Economic Justice Initiative

Economic justice is the idea that the economy will be more successful if it is fairer. The goal is to create opportunities for all to succeed regardless of sex, race, age, disability, color, creed, national origin, religion, or genetic information. The main principles of economic justice include universal basic income, income equality by gender and race, and equal opportunity for employment and credit, and allowing all to reach their full potential (Investopedia).

99% percent of victims of domestic violence experience financial abuse from their partner (Adams). This abuse makes survivors reliant on their abusers and decreases their ability to achieve financial stability. Our economic justice programs aim to address this problem by working to: Educate and train victim advocates on topics related to money management, credit building, and issues of financial abuse, to help build their capacity to assist survivors as they move toward long-term security. Provide grants and small business resources to entrepreneurial survivors through our Don’t Knock the Hustle program, helping them build economic self-sufficiency after leaving an abuser.

Moving Ahead: A Financial Empowerment Resource is a self-paced course brought to you by National Gender Based-Violence Learning Community and designed to help domestic violence survivors achieve financial independence and rebuild their lives. The curriculum covers a variety of important financial topics including budgeting, managing debt and improving credit and has been proven to help survivors move from short-term safety to long-term security. The course is self-paced and you can complete the modules in the order that works best for you. This course and its content are intended to support survivors.