Ring Collaborates with NNEDV to Support Survivors Nationwide

Ring has announced a donation of up to 10,000 home security devices to support survivor safety across the United States. With the goal of enhancing safety planning for domestic violence survivors and their families, this collaboration will benefit nonprofit organizations and federally recognized tribal organizations whose primary mission is to support survivors of domestic violence.

Through the new national program with NNEDV, Ring is donating Video Doorbells, Security Cameras, and a free Ring Protect Plan subscription for the life of each device to eligible organizations. NNEDV along with TechSoup, the leading nonprofit network facilitating distribution and adoption of technology solutions, will implement the national donation program. Devices will be sent directly to verified survivor-serving organizations to provide to survivors who are interested in using them as part of their safety planning. Many survivors use cameras to feel a greater sense of security and control over their property and their home. Notifications of movement at the front door, for example, can lead survivors to check the cameras before coming home. Some survivors also use camera footage to help document or ease concerns of ongoing abuse and stalking.

The donation program will also include sharing privacy and security best practices with organizations to ensure advocates can effectively support survivors who want to use these devices. In line with prioritizing privacy and safety, verified expert organizations must agree that as part of their programs they will not require recipients to share their Ring video footage with anyone else as a condition of participating. Interested domestic violence organizations can review eligibility requirements and request devices here.

Ring first launched a donation program with a domestic violence victim support organization in April 2021, after the Harris County Domestic Violence Coordinating Council (HCDVCC) in Texas told the company about the success and positive feedback they received after incorporating Ring devices into their survivor safety planning. Since then, HCDVCC’s program has grown into a statewide Texas initiative and the Texas Council on Family Violence has assisted by recruiting the expertise of a victim service provider focused on online abuse to create guidance documents that help programs and advocates prioritize survivor safety and privacy. Ring now collaborates with nonprofits across the country and receives frequent requests for support from other groups. This all led to their interest in scaling the program nationally.

NNEDV’s Safety Net project has created additional resources for survivors and advocates to assist in enhancing survivor safety. NNEDV will also communicate product and feature feedback to Ring to ensure that survivor safety is kept at the forefront of Ring’s work.