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NEW STRATEGIC PLAN

The Network: Advocating Against Domestic Violence implemented a robust strategic plan in 2026. Click below to learn more about our plans over the next three years.

NEW FEE-BASED TRAINING AVAILABLE

Intended for HR directors, Managers, and other Workplace Safety Staff of corporations, foundations, and other workplaces, Supporting Survivors in the Workplace is a new, fee-based training session designed to provide workplaces with actionable information on how to support survivors of gender-based violence in the workplace.

MEASURING SAFETY 2025 IS LIVE

Volume One of Measuring Safety 2025, featuring the Illinois Domestic Violence Hotline, is live! This report spotlights findings from the Hotline: what the numbers reveal, why they matter, and how they can inform stronger, survivor‑centered systems.

2025 IMPACT REPORT

In 2025, The Network reached new heights, breaking records, expanding services, and strengthening communities across Illinois. None of it would have been possible without the unwavering support of our donors, partners, and community members who show up for survivors every single day. Explore the full story of what we accomplished together by clicking below.

SEPTEMBER 40-HOUR DV TRAINING

The 40-Hour Domestic Violence Training is the basic state-required certificate training for new domestic violence professionals, including volunteers and interns. It is a stepping-stone for individuals who will be working directly with victims and survivors. The training is also open to anyone who would like to learn how to address domestic violence in their own communities.

OUR VISION

A world free from gender-based violence, where safety and equity are possible for all

about us

The Network: Advocating Against Domestic Violence partners with communities to drive bold social impact—mobilizing local expertise, shifting systems, and creating the conditions for every community to live free from gender‑based violence. We advance this mission through direct crisis response, community education, advocacy, and sustained power‑building that uplifts the leadership and voices of survivors. Our impact grows through strong cross‑sector partnerships that bring public, private, and community partners together around a shared commitment to ending gender‑based violence.

What we do

Are you passionate about gender-based violence, and do you want to learn more about it? At The Network, we provide information, compile research, and develop policy statements that mobilize our community to demand a better world for those impacted by gender-based violence.

What to know

At The Network, we empower the community to address gender-based violence and its link to oppression through by state-of-the-art training to survivors, organizers, community members, gender-based violence advocates, and social service providers.

What we do

Are you passionate about gender-based violence, and do you want to learn more about it? At The Network, we provide information, compile research, and develop policy statements that mobilize our community to demand a better world for those impacted by gender-based violence.

What to know

At The Network, we empower the community to address gender-based violence and its link to oppression through by state-of-the-art training to survivors, organizers, community members, gender-based violence advocates, and social service providers.

By the Numbers

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Of Contacts Identifies as Victims or Survivors

Calls Answered in Hotline History

Partner Agencies

By the Numbers

%

Of Contacts Identifies as Victims or Survivors

Calls Answered in Hotline History

Partner Agencies