The grants to enhance culturally specific services for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking program is authorized by 34 U.S.C. 20124

The Tabernacle Church of God in Christ, in partnership with Journey to Destiny Ministries, will receive a $400,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) under the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016). This program supports community-based organizations in providing culturally relevant services for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking from underserved racial and ethnic minority groups.

Through this grant, the Tabernacle Journey Center Project will target African American/Black domestic violence victims from underserved communities in Southaven, MS and surrounding areas. The project will implement activities such as monthly empowerment workshops, transportation, case management, counseling, education, and parent aide programs. It will also offer life groups and social gatherings tailored to women's interests. The funding period is from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2026.

This program supports the maintenance and replication of existing successful community-based programs providing culturally specific services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, as well as the development of innovative culturally specific strategies to enhance access to services and resources for victims who face obstacles to using more traditional programs. Culturally specific services means community-based services that include culturally relevant and linguistically specific services and resources to culturally specific communities which are statutorily defined as american indians (including alaska natives, eskimos, and aleuts); asian americans; native hawaiians and other pacific islanders; blacks; and hispanics. Projects must address at least one of the programs statutory purpose areas. Through this new culturally specific services program project, tabernacle church of GOD in christ, in partnership with journey to destiny ministries, will implement a project addressing the following purpose areas: increase communities capacity to provide culturally specific resources and support for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking crimes and their families; enhance traditional services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking; work in cooperation with the community to develop education and prevention strategies highlighting culturally specific issues and resources regarding victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking; provide culturally specific resources and services that address the safety, economic, housing, and workplace needs of victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, or stalking, including emergency assistance. The tabernacle journey center project will target african american/black domestic violence victims from underserved communities in southaven, MS, and surrounding areas. Specific activities will include: monthly empowerment workshops, transportation, and case management, counseling, education and parent aide programs. Tabernacle church of GOD in christ will offer life groups and social gatherings based on womens interests: pamper days, paint with a twist, 5K marathons, vision boards, kingdom sister circles, teen challenge, and prayer partners.