Former White House adviser on violence against women Lynn Rosenthal shares insights, guidance

“Social justice doesn’t just happen. It happens because people are willing to push it forward,” Lynn Rosenthal, director for the Biden Foundation’s initiative to end violence against women, told a group of attentive University of Delaware students on Thursday, Nov. 2. It was an important message delivered consistently during her visit with various groups of students, faculty, staff and community members throughout the day.

In observance of Veterans Day, Dr. Biden honors the military community in Atlanta and D.C.

Veterans Day provides us with an opportunity to express our gratitude to the service members, veterans, and military families who keep our country safe. Last Friday, Dr. Jill Biden, honorary co-chair of the Biden Foundation, participated in two events to honor the veteran and military community.

(Read more at the Biden Foundation blog.)

Biden, Lady Gaga release sexual assault awareness PSA

Biden Foundation welcomes new policy staff

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today the Biden Foundation announced a new expansion of its team with the hiring of two additional […]

Vice President Biden receives Courage Award for lifetime of anti-violence work

Here at the Biden Foundation, we seek to expand equality and fairness for all people. This guiding principle informs our work in two key areas — ending violence against women and securing LGBTQ equality — and the powerful intersections between them… On Wednesday, October 11th — National Coming Out Day — AVP presented Vice President Joe Biden with the Courage Award for his decades of service working to end sexual assault and intimate partner violence and championing LGBTQ equality.

Continuing their support of military families, the Bidens attend the 2017 Invictus Games

This past weekend Dr. Biden and Vice President Biden traveled to Toronto, Ontario, to attend the third Invictus Games, an international sporting event for wounded, sick, or injured warriors started by Prince Harry in 2014. They went to cheer on Team USA — as well as all 550 athletes from 17 nations — and meet with the family, friends, and volunteers who made the Games possible…

“The best is ahead of you”: Jill Biden Talks About Careers with Milwaukee High School Students

Former U.S. second lady Jill Biden visited Milwaukee on Friday, May 12th. She is the keynote speaker at MATC’s spring commencement ceremony — and also wanted to check out the college’s “Promise Program” for free tuition.

We’re In Milwaukee Celebrating Free Technical College

Joe Biden: Americans Must Stand With LGBT People Around the World

My father taught me that everyone is entitled to be treated with dignity and respect. It’s a simple but powerful notion that lies at the heart of our identity as Americans. It is a truth that continues to drive me today, particularly when it comes to full equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.

Dr. Jill Biden Speaks at GLSEN Respect Awards

Dr. Jill Biden, a 28-year-educator and wife of the Vice President, spoke at last night’s GLSEN Respect Awards – New York gala, making the case that all students deserve to be safe in school, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression.

Joe Biden Calls on College Students to ‘Change the Culture’ to Combat Sexual Assault

Former vice president Joe Biden on Wednesday called upon college students to fight against sexual assault, urging them to intervene if they witness suspicious situations and speak out against “locker room talk.”

“Change the culture,” he told a crowd at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va., according to the Washington Post. “You can do it.”

Joe Biden: It’s on All of Us to Change the Culture Around Sexual Assault

When I wrote the Violence Against Women Act more than 20 years ago, my goal was to make violence against women unacceptable in any circumstance. But when I introduced the bill in June 1990, there was immediate resistance. Some critics argued domestic violence was a “private family matter,” while others claimed that abused women brought it on themselves. We’ve come a long way since those days, but make no mistake — we have a long way to go.

Statement by Vice President Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden

Wilmington, DE – My dad used to have an expression: “It’s a lucky person who gets up in the morning, […]

Supporters Launch Biden Foundation to Build on Bidens’ Ongoing Commitment to Protect and Advance Rights and Opportunities of All People

Wilmington, DE – Longtime supporters and advisers of Vice President Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden today announced the formation of the Biden Foundation. The mission of […]