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, peace over violence (POV) will provide intervention and prevention services to participants in the para lost ninos youth workforce services, a program focused on achieving economic justice for vulnerable youth and young adults, ages 11 24, living in poverty in LOS angles. In partnership with para LOS ninos, POV will create and strengthen the protective factors that support a transition to self-determination and stability for at risk and vulnerable youth including homeless, runaway, foster care, and those exposed to violence. POV will also adapt its youth over violence curriculum to integrate IT into the para LOS ninos youth workforce services program. In addition, this project aims to: 1) prevent and respond to youth and young adult participants in an economic empowerment/workforce development program for highly vulnerable individuals who have experienced homelessness, foster care, exploitation, justice system involvement, and other traumas; 2) provide training to para LOS ninos staff, parents and adult caretakers, social services staff and other professionals on the needs of youth who are victims; 3) develop leadership among youth who will present a comprehensive prevention program for peers; and 4) provide direct services to youth. The project period for this award is 36 months.