Building Bridges to Stop Violence against Immigrant Women: Effective Strategies & Promising Models for Reaching and Serving Immigrant Women (March 2004) by Voices for Change: Immigrant Women & State Policy of the Center for Women in Government & Civil Society, University at Albany

"In 2003, regional workshops provided immigrant women the opportunity to share their knowledge with victim service providers, criminal justice personnel and state policy makers. The Center’s Upstate Regional Workshop for S.T.O.P VAWA grantees was held on June 19, 2003 in Albany. A Downstate Regional Workshop was held on November 17, 2003 in New York City.

"This report has been developed to share the lessons of these two regional workshops with a wider audience. This report will be useful for educating agency staff who were not able to attend the regional trainings. It can be shared with other local collaborative agencies which need to understand the barriers facing immigrant victims, as well as effective service models and strategies to overcome those barriers. In addition, the lessons learned can be of value to violence against women programs in other states."

Contents Include:

• Barriers Facing Immigrant Victims of Violence against Women
• Effective Strategies for Reaching & Serving Immigrant Victims of Violence against Women
• Promising Models for Reaching & Serving Immigrant Victims of Violence against Women

• Building Bridges to Stop Violence against Immigrant Women: Effective Strategies & Promising Models for Reaching and Serving Immigrant Women

• Realities for Immigrant Populations: How they Experience the System by Gail Pendleton & Ellen Kemp (2006)
• Somewhere To Turn: Making Domestic Violence Services Accessible To Battered Immigrant Women. A 'How To' Manual For Battered Women's Advocates And Service Providers by Leslye E. Orloff, and Rachel Little. AYUDA, Inc. (May 1999)
• Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence: Cultural Challenges and Available Legal Protections by Sudha Shetty and Janice Kaguyutan (February 2002)