. 

Consider the following in how you can create safe spaces.

Include diverse perspectives

  • Identify key partners who have an understanding of how to intervene and prevent intimate partner violence 

  • Highlight different strengths and perspectives of the survivor journey

  • Include Black women in discussions, decision-making, and events

  • Providing space for survivors to tell their story 

  • Offer mentorship moments to and from survivors 

  • Validate people’s experiences 

Expand reach and access 

  • Use each other's networks and outreach channels

  • Partner with neighboring groups expands the reach

  • Lift voices through storytelling 

Increase credibility 

  • Strengthen trust among survivors by using their input

  • Use active listening skills

  • Ensure that staff reflects the community 

  • Establish partnerships with Black-led organizations

  • Address issues of unfair treatment

Mobilize the community

  • Offer workshops, events, and support groups that celebrate black culture 

  • Make sure systems are visible and accessible to the Black community 

  • Empower community to take action to prevent intimate partner violence In the Black community

  • Advocate for community policies to be put in place to address all forms of injustice

House of Loving Hands strives to mobilize the community by hosting community events that are accessible to the Black community.