Education Presentations are provided free to any community group, agency, religious institution, school or other party interested in learning more about domestic violence and what they can do. The presentation can include screening of a video. Three of the trainings are offered in English and three are in Spanish. The purpose of the training is to prepare individuals to work with domestic violence victims as a volunteer with the BDVP or a similar domestic violence agency. This training is mandated by Pennsylvania law, according to the Protection From Abuse Act.
Materials Reading materials on domestic violence are available in English and Spanish.
In 1994, the Latina Legal Advocacy Project was started. Two days a week a trained Legal Advocate provides assistance to Spanish speaking battered women who have an active case in the Philadelphia criminal justice system. The BDVP also is in its third year of collaboration with the Philadelphia chapter of Physicians for Social Responsibility, assisting with trainings to health care providers. While the BDVP receives local, state and federal funding, we also depend on private donations. Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19125.