Pennsylvania Coalition Against

PCADV IS THE OLDEST STATEWIDE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COALITION IN THE NATION. EACH YEAR, ITS NETWORK OF 59 LOCAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAMS PROVIDES FREE AND CONFIDENTIAL DIRECT SERVICES TO NEARLY 80,000 VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, AND THEIR CHILDREN, IN ALL 67 COUNTIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH. TOGETHER, THE LOCAL PROGRAMS AND THE STATEWIDE COALITION WORK COLLABORATIVELY TO DELIVER A CONTINUUM OF SERVICES, SUPPORT, AND SYSTEMS TO HELP VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS FIND SAFETY, OBTAIN JUSTICE, AND BUILD LIVES FREE OF ABUSE.PCADV PASSES THROUGH 90% OF ITS CORE FUNDING TO 59 LOCAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAMS WHICH USE THESE FUNDS TO DELIVER A BREADTH OF SURVIVOR-CENTERED SERVICES TO PENNSYLVANIANS EXPERIENCING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. AT THE SAME TIME, PCADV PROVIDES INFRASTRUCTURE AND BUILDS CAPACITY FOR THE LOCAL PROGRAMS THROUGH TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND STATEWIDE SYSTEMS ADVOCACY AND PUBLIC AWARENESS.