About Us

The Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence

The Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence (PCADV) is a private nonprofit organization working at the state and national levels to eliminate domestic violence, secure justice for victims, enhance safety for families and communities, and create lasting systems and social change.

PCADV coordinates these efforts with its statewide network of programs, which provides 24-hour emergency hotlines, shelter, counseling, legal advocacy and representation, healthcare-based advocacy, childrens programs, transitional housing and many other free and confidential services.

Since 1976, PCADV has overseen the growth and planned the development of this network from the original nine founding programs to the current 61 community-based programs. Over the past three decades, these programs have offered safety and refuge to close to 2 million victims and their children from every corner of this commonwealth.

PCADV administers the statewide contract for domestic violence services, conduiting more than $20 million from the Pennsylvania Department of Welfare to local programs each year. In this capacity, PCADV develops and conducts skills-based training for program staff and volunteers, creates new models of service delivery, and provides on-going technical assistance to assure the quality and integrity of services that are culturally-competent and accessible to all victims, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, race, religion, ability, sexual identity or economic status.

PCADV relies on a combination of government contracts, grants, membership dues, product sales and donations to support its work work that from the very first day has been guided and informed by the voices, experiences and needs of victims.