The U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $950,000 Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Assistance Program grant to the New Mexico Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs, Inc. (NMCSAP). Over 36 months, NMCSAP will implement a sexual assault victim services project across several rural counties in New Mexico. Key activities include:
Facilitating sexual assault response teams to enhance services for child, youth, and adult survivors, with a focus on underserved populations.
Providing counseling, advocacy, legal assistance, and other long- and short-term services to adult and minor sexual assault survivors in rural communities, including immigration support.
Developing education and prevention strategies targeting child, youth, and adult sexual assault.
NMCSAP is partnering with local service providers Sexual Assault Services of Northwest NM, La Pion Sexual Assault Recovery Services of Southern NM, and Robertas Place Inc. to deliver these project activities across the rural regions of Cibola, Hidalgo, Luna, McKinley, Rio Arriba, Sierra, and San Juan counties.