Archive for the ‘News’ Category

  • Funding Opportunity to Reach Underserved Victims of Crime/Oportunidad de financiamiento para el alcance a víctimas de crimen subatendidas  

    The National Resource Center for Reaching Victims/Centro Nacional de Recursos para el Alcance a Víctimas This is a bilingual message. The Spanish translation could be found at the end.  Este mensaje es bilingüe, la traducción en español se encuentra al final. Funding Opportunity to Reach Underserved Victims Solicitation Now Open Have you been searching for […]

  • NSAC QR

    1 You found us at #NSAC2018! Here’s more about where you connect with us during the conference 2 Find us on social media!   3  Trans survivors blog Do you know about our relatively new trans-survivors blog? Share this resource with the trans clients you work with. http://www.trans-survivors.com   4  Email list sign up! Want to […]

  • Two Milwaukee Trainings for Victim Service Providers

    Two free trainings for victim service providers and allied professionals.  Attend one or both! Register here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/VOCA-Trainings Download printable flyer: Victim Service Provider Trainings (MKE) September 13-14, 2018 – FLYER 1.  Improving Long-Term Services to Transgender and Non-Binary Victims of Crime Date: Thursday, September 13, 2018 Time: 8:00am – 4:30pm (lunch on your own) This full day […]

  • TIME’S UP Legal Defense Fund to Support Transgender Survivors

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, August 14, 2018   CONTACT: Kendra Barkoff, kbarkoff [at] skdknick [dot] com, 202-464-9531 michael munson, tgwarrior [at] forge-forward [dot] org, 414-559-2123   FORGE Awarded Grant from TIME’S UP Legal Defense Fund to Support Transgender and Non-Binary Survivors of Sexual Harassment and Related Retaliation in the Workplace Milwaukee, WI – Today, the TIME’S UP […]

  • 2018 #SAAM Coloring Design Contest Winners

    April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (#SAAM). Every year, FORGE (a national transgender anti-violence organization), focuses our social media efforts on raising public awareness about sexual violence specific to transgender, gender-diverse, and non-binary individuals, loved ones, and communities. We are excited to announce the 2018 #SAAM Coloring Design Contest winners. We encourage you to color […]

  • #SAAM2018 #TransToo Coloring Page Design Contest

      Download a printable flyer: SAAM coloring contest 2018 About #SAAM April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (#SAAM).  Every year, FORGE (a national transgender anti-violence organization), focuses our social media efforts on raising public awareness about sexual violence specific to transgender, gender-diverse, and non-binary individuals, loved ones, and communities. We know that: Victim service providers benefit […]

  • Gender Expression Donation Project

    At FORGE we know that many trans/non-binary folks unfortunately face disproportionately higher rates of discrimination, victimization, and often as a result, incarceration.  In addition to overcoming their emotional trauma, survivors routinely face the costly task of having to rebuild many of the basic necessities of their lives. We are asking folks to please consider purchasing […]

  • #GivingTuesday 2017

    ABOUT FORGE Transgender and non-binary individuals and loved ones all too often need help healing from violence and trauma. FORGE is the nation’s leading transgender anti-violence organization. Since 1994 we have provided free and accessible self-help materials, connected survivors to resources in their area, and worked to empower individuals and communities. You can help us […]

  • Beyond the Letters: The ABCs of Working with LGBTQ Survivors (NCVC)

    A workshop at the 2017 National Center for Victims of Crime Conference https://victimsofcrime.org/ Description: We all have many identities and experiences that make us who we are. This is true for LGBTQ victims or crime, as well. This session will review core information about who LGBTQ survivors are, including prevalence and other victimization data. An […]

  • Bathrooms, Bullies, and Bystanders (NCVC)

    A workshop at the 2017 National Center for Victims of Crime Conference https://victimsofcrime.org/ Description: Restrictive legislation is limiting the basic right of transgender and non-binary individuals to use public bathrooms and locker rooms. Additionally, youth and adults, politicians and citizens, parents and teachers, atheists and people of faith, (and even some victim service providers) are […]