Multicultural Immigrant Coalition Against Violence (MICAV)
The Multicultural Immigrant Coalition Against Violence (MICAV) is a group of domestic and sexual violence agencies, social service organizations, and immigrant service providers that together develop, promote, and enhance prevention and intervention initiatives.
MICAV is culturally diverse and member driven. It values and nurtures people from all backgrounds.
MICAV's Goals
To help immigrant and refugee communities access efficient and appropropriate domestic and sexual violence services.
To provide domestic and sexual violence immigrant service providers with training to become more effective resources for their clients and other organizations.
To advocate for policies at the federal, state, and local levels to increase the rights and safety of immigrant survivors of domestic and sexual violence.
MICAV’s Vision
To increase immigrants’ access to efficient, culturally
and linguistically appropriate domestic and sexual violence services.
To work with service providers to increase resources for
their clients and other organizations
To educate and support domestic violence, sexual violence,
and immigrant service providers
MICAV's Programs and
Services
Training
Advocacy
Statewide networking
Identifying gaps in services
Network and resource support
For more
information or to become a member, please contact MICAV’s Co-Chairs
MICAV held a conference on September 27, 2011 at Suffolk Law School: Minority and Immigrant Survivors in Probate and Family Court: Building a Community of Practice.
Produced by
Jeff Wolf, Massachusetts Law Reform Institute and the Multicultural Immigrant Coalition Against Violence
Last updated
October, 2011
