Culturally Specific Communities on Campus Project
Equipping campuses to create culturally responsive, trauma-informed support for survivors
The purpose of the NOVA Supporting Culturally Specific Communities on Campus project is to provide basic and advanced training and technical assistance to OVW Campus Program grantees of higher education on building and strengthening culturally responsive, inclusive, services and response efforts for diverse, underserved, and historically marginalized communities on campus. NOVA and its project partners develop culturally responsive and trauma informed material to address the prevention and response needs of survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking (DVSAS) through: podcasts, webinars, virtual and in-person site-visits, resources, and listening sessions.
Podcast - More Episodes Coming Soon!
Centered on Campus: Elevating Cultural Responses to Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking on Campus is a new podcast series launched by NOVA where we discuss topics to support college campuses with developing culturally responsive response and prevention of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking.
Hosted by Aysia Evans, NOVA's Campus Culturally Specific Program Manager
Prelude Episode
Episode #1 – The Importance of a Culturally Responsive Campus
Featuring: Chimi Boyd-Keyes & Maria Limon
Episode #2 – Recognizing “Military” as a Culture: How Campuses Can Support Military-Connected Survivors
Featuring: Ava Ramirez-Ene, Ph.D. and Kimberly Henry, LMSW
Culturally Specific Toolkits
The purpose of these toolkits is to support professionals working with students from diverse student populations to address Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking (DVSAS). These toolkits address the needs of OVW Campus Project grantees, and can also benefit the general public working with students at institutions of higher education.
- Centering Student Voices DVSAS Campus Toolkit: Supporting Immigrant Students
- Centering Student Voices DVSAS Campus Toolkit: Supporting Military-Connected Students
- Centering Student Voices DVSAS Campus Toolkit: Supporting and Engaging LGBTQIA+ Students
- Communicating Access An Interactive Paper Plane Resource to Support Students with Disabilities
- Communicating Access Resource Video Tutorial
Toolkits in Spanish
- Centering Student Voices DVSAS Campus Toolkit: Supporting Immigrant Students
- Centering Student Voices DVSAS Campus Toolkit: Supporting Military-Connected Students
- Centering Student Voices DVSAS Campus Toolkit: Supporting and Engaging LGBTQIA+ Students
- Communicating Access An Interactive Paper Plane Resource to Support Students with Disabilities
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