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, monsoon asians & pacific islanders in solidarity, in partnership with evelyn K. Davis center for working families, will provide services to youth ages 11 24 in central iowa. Specifically, this project will: 1) develop the asian and pacific islander (API) youth wellness & safety program with a goal to expand prevention, intervention, treatment, and response strategies that address the needs of children and youth impacted by vawa; 2) provide direct services to youth victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and/or SEX trafficking; 3) develop and deliver training on culturally specific direct services and violence prevention programming to assist law enforcement, prosecutors, courts, health care providers, and the juvenile justice system; and 4) partner with evelyn K. Davis center for working families to provide economic advocacy and helping youths pursue their education, develop their career paths, secure employment mentors, and gain work-readiness, job skills training for API youth being served. The project period for this award is 36 months.