Our National Technical Assistance program provides peer-to-peer technical assistance and support to organizations in the United States that are focused on domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, and stalking. 

The unique peer-to-peer model allows AWS to work with organizations on program or organizational development in a focused, tailored and useful way. Through funding from the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), AWS works with 3 – 6 technical assistance sites each year, and has worked on projects with organizations from Tacoma, Washington to New Brunswick, New Jersey. For example, past peer partners  have included the Coalition to Abolish Sexual Trafficking (CAST), a Los Angles-based anti-trafficking organization and Raksha, a South Asian anti-violence organization based in Atlanta, Georgia.

Through this national and international work, we share globally and act locally to help break the sense of isolation experienced by local groups scattered across the country and the world. We have designed the Peer-to-Peer Program to connect advocates and activists. We visit participant groups in their own neighborhoods and communities, rather than expecting them to simply come to a national or international conference. In this way, we deepen relationships, strengthen technical assistance, and empower each other to address the particular needs of our own communities.