PCADV is a private non-profit organization with a statewide network of 62 domestic violence programs across the Commonwealth.

Through advocacy for battered women – sustained by PCADV for 30 years – our state can point with pride to its remarkable achievements in promoting safety and justice for battered women.
	PCADV was established in 1976 when a handful of grassroots women's groups in the state joined together to lobby for legal protections and to develop a network of services for victims of domestic violence. Our highly-trained staff manages a statewide contract that provides financial support and technical assistance in program development and training to the network of service providers.
	The Coalition coordinates a statewide network of community-based programs and administers the contract for domestic violence services in Pennsylvania. In addition to providing life-saving services in every county of the commonwealth, PCADV focuses on public policy development, training and technical assistance, public information, and education.
	PCADV offers consultation and technical expertise to state domestic violence coalitions, private and government agencies, and state and federal policy-makers; provides information and resource materials to the media and general public; provides extensive training to law enforcement and criminal justice personnel, health care providers, religious leaders, drug and alcohol counselors, batterer intervention service providers, and other professionals who seek justice and safety for battered women.
	In 1993, PCADV earned the distinction of being designated the first and only federally-funded National Resource Center on Domestic Violence and was selected as a partner in the Battered Women's Justice Project, the first national special issue resource center on civil and criminal justice for women who are being abused.
	PCADV advocates on behalf of battered women through the development and passage of legislation strengthening legal protections; the promotion of public policies that meet the needs of battered women; and the pursuit of additional funding for programs to adequately respond to the ever-increasing requests for services and safety.