The U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women has awarded a $450,000 Project Grant under the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016) to Caminar Latino Inc., a non-profit organization in Georgia. Through this 3-year grant, Caminar Latino will implement a range of culturally and linguistically specific services and resources for Latino survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in the metropolitan Atlanta area....
The Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women awarded $300,000 under the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016) to Latin Women In Action. This two-year project grant will support the delivery of culturally specific services for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2024. As the sub-awardee, Latin Women In Action will provide culturally relevant...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $400,000 Project Grant under the Grants to Enhance Culturally Specific Services for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program (CFDA 16.016) to Dvsa Communities, a non-profit organization and community development corporation. This 36-month grant will fund Dvsa Communities' efforts to enhance traditional services and increase community capacity to provide culturally specific...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $450,000 Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016) grant to Taller Salud Inc., a minority-owned, woman-owned, and Hispanic American-owned nonprofit organization in Puerto Rico. Through this 3-year project grant, Taller Salud will implement the "Tu Paz Cuenta (Your Peace Matters)" program to provide culturally specific services and resources addressing domestic violence, dating...
The Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women awarded Consejo Counseling & Referral Inc., a nonprofit organization, a $400,000 Project Grant under the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016). The funding will support Consejo Counseling & Referral Inc.'s provision of culturally and linguistically tailored services to Hispanic/Latino victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in King County, Washington. Specific...
This $300,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women will support culturally specific services for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking through September 2024. Funded under the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016), La Clinica Del Pueblo, Inc. will enhance and replicate existing successful community-based programs as well as develop innovative culturally...
The Latina Center, Inc. was awarded a $575,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women under the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016) to implement the "Creating Culturally Specific Caminos al Apoyo (Pathways to Support)" project from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2026. The project will enhance culturally specific services and resources for Latino/Hispanic victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual...
The Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $400,000 Project Grant under the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016) to Chicanos POR La Causa, Inc. (CPLC), an Arizona-based non-profit organization. Through this 3-year award effective October 1, 2023, CPLC will implement a project to enhance traditional domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking services for Latina victims and their families in Maricopa County,...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $575,000 Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016) grant to Sanar Wellness Institute, a non-profit organization in Newark, New Jersey. The 3-year grant project will provide culturally specific mental health services, case advocacy, community healing supports, and wrap-around referral services to Hispanic/Latinx and Black survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and...
The Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $300,000 Project Grant to Caminar Latino Inc. from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2023 under the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016). The grant funding will support Caminar Latino Inc.'s provision of culturally responsive family violence services for Latino families in Doraville, Georgia. The Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program aims to...
The U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016) to Servicios De La Raza, Inc. The grant will fund a 3-year project to provide culturally and linguistically responsive services for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking within the Latino community in the Denver metropolitan area. Key services will include trauma-informed crisis intervention, case management, legal advocacy, mental health care, and traditional healing practices such as sweat lodges, spiritual cleansings, and art therapy. The project aims to enhance access to services and resources for Latino victims facing cultural or language barriers to using more traditional programs. This award supports the maintenance and replication of existing community-based, culturally specific services as well as the development of innovative strategies to better serve underserved Latino populations, including LGBTQ+ individuals.