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How Community Based Organizations Help Survivors: NextDoor Solutions Sabrina Hernandez October 26, 2022 JS 136 Professor Montelongo

2 How Community Based Organizations Help Survivors: NextDoor Solutions The Community based organization I chose was NextDoor Solutions. This organization is based in San Jose, CA. Their core focus is on helping survivors of domestic violence or IPV. NextDoor works very closely with the community, legislation, and law enforcement. Interpersonal partner violence is a growing issue in our society and the state of California. A lot of research indicates how many people are affected by IPV. During the pandemic alone (2020) a total of 160,646 domestic violence- related calls were made to law enforcement in just California (KidsData, 2020). This statistic is why I strongly believe that NextDoor solutions is so important to the Santa Clara County community. I was unable to get back in contact with my former coordinator from NextDoor who ran my internship from last semester. However, my previous coordinator was Cindi Hunter who is the director of Programs and Policies at NextDoor Solutions. NextDoor Solutions was established in 1971 and their founder was Bea Robinson Mendez. Information from the NextDoor Solutions website mentions how the founder had a concern about the lack of services and options for domestic violence survivors. Bea put together a small group of her friends in order to find a solution to this. They first set up a shelter in a garage, then later created a hotline number to give information and support to survivors of IPV. Bea may not have known the powerful organization she was creating, but her small group's shelter in the garage would then become the second domestic violence agency in California. They are also very proud to be credited as the first bilingual domestic violence shelter in the whole nation. This helped a lot of people who were struggling, including immigrants who did not speak the language or were fearful of deportation.

3 This organization serves a wide variety of individuals because they understand that anyone can be a victim of IPV. While their protocols are different for each gender, they offer help to everyone who is in need of it. Their website states, “We are the only stand-alone, domestic violence agency in Santa Clara County, answering approximately 15,000 crisis calls and serving an average of 3,000 survivors of domestic violence annually. Our comprehensive, compassionate, bilingual services are available free of charge to all women, men, LGBTQ and individuals across the gender spectrum and of varying abilities.” (NextDoor Solutions, 2022) We know based on chapter 10, that LGBTQ+ individuals especially bisexuals are more likely to be victims of IPV and this is due to a lot of internalized homophobia that occurs within their relationships. It also is because people have stereotypes of bisexual individuals and it leads to a greater chance of IPV, (Hines et al, ch.10, 2021). NextDoor offers many services to survivors of domestic violence. They provide crisis counseling, information, and referrals. They also help set up survivors of IPV with crisis advocates to help with safety plans, risk assessments, resources, legal advocacy, referrals, and emergency services. NextDoor also provides resources to community services that help survivors who are struggling with hunger, homelessness, and health needs. These services allow survivors to rebuild their lives in a sustainable way. Some of their other services are a 24/7 emergency shelter which helps to provide safe housing and crisis counseling for women and their children. However, their shelter is for women and children only. NextDoor does pay for hotel stays for non-female survivors of IPV and they provide any other help to them if needed. A big help is their connection with college students. A lot of people dismiss IPV in young students or couples because they believe their IPV is not serious or can be handled on their own. This is a common misconception. We learned in chapter 9 how likely college students are to experience IPV and

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4 how attachment anxiety can lead to an increase in IPV in couples. We also know that bidirectional IPV is more likely to be seen in college students. NextDoor understands this and makes sure to include college students in their shelters, (Hines et al, ch.9, 2021). One of the other programs that NextDoor offers is the Housing First Program. This helps to prevent homelessness that occurs because of domestic violence. This helps survivors to stay housed and safe. Their other related program is HomeSafe which is in San Jose and Santa Clara. HomeSafe addresses the need for long-term housing and support services for IPV survivors and their kids. They provide housing, legal help, and they have employment services to help clients’ get employment. Lastly, they have support groups for women and men available. As mentioned previously, they are a bilingual center and offer these groups in both English and Spanish. With the fear of pandemic still happening as we are not out of it yet, all their services are offered virtually, as well as the shelter and hotline being 24/7. When discussing domestic violence, it is also important to discuss who can be a survivor. As previously stated, NextDoor does not discriminate based on sexuality or gender. This information is important because we learned in chapter 7 and 8 that both men and women can commit IPV against their partners. It is important to understand that men and women can be victims and men and women can be perpetrators. They help to break down the stereotype that only women can be victims of IPV. Though women are more likely based on statistics, anyone can be a victim and it is good that NextDoor explains that. NextDoor Solutions gives a lot of help to survivors in order for them to thrive after their abuse. None of this is possible without donations and funding. Without these funds, they cannot continue to support survivors of IPV in the way that they do. With the statistics of domestic

5 violence increasing and being at an all time high during the pandemic, it shows how important these types of organizations are and why they need to be funded. I believe my chosen program provides beneficial services to the people they serve, and are gender specific, as well as culturally responsive to the population of people they serve. I would highly recommend this program to those suffering from IPV because of all that they offer. They do not discriminate and they help all cultures and diversities. As mentioned before, they also help all gender identities and help the LGBTQ+ community. Their programs are offered to all survivors and this NextDoor Solutions helps thousands of survivors a year. NextDoor Solutions is a necessity for our community.

6 Resources Hines, D. A., Malley-Morrison, K., & Dutton, L. (2021). Family violence in the United States defining, understanding, and combating abuse . SAGE. Intimate Partner Violence in California . Kidsdata. (n.d.). Retrieved April 20, 2022, from https://kidsdata.org/export/pdf?cat=3 NextDoor Solutions . Next Door Solutions. (2022, March 18). Retrieved April 20, 2022, from https://www.nextdoorsolutions.org/

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