COMMUNITY
ACTION
FOR
SAFETY
AND
JUSTICE

Since 1992, Transforming Communities (TC) has mobilized community members to take action for the creation of safety and justice for women and girls. Volunteer "Community Action Teams" (CATs), with the assistance of paid organizers, plan and implement specific prevention campaigns. Campaigns have focused on building community support for holding batterers accountable; building capacity for violence prevention among residents of a low-income housing complex; developing youth leadership on the issue; addressing media images; and developing new media images, including a new teen-authored film abuse: NO WAY!

"We cannot stop the overall flow of violence in women's and girls' lives by running shelters or men's programs for batterers alone. We must address the root causes of domestic violence directly. With such a monumental task at hand, the full participation of our communities is required."

Donna Garske, Founder, Transforming Communities.