Summer 2026 Policy Updates
The Coalition Ending Gender-Based Violence tracks policy issues related to our values of safety, equity, and justice. We want to share our insights on how proposed ordinances and legislation impact […]
Highlights from CEGV’s 2025 Budget Advocacy
Well, folks, the budget season at the local level has run its course for the year and we wanted to share a recap. Funding cuts and financial uncertainty at the […]
September 2025: Policy Corner
Late Summer into Fall is a bustling time of engagement with our public policy advocacy at the local level. The Coalition Ending Gender-Based Violence is excited to share updates on […]
READ ON ABOUT SYSTEM UPDATES! Updates on the Domestic Violence Coordinated Entry System
Domestic Violence Coordinated Entry, also called Domestic Violence Coordinated Housing Access Point (DVCHAP), is undergoing big, critical changes this year! The Domestic Violence Coordinated Housing Access Point (DVCHAP) is the […]
CEGV Supports the Shield Seattle Initiative!
On June 25th, the Coalition was invited to attend the press conference for the recently announced Shield Seattle Initiative. Co-ED Amarinthia Torres stood alongside so many community partners, coalition leaders, […]
CEGV’s Response to Reinstating the “Prostitution Loitering” Law and SOAP Bill
AUGUST 2 2024 (UPDATED ON AUGUST 29, 2024) In early August, City Councilmember Moore introduced legislation that would reinstate the previously repealed “prostitution loitering” law and establish a new “Stay Out of […]
Thank you for voting yes on King County Proposition 1!
We are thrilled that so many of our neighbors and community members showed their support for the VSHSL at the ballot box!
Seattle Campaign for Automatic Inflation Adjustments: Human Service Contract Win!
Thanks to incredible collaboration and perseverance led by the Seattle Human Services Coalition — a coalition in which we, the Coalition Ending Gender-Based Violence, play a leadership role — we’ve got some exciting news […]
Tell Seattle City Council: Fund Human Services
The City of Seattle budget process is underway and we need your help! Mayor Durkan’s budget proposal for 2019-20 does not maintain our city’s current levels of human service funding […]
Thank You AdVOTEcates!
We are only two months away from midterm Election Day and a crucial choice for polices and politicians that affect our communities. Are you a part of a member program? Would […]
Take Action for Immigrant & Refugee Survivors and Family
Like so many of you, we are dismayed by the footage of children as young as four months old being ripped away from their parents at the border, with no […]
ACTION ALERT!: Contact Seattle City Councilmembers NOW to support tax for affordable housing!!
Coalition Supporters!! PLEASE take a minute to email Seattle City Councilmembers and urge them to support the Employee Hours Tax for affordable housing and homeless services! Despite the vitriolic public […]