About the Public Policy Office

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The Public Policy Office of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV) is a national leader in the effort to create and influence federal legislation that positively effects the lives of domestic violence survivors and their children. We work closely with domestic violence advocates at the local, state and national level to identify the issues facing battered women, their children and the people who serve them and to develop a legislative agenda to address these issues. Located in Washington, D.C., the NCADV Public Policy Office represents the needs of its over 2,000 members and coalition partners to elected officials in Congress.

The Public Policy Office lobbies Congress, monitors state and federal legislative developments, and provides information to shelters, state coalitions and other grassroots advocates on pending federal policy initiatives. We provide information and technical assistance to Congressional offices and works to educate the public on the impact of legislative efforts on domestic violence in the field. The Public Policy Office works in coalition with other organizations fighting to end oppression in the lives of women and all human beings here in the United States and abroad.

Every year the Public Policy office provides an opportunity for local programs and advocates to meet with their Members of Congress' offices to discuss pertinent anti-violence legislation through the National Domestic Violence Lobby Day. If you are interested in attending lobby day, please contact the Public Policy Office.

The Policy Office is located at:

1633 Q Street, NW Suite 210
Washington, DC 20009
(202) 745-1211
(202) 745-0088 FAX
Publicpolicy@ncadv.org