Our Purpose
The Territory's Domestic Violence Coalition
"To strengthen the territorial response to domestic violence by building the capacity of service providers, advocating for survivor-centered policy, and uniting communities across St. Thomas, St. John, and St. Croix in the work of safety, healing, and justice."
The Virgin Islands Coalition Against Domestic Violence (VICADV) is the territorial coalition dedicated to ending domestic violence across the U.S. Virgin Islands. We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that strengthens the systems, organizations, and communities that support survivors.
As a coalition — not a direct service provider — we work at the coordination level: training advocates, shaping policy, building bridges between agencies, and ensuring that every island in our territory has the resources and knowledge to respond effectively to domestic violence.
- We train and provide technical assistance to domestic violence service providers across all three islands
- We advocate for survivor-centered policies at the territorial and federal level
- We coordinate interagency response systems and ensure no gaps in the safety net
- We collect territorial data through listening sessions and provider surveys, then translate it into research, needs assessments, and reports that drive policy and funding
- We prepare our territory for crisis response, including natural disasters and their DV impacts
