Culturally Sustaining Approaches to Prevention

Purpose

This toolkit is for organizations who provide support for people experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV). It provides a focus on the Black community which is often underserved and under-resourced.

The goals are to:

  • Amplify the voices and needs of Black women. This will help us be more responsive to the needs, hopes, and strengths of Black women and girls. 

  • Strengthen culturally sustaining practices engaging the strengths of the Black community. This will build an ecosystem of community members, survivors and organizations to support one another. 

  • Create forward movement. Tools will be provided to help develop clear next steps and an action plan.

It is important to note that experiences of intimate partner violence in the Black community are not a monolith. While this toolkit explores the effects of intimate partner violence for this particular group, subcultures must be considered when understanding the survivor journey. This toolkit acknowledges the systemic iniquities that the Black community experiences. These practices apply to all individuals, including those in the LGBTQ community.

Thank you to the RCF Connects Equity for Black Women and Girls team and sisters from the Sister Circles for your inputs to this toolkit.

We are grateful for your wisdom and insights.

We hope this toolkit will help us all align with and support RCF Connects’ commitment to make sure Black women and girls will be seen, heard, and served.

Use this Companion Guide as you go through this toolkit to capture reflections.

Please click here for a downloadable version of this toolkit.

Want to dig in more? Access this Literature Review to support efforts to bolster intimate partner violence prevention efforts using a racial equity lens.