What entrepreneurship programs support domestic violence survivors?

November 6, 2019 4:31 PM

What entrepreneurship programs support domestic violence survivors?

I recently ran across FreeFrom.org, a California non-profit that helps survivors start businesses and also address some of the effects of economic abuse. I am interested in this subject and I have been trying to find more examples, but I'm coming up short. I am specifically interested in programs that are not about finding a job, but instead about building a business *or* about taking part in social enterprises. It's okay if the outcome is that they build career skills, but I'm interested in examples of where survivors start their own businesses or work in a social enterprise. I'm also interested in programs that specifically address financial abuse and also anything where the non-profit or social enterprise is somewhat self sustaining and not dependent on potentially unstable government funding. If you think you have something that is not a perfect fit, I'm open to that. I'm more interested in examples from countries that are *not* too economically vulnerable and have more in common with Canada or the US in terms of economic development. I'm okay with using translation tools if you happen to have examples from non-English countries, but it would be helpful if there was a summary so I know what it is. Thanks.

posted by Chaussette and the Pussy Cats to Work & Money (1 answer total)

The Allstate Foundation Purple Purse is "dedicated to breaking the cycle of domestic violence through financial empowerment." (via Womenslaw.org), and their resources don't seem to focus on entrepreneurship but definitely focus on economic empowerment, e.g. Curriculum for career empowerment from the Economic Security for Survivors Project at the Institute for Women's Policy Research.
posted by katra at 8:51 PM on November 6, 2019 [1 favorite]