Securing rights after domestic violence. Advocating to prevent it.

Maitri’s direct services address immediate safety and rights after abuse.
Our policy advocacy focuses on the systemic barriers, especially women of color, that leave immigrant survivors at greater risk.

We drive policy and administrative change, working with local, state, and national partners to improve how systems respond to survivors.

Our Policy Priority Areas

  • Increase funding for domestic violence prevention and intervention services

  • Advance comprehensive immigration reform

  • Strengthen efforts to prevent gender-based violence

  • Address transnational abandonment

  • Promote gun violence prevention

 

“Policy Matters”: A maitri Podcast Series

“Policy Matters” is a quarterly presentation from Maitri Policy Advocacy, where we discuss public policies that shape the prevention, intervention, and overall attention to domestic violence within our communities.

Listen to all Policy Matters episodes here.

Administrative Advocacy

We engage with federal, state, and local agencies to highlight how policies impact immigrant survivors of domestic violence. We advocate for administrative changes that improve access to safety, services, and legal protections.

Here are some highlights from our Policy Advocacy efforts:

LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY

We support and advance legislation that strengthens safety and stability for immigrant communities, with a focus on survivors of domestic violence. This includes partnering on bills, providing input, and mobilizing support.

As part of the California Partnership to End Domestic Violence (CPEDV) Policy Advisory Council, Culturally Responsive Domestic violence Network (CRDVN) and Domestic Violence Advocacy consortium of Santa Clara County (DVAC) Maitri works with survivors, advocates, and leaders in the movement against violence throughout year to demand funding for victims’ service providers, firearms safety measures, housing, technological safety, and economic justice among other intersectional issues.