About
The Survivor Leadership Cohort is a nine-month program consisting of a cohort of 10 survivors of intimate partner violence who come together to strategize around improving healthcare systems to better support survivors. Selected through a competitive application process, each survivor brings invaluable lived experience and is interested in improving health systems to better prevent and respond to violence.
The goals of the Survivor Leadership Cohort are to:
- Build a nurturing, inclusive community and meaningful connection among survivors;
- Build capacity and promote professional development related to improving healthcare response to intimate partner violence; and
- Provide feedback on and develop HRC resources to support survivors in ways that truly honor, lift up, and center lived experience.
Who We Are
In 2022, the National Health Resource Center on Domestic Violence (HRC), a part of Futures Without Violence launched this one-of-a-kind leadership opportunity. Comprised solely of survivors of intimate partner violence, the cohort centers the voices and experiences of survivors.
The 2026 Survivor Leadership Cohort, from top left to bottom right: Ashley Borgella, Charnessa Ridley, Comfort Dondo, Faria Tavacoli, Lakendra Schwendig, Nuna Gleason, Rachel Fernandez, Rachel Rapacz, Ryan Combs, and Tracy Curtis.
More Information
If you have questions about the cohort, please email Anisa Ali: aali@futureswithoutviolence.org.
This project described was supported by Grant Number 90EV0529 from the Administration for Children and Families, Office of Family Violence Prevention and Services, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
