The National LGBTQ Institute on Intimate Partner Violence is seeking out Community Based Organizations (CBOs) to serve as members of the National Advisory Council for The Institute. Who: CBOs can be any organization that supports and serves LGBTQ intimate partner violence survivors. What: The Institute was created with the mission to significantly enhance the safety, well-being, support, and health of LGBTQ IPV survivors throughout the United States. The Institute will do this by conducting research, implementing policy and legal initiatives, and delivering state-of-the-art training and technical assistance that expands the capacity of public and private agencies to provide culturally responsive and survivor-centered LGBTQ IPV intervention and prevention services. The National Advisory Council will meet quarterly to discuss and bring forward recommendations on key issues or Institute programs, such as training and technical assistance, research, policy, and outreach and dissemination. When: The time commitment would be four meetings a year, with a minimum one-year commitment. Three of those meetings would be virtual and one of those meetings could potentially be in-person meeting with all travel expenses covered. Compensation: Participating organizations will be compensated with a stipend of $750+ for a year of participation in the National Advisory Council. Please contact amanda.gould@lgbtqipvinstitute.org if you have any questions or your organization is interested in being a participant! BIPOC led organizations are especially encouraged to apply.

Hello, My name is Clair Antoine, and I'm the new Lead Trainer & Consultant at St. Louis Anti-Violence Project (STLAVP). STLAVP is a non-profit specifically working to lend support to organizations in their journeys to be inclusive when offering services to LGBTQIA+ survivors of violence. As a follow-up to the most recent SLEDSVN meeting, I wanted to post my contact information and the STLAVP website. I can be reached directly at clair@stlavp.org and our site is http://www.stlavp.org/ . Please feel free to reach out to me and STLAVP if you have any interest in or questions about our training and consulting services. Many organizations here are eligible to access our consulting or training services at no cost and I have slots available in my schedule for consulting as soon as the last week in March. Thank you for the work you all do and I'll look forward to the possibility of having many fruitful collaborations.