Directory of Organizations

ICNA Relief offers an alternative for homeless women in need of temporary sleeping accommodations. ICNA Relief maintains the dignity of their clients while affording them the opportunity to heal and develop themselves within a nurturing environment. Women are provided with one-on-one support while they transition to permanent stable housing.

Many of the women who come to ICNA Relief have experienced either emotional, sexual or physical abuse as well as neglect. Many are underemployed or unable to obtain affordable housing. ICNA Relief offers them the opportunity to heal while they work towards obtaining the ultimate goal of self-sufficiency.

Trained case managers work with clients in identifying areas of growth and link them to appropriate community resources such as public benefits, legal and immigration support, mental health services and healthcare. While participating in the ICNA Relief Transitional Housing Program, women are encouraged to take part in educational classes including; English language skills, job training and/or higher education.

The mission of Imagine If Ranch, Inc. is to break the cycle of abuse, poverty, hunger, and homelessness by helping residents rebuild their lives in a loving, healthy environment. Serving Hampshire, Mineral and Hardy Counties of West Virginia, is Imagine If Ranch; a place where the pieces of a broken life can start over and begin anew. Imagine If Ranch is a safe-haven for abused women, abused women with children, aged-out orphans, and homeless. It affords temporary free housing for a duration depending on each individual needs and circumstances. 

Many self-help resources are made available during the process of going from immediate crisis to learning new life-skills that will benefit their life-long success and social standing. With the encouragement and compassion of the Imagine If Ranch team, the constant support of local affiliates, programs and agencies, residents will be encouraged toward a bright future of new beginnings. 

The goal of Imagine If Ranch is with new found confidence and self-worth, a resident will be able to lead a productive life, establish themselves within the community, and thrive as a contributing member of society. 

The Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization (IRCO) supports immigrants, refugees and mainstream community members to become self-sufficient. We strive in our programming, outreach and education to foster understanding, compassion and communication between Oregon's established communities and newest arrivals.

Oregon has one of the fastest growing refugee and immigrant populations in the country. Forced to leave their home countries for fear of persecution due to race, religion, nationality, political opinion or membership in a particular social group, refugees and immigrants come to Portland to begin new lives. IRCO focuses on removing barriers to self-sufficiency and helping individuals and families thrive, by providing more than 200 culturally and linguistically specific social services, from employment, vocational training and English language learning, to community development, early childhood and parenting education, youth academic support and gang prevention.

Incite! Women of Color Against Violence is a national activist organization of radical feminists of color advancing a movement to end violence against women of color and their communities through direct action, critical dialogue and grassroots organizing.

ICESA empowers Indiana communities to prevent sexual assault and serve those impacted by it through comprehensive training, advocacy, increased public awareness and coordinated sexual assault services

The Institute for Law and Justice (ILJ) is a private corporation dedicated to consulting, research, evaluation, and training in criminal justice. Since 1979, ILJ has served more than 600 clients, including cities, counties, states, federal agencies, associations, foundations, and private industry. Their mission is to bring the best of criminal justice research and practice to the field through organizational development, innovative research, expert evaluation, detailed planning, new technologies, and effective training, The ILJ professional staff brings high academic credentials and field experience to every job. Services are custom-tailored to meet local needs and operating environments and to address management concerns into the 21st century.

The Institute on Violence, Abuse and Trauma (IVAT) provides information on many areas of family violence and sexual assault. It publishes a quarterly information bulletin, conducts workshops, training, and an international conference and provides consulting and program evaluation.

The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Victim Services Committee supports cooperation and assistance between law enforcement and other crisis intervention providers to improve services and treatment for crime victims. It encourages training for law enforcement officers to raise awareness of, and sensitivity to victims’ issues and will help provide and maintain police-based victim services units. IACP also promotes legislation that increases funding for such training and services.

The IACP, with the support of the Office on Violence Against Women, has developed the Police Response to Violence Against Women Project (PRVAW) and the National Law Enforcement Leadership Initiative on Violence Against Women.

The National Leadership Initiative is designed to increase capacity of law enforcement agencies to effectively respond to violence against women through the creation of a National Law Enforcement Leadership Institute series and a Trainer Development Program. The Leadership Institutes provide law enforcement executives an opportunity to assess their agency’s current response to crimes of violence against women and design strategies to improve their ability to meet the needs of their community. The Trainer Development Program builds core training skills and enhances effectiveness of instructors who educate law enforcement about crimes against women.

The Police Response to Violence Against Women Project focuses on the development of tools, policies and training to assist law enforcement in responding effectively to all Violence Against Women crimes. Work is currently underway on a multifaceted Law Enforcement Program on Sexual Assault to address misperceptions about victims and the nature of the crime itself, and standardize best practices for investigation and evidence management. Under this project, the IACP recently released a training package on the crime of Human Trafficking to include a guidebook and roll-call training video.