{"id":949,"date":"2012-04-19T17:24:25","date_gmt":"2012-04-19T17:24:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.malcs.org\/archive-2017\/?p=949"},"modified":"2012-05-07T17:28:32","modified_gmt":"2012-05-07T17:28:32","slug":"new-organization-national-immigrant-womens-advocacy-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malcs.org\/archive-2017\/2012\/04\/19\/new-organization-national-immigrant-womens-advocacy-project\/","title":{"rendered":"New Organization: National Immigrant Women’s Advocacy Project"},"content":{"rendered":"

The National Immigrant Women\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Advocacy Project at the Washington College of Law at American University\u00c2\u00a0 will continue and expand the work that I have been doing for nearly 30 years. \u00c2\u00a0Through our work at the Washington College of Law, NIWAP will engage a new generation of lawyers and advocates in work that benefits immigrant women, children, and immigrant survivors of domestic abuse, sexual assault, human trafficking, and other crimes.<\/p>\n

NIWAP is a national provider of training, legal and social science research, policy development, and technical assistance to advocates, attorneys, pro bono<\/em> law firms, law schools, universities, law enforcement, prosecutors, social service and health care providers, justice system personnel, and other professionals who work with immigrant women, children and crime victims. Our work will include support for those in the field and in government who work to improve laws, regulations, policies, and practices to enhance legal options and opportunities for immigrant women and children.<\/p>\n

NIWAP will provide training and technical assistance on a broad range of issues of importance to immigrant women and children, including VAWA immigration and confidentiality, family law, protection orders, public benefits, language access, cultural competency, and access to services, including shelter, transitional housing, health care, and education.<\/p>\n

A key part of our efforts will be to develop materials, resources, policy analysis, research and monographs which we will distribute through our web library at iwp.legalmomentum.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sincerely,<\/p>\n

Leslye E. Orloff,\u00c2\u00a0Roc\u00c3\u00ado Molina,\u00c2\u00a0Levi Wolberg
\nNational Immigrant Women\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Advocacy Project (NIWAP)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The National Immigrant Women\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Advocacy Project at the Washington College of Law at American University\u00c2\u00a0 will continue and expand the work that I have been doing for nearly 30 years. \u00c2\u00a0Through our work at the Washington College of Law, NIWAP will engage a new generation of lawyers and advocates in work that benefits immigrant women, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-949","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-general-news","7":"entry","8":"override"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":358,"url":"https:\/\/malcs.org\/archive-2017\/2010\/05\/29\/amicus-brief-sign-on-sb1070\/","url_meta":{"origin":949,"position":0},"title":"Amicus Brief Sign On – SB1070","author":"la Webjefa","date":"May 29, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Call for Organizations to Join Amicus Curiae Brief\u00c2\u00a0 To Highlight the Impact of Arizona Law SB 1070 on Immigrant Women and Immigrant Victims of Violence Against Women Sign on deadline: June 4, 2010 Dear Colleagues, We are writing to seek your organization\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s support in joining us in signing on to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "General News"","block_context":{"text":"General News","link":"https:\/\/malcs.org\/archive-2017\/category\/general-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":95,"url":"https:\/\/malcs.org\/archive-2017\/2007\/03\/12\/great-general-references-on-immigration\/","url_meta":{"origin":949,"position":1},"title":"Great general references on immigration costs & impact","author":"la Webjefa","date":"March 12, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"Borrowed directly from Texas journalist Marissa Trevino of Latina Lista: The Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children released the most in-depth and impartial study on family immigrant detention titled \"Locking Up Family Values: The Detention of Immigrant Families\" (2007), finding: [the detention center] is a former criminal facility that\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "New Publications"","block_context":{"text":"New Publications","link":"https:\/\/malcs.org\/archive-2017\/category\/new-publications\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":887,"url":"https:\/\/malcs.org\/archive-2017\/2011\/10\/29\/887\/","url_meta":{"origin":949,"position":2},"title":"JOB: Executive Director, Southwest Women’s Law Center","author":"Theresa Delgadillo","date":"October 29, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"The Southwest Women\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Law Center is a public policy and legal advocacy organization working to improve women\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s lives by combating gender discrimination, reducing poverty among women and their families, and ensuring that all women have access to comprehensive healthcare, including family planning and reproductive health services. 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