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Domestic Violence Funding

As part of our Speak Out Against Domestic Violence initiative, the Avon Foundation for Women provides domestic violence funding to build awareness, educate, and improve prevention and direct service programs.

Through 2012, we have provided more than $33 million to programs like the Global Believe Fund, communications and awareness events, and global partnerships.

Avon Communications
Awards

On March 7, Avon Foundation for Women Ambassador Salma Hayek Pinault announced the winners of the second Avon Communications Awards: Speaking Out About Violence Against Women. Five awards were presented at the United Nations Headquarters, during the 57th session of the Commission on the Status of Women.

Avon Global Center for Women
& Justice at Cornell Law School

Established in 2009, the Avon Global Center for Women and Justice at Cornell Law School works with judges, legal professionals, and governmental and non-governmental organizations to improve access to justice for victims of gender violence.

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Avon Global
Believe Fund

In celebration of Avon Products, Inc.'s 125th anniversary, the company established a new $2 million Avon Global Believe Fund to support women's domestic violence shelters and agencies around the world and to draw attention to the alarming lack of adequate services for women and children who are victims of domestic violence.

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Global Partnership to End
Violence Against Women

The Avon Foundation for Women collaborated with Vital Voices and the U.S. Department of State in 2010 to create The Global Partnership to End Violence Against Women. This innovative public-private partnership is fostering the creation of cross-sector collaborations with the goal of reducing violence against women.

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Domestic Violence Grantee Spotlight: Battered Women’s Justice Project

The Battered Women’s Justice Project is one of the few domestic violence programs in the country with demonstrated experience in building responses to domestic violence crimes committed by military personnel.

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Breast Cancer Grantee Spotlight: Georgetown Lombardi
Comprehensive Cancer Center

The Avon Foundation provides funds to the Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center to conduct cutting-edge research and provide screenings and care for women facing breast cancer.

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Domestic Violence Grantee Spotlight: Safe Horizon

The Avon Foundation for Women awarded a $250,000 grant to Safe Horizon in August 2012 to expand its Child and Family Traumatic Stress Intervention (CFTSI) program, which provides counseling intervention services to children who have been affected by domestic violence.

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Breast Cancer Grantee Spotlight: San Francisco General Hospital

The Avon Comprehensive Breast Care Center at San Francisco General Hospital (SFGH) Medical and Trauma Center is the entry point for most patients at the hospital who require breast evaluation.

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