Florida NOW understands gender-based violence as a complex issue affecting cisgender women, transgender women, intersex, and nonbinary people. This violence includes domestic and intimate partner abuse, sexual assault and harassment, attacks on reproductive healthcare, and hate crimes rooted in intersecting identities of gender, sexuality, race, and more.
Our justice system often upholds gender bias and prioritizes punishment over healing, retraumatizing survivors while failing to hold perpetrators truly accountable. We recognize the harm caused by punitive systems, especially for marginalized communities, and we support survivor-centered programs that increase access to justice and safety. These efforts must be grounded in transformative justice principles that center healing, accountability, and community care, and expand resources beyond policing and incarceration.
Seek Then Speak
Florida NOW proudly champions the transformative Seek Then Speak campaign in Florida, which offers sexual assault survivors a confidential and accessible online reporting platform. This initiative empowers survivors by providing a safer alternative to traditional reporting methods, reducing barriers and retraumatization often experienced in face-to-face interactions with law enforcement.
As members of the Florida National Organization for Women, we encourage you to actively spread the word about this vital program. Whether you’re tabling at community events, participating in outreach efforts, or hosting educational sessions, sharing information about Seek Then Speak helps increase awareness and support for survivors. We also urge you to engage with decision-makers—such as law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and policymakers—to promote the adoption and expansion of survivor-centered reporting tools.
Together, we can build a community that prioritizes survivor safety, autonomy, and healing.
Click here learn more or access resources to help you spread the word.
Resources and Support for Survivors of Domestic Violence
Florida NOW is committed to uplifting survivor-led solutions and ensuring that those impacted by domestic, sexual, and gender-based violence have access to care, safety, and justice—especially those most often left out of mainstream systems.
Below are trusted, non-carceral and community-informed organizations offering support, advocacy, and healing-centered resources:
National Resources
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Futures Without Violence
Offers programs, policy advocacy, and public education to end violence against women and children.
https://www.futureswithoutviolence.org -
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV)
Works to dismantle societal conditions that contribute to domestic violence and provides resources for survivors.
https://ncadv.org
Florida-Based Resources
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Florida Council Against Sexual Violence (FCASV)
A statewide nonprofit that serves as a resource for sexual assault crisis centers and survivors, offering education, training, and public policy advocacy.
https://www.fcasv.org
Culturally-Specific Survivor Support
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Ujima: The National Center on Violence Against Women in the Black Community
Addresses domestic, sexual, and community violence through culturally relevant services, research, and advocacy.
https://ujimacommunity.org -
National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center (NIWRC)
A Native-led nonprofit working to restore tribal sovereignty and end violence against Native women, children, and Two-Spirit people.
https://www.niwrc.org -
Tahirih Justice Center
Provides legal and social services to immigrant survivors of gender-based violence who face complex legal and systemic barriers.
https://www.tahirih.org -
Asian Women’s Shelter
Provides multilingual, multicultural support and emergency shelter services to Asian and Pacific Islander survivors and their children.
https://www.sfaws.org
Human Trafficking and Sex Worker Rights
Florida NOW stands firmly for the decriminalization of sex workers and the protection of sex workers’ rights. Criminalization pushes workers underground, making them more vulnerable to violence and exploitation while preventing access to health care, legal protections, and community support. We oppose laws that conflate consensual sex work with trafficking and call for policies that distinguish trafficking from voluntary work.
We advocate for survivor-led, community-based solutions that prioritize healing, safety, and self-determination over punitive responses. True abolition of trafficking requires addressing root causes: economic inequality, housing insecurity, systemic racism, and lack of social services.