CEO/Co-Founder

Larisa Kofman, J.D., has 20+ years of experience with nonprofit operations, public policy, systemic alignment & capacity building, protocol design, technical assistance and training. Her work spans the national, state and local levels. She has worked on issues including domestic and sexual violence, homelessness/housing, employment, disability, criminal justice, custody, child welfare, budget and appropriations. 

Larisa has developed cross sector partnerships, bridging the siloed fields of domestic violence and homelessness/housing, elevating survivor housing stabilization and model practices nationally. She created and led a Safe Housing Advisory Committee, bringing together experts from national-level advocacy, research, and development organizations. She spearheaded evaluation efforts of innovative collaboration models, including developing and conducting cross sector coalition evaluations, community evaluations, and national assessments/surveys. 

Larisa has been instrumental in the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Reauthorization efforts since 2005, including drafting portions of the Housing Title and negotiating agreements between key stakeholders. She is a national expert on VAWA, providing technical assistance and training to Continuums of Care, public housing authorities, victim service providers, domestic violence coalitions, and legal service organizations on a range of compliance and policy development issues, including emergency transfers policy design and protocol. In 2020, she co-authored the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, Interim Emergency Transfer Policy and accompanying materials. She also has extensive expertise in confidentiality and data collection; notice and lease/rental agreement requirements; and coordinated entry and assessment.