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The $750,000 Legal Assistance for Victims (LAV) Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women will fund a 3-year project by Queens Legal Services Corporation to provide comprehensive legal services to youth victims of sexual assault and intimate partner violence in New York City. The project will deliver direct legal assistance in matters such as family, immigration, housing, employment, and criminal justice proceedings related to or arising from the abuse...

The $600,000 Legal Assistance for Victims (LAV) Grant Program award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women will enable Southeast Louisiana Legal Services Corp (SLLS), doing business as New Orleans Legal Assistance, to provide comprehensive civil and criminal legal services to adult and youth victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in the Baton Rouge, Louisiana area. Under this 3-year project, SLLS will deliver a range of legal...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women has awarded a $600,000 Project Grant under the Legal Assistance for Victims (LAV) Grant Program (CFDA 16.524) to the Victim Rights Law Center Inc., a non-profit organization based in Boston, Massachusetts. This funding will enable the Victim Rights Law Center to provide comprehensive civil and criminal legal services to survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking aged 11 and older in Oregon's...

The Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women awarded $600,000 to Northern Manhattan Improvement Corporation under the Legal Assistance for Victims (LAV) grant program (CFDA 16.524) to increase the availability of comprehensive civil and criminal legal services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in matters relating to or arising from the abuse or violence. The 36-month project will implement, expand, and/or...

The Legal Aid Society received a $400,000 project grant award from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women to provide legal assistance services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking through September 30, 2024. Funded under the Legal Assistance for Victims program (CFDA 16.524), the award will support increasing access to comprehensive civil and criminal legal aid in matters relating to abuse experienced by...

This $750,000 Legal Assistance for Victims (LAV) Grant Program award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women will fund the "Safe to Be You" project implemented by New Mexico Legal Aid, Inc. (NMLA) in partnership with several local organizations. The project aims to provide outreach and comprehensive civil legal assistance to LGBTQ survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking across New Mexico, including in rural and tribal...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women has awarded a $750,000 Legal Assistance for Victims (LAV) Grant Program grant to the Philadelphia Legal Assistance Center, Inc. (doing business as P L A), in partnership with WOAR Philadelphia Center Against Sexual Violence and HIAS Pennsylvania. The 3-year project will provide comprehensive civil and criminal legal services to assist adult and youth victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in...

This $600,000 Legal Assistance for Victims (LAV) Grant Program award, issued by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women, will enable the Network for Victim Recovery of the District of Columbia (NVRDC) to provide comprehensive civil and criminal legal services for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in Washington, D.C. The LAV program, authorized under 34 U.S.C. 20121, aims to increase the availability of legal assistance for...

Through the Legal Assistance for Victims (LAV) Grant Program (CFDA 16.524) administered by the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women, the Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice (LACLJ) was awarded a $600,000 project grant to provide comprehensive civil and criminal legal services to underserved, low-income survivors of sexual assault in Los Angeles County, California. Under this 2-year grant, LACLJ will partner with several local organizations to deliver a range of legal...

The Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $750,000 Legal Assistance for Victims (LAV) Grant Program (CFDA #16.524) to Community Legal Aid SoCal to provide comprehensive civil and criminal legal services to adult and youth victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in Orange County, California. Through this 3-year Project Grant awarded on October 1, 2023, Community Legal Aid SoCal will partner with Human Options, Inc. to deliver direct...