The improving criminal justice responses to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking grant program is authorized by 34 U.S.C. 10461-10465 and implemented through regulations at…

The Waycross Area Shelter For Abused Persons Inc. (Magnolia House Division) was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program (CFDA 16.590). This 4-year grant, effective October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2027, will fund two staff positions - a Family Justice Center Navigator and a Transport Staff Person. Their role is to coordinate services for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking across six rural counties in Georgia. The project aims to improve the criminal justice response by providing a coordinated community approach to ensure victim safety, assist families in ending cycles of violence, and enhance evidence-based practices. Magnolia House will also participate in federally-mandated training and receive technical assistance to support the project. Additionally, Magnolia House has previously been awarded domestic violence and victim services sub-grants from the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council.

The improving criminal justice responses to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking grant program is authorized by 34 U.S.C. 10461-10465 and implemented through regulations at 28 C.F.R. Part 90, subpart D. The program fosters victim safety and offender accountability in cases of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking by encouraging state, local, and tribal governments and courts to work collaboratively with community partners to identify problems and share ideas that will result in effectively responding to these crimes. An integral component of this program is the development, revitalization, or enhancement of a coordinated community response that brings together criminal justice agencies, victim services providers, and community-based organizations that respond to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. The grantee, in collaboration with its project partners, will use this icjr award to improve their jurisdictions criminal justice system response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking by implementing activities that focus on victim safety and offender accountability and create sustainable project activities. The project will: 1) identify a project coordinator to lead the project and any additional members of the coordinated community response team; 2) complete community assessments to inform the development of a strategic plan; 3) identify evidence-informed practices or tools that may be implemented at the agency and community level; 4) participate in mandated OVW training and technical assistance, including utilizing OVW culturally specific and underserved TTA providers through this new grant to improve the criminal justice response project, the waycross area shelter for abused persons, in partnership with the city of waycross, georgia, will implement a project addressing the following purpose area: 10. The project will address the following priority area: 2. Specific activities will include: 1) providing a coordinated, comprehensive approach to family violence by ensuring victims' safety and the safety of their children; 2) assisting families in ending the cycle of violence; and 3) improving the criminal justice system's response to family violence; and 4) supporting two staff for the family justice center a navigator and a transport staff person to coordinate services for victims in ware, bacon, brantley, charlton, coffee, and pierce counties in rural south georgia.