February 2021 Webinar
Building an Ecosystem of Support for Survivors
Survivors need money to stay safe and heal, so in order to break the cycle of violence we must prioritize survivor wealth. FreeFrom is on a mission to reframe IPV for what it is—a structural economic issue—and reimagine what support for survivors can and should look like.
In this webinar we will discuss how FreeFrom is building an ecosystem of support for survivors by:
Building collective power through peer networks
Providing unrestricted cash grants to survivors
Utilizing data to better understand the nexus between IPV and economic insecurity
Enhancing financial capacity within the IPV movement
Join us to learn how every pillar of our society can show up for survivors and support their economic security.
Free for members / $25 for non-members
All registrants will receive a recording of this webinar offering. Closed captions will be provided during the webinar. A transcript will be sent to all registrants afterwards.
Presenters
Tannia Ventura
Director of Service Provider Engagement and Education at FreeFrom, She / Her / Hers
Tannia Ventura is a daughter of immigrants, queer Latina, and survivor of intimate partner violence herself. Tannia is passionate about supporting service providers and survivors heal economic trauma and create meaningful wealth for themselves and their communities. She received her Masters in Social Entrepreneurship from Pepperdine University in 2016 and joined FreeFrom in 2017. Since joining FreeFrom, she has launched and lead survivor-centered educational programs related to financial capacity building and entrepreneurship.
Kirkley Doyle
Director of Data and Research at FreeFrom, She / Her / Hers
Kirkley is a metrics-minded, excel-enthusiast who hails from the Midwest. She is committed to using data as a tool for inclusivity and dismantling hegemonic and othering tactics so often used in data collection. Kirkley has been a long-time advocate for equality in health, well-being, and thriving. Her journey has included supporting logistics for free youth running programs at New York Road Runners; researching the impact of the 2014 Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone on funding for reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health; clinic escorting for LA for Choice; and now supporting survivors of gender-based violence in her current role.
Since joining FreeFrom in November 2019, Kirkley has worked collaboratively to measure and evaluate the impact of FreeFrom’s various initiatives and programs. She also leads our efforts to collect, analyze, and disseminate research that centers survivors and powers our work to create pathways to financial security and long-term safety for all survivors.
Kirkley holds an MS in reproductive and sexual health research from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and a BA in psychology from Kenyon College. In her spare time, you can find her chasing around her rescue puppy Cisco, cooking, knitting very slowly, and racing triathlons.
Em Jackson
Director of Peer Engagement and Support at FreeFrom, They / Them / Theirs
Em is a queer, trans and non-binary person of color who thrives within social justice and human rights. They are a survivor of intimate partner violence and in deep support of survivor-centered outreach and programming that is inclusive of ALL survivors, including those who identify as trans and/or non-binary. Em received their Bachelor’s degree in Family and Consumer Sciences and Master’s degree in Gerontology from Eastern Illinois University.
Upon graduation, they were given the opportunity to work from the ground up within Chicago’s first LGBTQIA+ Affordable Senior Housing Complex, Town Hall Apartments. After relocating to California, their focus has continued to revolve around purpose driven work. Em’s journey has taken them from working with folks in the LGBTQIA+ community to working with youth, adults and families in personal and professional development, education, mental health, affordable housing and overall well-being.
Em joined FreeFrom in 2019. Since joining FreeFrom, they have launched and currently run our Peer-to-Peer programming which seeks ways that we can work alongside survivors within their own communities. This includes our innovative Survivor Led Peer-to-Peer Financial Support Groups that focus on survivors pursuing financial freedom and building support systems amongst other survivors.