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 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, the casa juana coln, apoyo y orientacin a LA mujer, INC. (casa juana coln) will serve children and youth ages 11-18 in comero, puerto rico. In partnership with escuela DE bellas artes DE comero (ebac), casa juana coln aims to: 1) empower young survivors of gender violence through the development of knowledge and skills to strengthen healing processes and improve their options for access to social justice; 2) use psychological interventions and integrate the fine arts for healing of wounds; and 3) develop a CCR team to support the project with a multisectoral and multidisciplinary perspective. Also, the project will also carry out gender violence prevention campaigns using creative writing strategies. The project period for this award is 36 months.