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 U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $575,000 Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016) grant to the Korean American Family Services (KFAM) organization in Los Angeles, California. This 3-year Project Grant will support KFAM's provision of culturally and linguistically tailored services for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. Key services to be delivered include crisis intervention, advocacy, case management, trauma-focused counseling, peer support groups, and empowerment workshops. The project will also develop culturally specific education and prevention strategies, and address survivors' safety, economic, housing, and workplace needs. Additionally, KFAM plans to strengthen efforts to prevent and end sexual assault within these communities.

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 continuation culturally specific services program project, korean american family services (KFAM) 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; provide culturally specific resources and services that address the safety, economic, housing, and workplace needs of victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, including emergency assistance. The project will also address the following priority area: priority area 2 - strengthening efforts to prevent and end sexual assault. This project will serve asian americans, native hawaiians, and other pacific islanders in the greater LOS angeles region. Specific activities will include: crisis intervention, advocacy, case management, trauma-focused counseling, peer support groups, and empowerment workshops.