The grants to prevent and respond to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and SEX trafficking against children and youth program supports comprehensive, community-based…

This $500,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Consolidated And Technical Assistance Grant Program to Address Children and Youth Experiencing Domestic and Sexual Violence and Engage Men and Boys as Allies (CFDA 16.888) will allow Turning Pointe Survivor Advocacy Center, in partnership with local organizations, to implement a 36-month project serving youth ages 11-24 in rural Mason County, Washington. The project will: 1) provide direct services such as support groups, individual counseling, safety planning, and advocacy for youth victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and sex trafficking, with a focus on delivering culturally responsive, trauma-informed services for the growing Latinx population; 2) improve the community's response through interagency collaboration, cross-training, and professional development for first responders and service providers; and 3) develop and deliver youth-oriented prevention education workshops and social media campaigns. Additionally, the project will support peer-led trainings to help youth recognize and respond to victimization among their peers.

The grants to prevent and respond to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and SEX trafficking against children and youth program supports comprehensive, community-based projects that develop or expand prevention, intervention, treatment, and response strategies to address the needs of children and youth impacted by domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and SEX trafficking, including support for their non-abusing parents, caregivers, and legal guardians. With this funding, turning point survivor advocacy center, in collaboration with centro DE integral educativo latino DE olympia and south sound ymca shelton branch, will implement a project to serve youth ages 11-24 in the rural county of mason, washington. This continuation project will: 1) provide youth victims with direct services that are developmentally appropriate, trauma-informed, and culturally responsive to address the effects of trauma due to victimization, including support groups, individual support, safety planning and age appropriate advocacy; 2) improve the communitys response to youth victims by convening and participating in the mason county coordinated community response team meeting quarterly to exchange information, engage in cross-training, and collaborate on improving system response to youth victims; and providing training on effective responses to youth victims for community-based organizations and first responders; and 3) develop and deliver youth-oriented prevention education workshops for youth; supporting peer educators in facilitating BI-monthly youth-led trainings to help peers recognize and support youth who may be victimized; and providing online prevention education through instagram. Also, this project addresses OVW priority 1, racial equity, in its aim to increase effective response and services to the growing latinx youth and their families in mason county. The project period for this award is 36 months.