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 Project Grant award of $500,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Justice 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 support a 36-month initiative led by My Sisters' Place, Inc. in partnership with The Children's Village, Inc. The project aims to: 1) provide comprehensive, age-appropriate, culturally- and linguistically-appropriate, evidence-based trauma interventions to youth aged 11-24 in Westchester County and Bronx County, New York; 2) increase the knowledge of youth-serving professionals to support impacted and at-risk youth; and 3) help youth, including those at high risk of victimization or perpetration, to develop healthy relationship skills, recognize abusive behavior, and practice bystander intervention. The project will also address priority areas by partnering with local organizations to support education and job placement for youth, as well as incorporating technology-enabled abuse prevention into the curriculum.

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, my sisters place, INC.will implement a project to serve children and youth aged 11-24 in westchester county and bronx county, new york. In partnership with the childrens village, INC., my sisters place, INC. Will: 1) provide comprehensive, age-appropriate, culturally- and linguistically-appropriate, evidence based trauma interventions to teens and young adults; 2) increase the knowledge of youth-serving professionals to support impacted and at-risk youth; and 3) help youth, including those at high risk of victimization or perpetration, to develop healthy relationship skills, recognize abusive behavior, and practice bystander intervention. Also, thisproject will address OVW priority area 4BY partnering with local organizations that support education and job placement for youth; as well as the program-specific priority against online harm and abuse byincorporating technology enabled abuse into their prevention curriculum. The project period for this award is 36 months.