End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin

05/14/2026

Our communities depend on federal grants to support survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. Some Office on Violence Against Women ( ) grants were supposed to begin on October 1, 2025. More than seven months into the grant year, award notices haven’t been released, leaving programs in limbo and forced to lay off staff and reduce or eliminate grant-funded services for survivors. Tell your representatives that they must demand that the DOJ expedite the release of congressionally appropriated funds. Survivors can’t wait.

03/25/2026

In just one day, 84,000+ adults and children received essential, life-changing services from local domestic violence programs. These programs urgently need funding to keep their doors open. Learn more in The National Network to End Domestic Violence's 20th Annual Report:
NNEDV.org/DVCounts

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03/03/2026

Today is the day! Will you help us support survivors across WI by spreading the word and donating? We hope so!

I’m ready to support End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin on March 2, 2026 during The Big Share 2026. Learn more about End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin and all the other organizations participating in The Big Share 2026.

02/26/2026

We’re grateful to participate in The Big Share, a statewide day of giving through Community Shares of Wisconsin! Every dollar counts during a time survivors are especially in need of support. You can help our work to support survivors across WI by spreading the word and donating early and on March 3rd at https://www.thebigshare.org/organizations/end-domestic-abuse-wisconsin

I’m ready to support End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin on March 2, 2026 during The Big Share 2026. Learn more about End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin and all the other organizations participating in The Big Share 2026.

01/13/2026

In 2024 alone, domestic and family violence claimed 110 lives in WI, including 12 children – nearly one life lost every three days. This is the highest number on record since we began documenting cases.

DV homicide occurs across all demographics; however, research shows that Black women in WI are 20 times more likely to be murdered than white women – the highest racial disparity in the nation. This signals a public health emergency that demands urgent action.

Tomorrow at 1pm, the WI Senate Committee on Health will hold a public hearing on SB/AB 192, which would establish Domestic Violence Fatality Review Teams in WI. In twenty-four years of review, we see consistent red flags and warning signs that precede homicide: prior calls for help, threats to kill, stalking, strangulation attempts, untreated mental health crises, or violations of restraining orders. Too often, these deaths represent moments when the systems intended to protect victims and hold offenders accountable fell short. When something is predictable, it means we have the power to prevent it. That is why SB192 is so critical.

Thank you for your calls to help our elected officials save lives.

01/13/2026

Resharing from the National Alliance to End Sexual Violence: the U.S. House of Representatives has passed the Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act (H.R. 909) with strong bipartisan support!

This moment reflects years of advocacy from survivors, local programs, and coalitions across the country who have spoken clearly about the importance of protecting the Crime Victims Fund and ensuring long-term stability for victim services in communities nationwide. 💪🏿💪💪🏽

➡️With the House passage complete, we now look to the Senate to act. ⬅️Survivors and communities across the country are counting on continued momentum to move this legislation forward.

Learn more about this bill at a time of critical funding need for survivors and those who advocate on their behalf: https://docs.google.com/document/d/10qzF_IKMNR--JvEmaBieTLvtX07AFNr1HDOEHnbLu2w/edit?tab=t.0

01/12/2026

“I personally see the abolition of trafficking as central to the work of this organization because we are reminded every day that all oppression is connected. Many people who are trafficked experience a kind of domestic violence, and repeated sexual assault. Local domestic abuse programs in Wisconsin see trafficking victims who are also victims of domestic violence. There are important distinctions to be made between these different experiences, but we know that our liberation is bound up together. This is why, as we serve survivors of domestic violence and center the lived experiences of those most impacted by all forms of oppression, we keep human trafficking as a central component of our coalition’s anti-violence work.”

-End Abuse Executive Director Monique Minkens

Today is National Human Trafficking Awareness Day. Awareness and education are critical to the work of the anti-trafficking movement. Here are a few ways you can get involved:

💙 today to show your support for victims and survivors of human trafficking. YOU can raise awareness about human trafficking by taking photos of yourself, friends, family, and colleagues wearing blue clothing and sharing them on social media with the hashtag.

💙 Join the 68,000 people who have taken our online HUMAN TRAFFICKING 101 COURSE to learn what human trafficking really is, how it happens, and how you can be part of the solution: https://polarisproject.org/training/

01/11/2026

"This death is a predeictable and devastating consequence of an immigration enforcement system that relies on militarize tactics, excessive force, and intimidation, treating immigrant communities, and those who stand in solidarity with them, as expendable. Violence by the state reverberates far beyond a single moment. It shapes how safe children feel walking into schools, how secure families feel in their homes, and how willing neighbors are to look out for one another."