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…

The $500,000 Project Grant awarded to Day One, Inc. 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 fund a 36-month initiative to provide comprehensive community-based services addressing the needs of children and youth impacted by domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and sex trafficking in New York City. Specifically, through partnerships with the Violence Intervention Program, Free to Be Youth Project, Clinic to End Tech Abuse, and Majors Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence, Day One will: 1) provide tailored community education on teen dating violence and technology abuse; 2) deliver direct services to youth impacted by technology abuse; and 3) distribute information about the project to schools and youth across the city. The project will particularly focus on serving youth of color and LGBTQI+ youth.

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, day one new york INC., in partnership with the violence intervention program, the free to be youth project at the urban justice center, the clinic to end tech abuse at cornell tech, and the majors office to end domestic and gender-based violence, will implement the day one prevention and response project andservechildren and youth aged 11-24 in new york city, NY.through this project, day one and its partners will: 1) provide tailored community education for different audiences about teen dating violence and technology abuse; 2) provide direct services to youth impacted by technology abuse; 3) distribute information about the project to schools and youth across the city. Also, by working primarily with youth of color and tailoring services and programming to their needs as well as to lgbtqi+ youth, the project will address OVW priority areas 1 and 5; and also addressthe program-specific priority against online harm and abuse by providing services to youth impacted by tech abuse and providing education about the role of technology in IPV. The project period for this award is 36 months.