Rural health center domestic violence advocacy program

The Arizona Association of Community Health Centers, Inc. received a three-year, $950,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women to support the Rural Health Center Domestic Violence Advocacy Program. The grant funding will support programs authorized under the Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Assistance Program (CFDA 16.589), including identifying, assessing, and appropriately responding to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in rural communities. Sub-awards were provided to Chiricahua Community Health Centers Inc., North Country Healthcare, Inc., and Mariposa Community Health Center, Inc. to deliver victim services, counseling, advocacy, and legal assistance to rural victims through September 2024 in alignment with the federal program's purpose of increasing safety and preventing violence in isolated rural areas.