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 Community Health and Social Services Center, Inc. (CHASS Center) in Detroit, Michigan has been awarded a $399,616 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016). This grant will fund CHASS Center's project to enhance traditional services for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking within the Latino/Hispanic community. Specific activities will include group and interpersonal counseling, legal and economic advocacy, youth-focused prevention and intervention services, and an intergenerational approach to establishing art-based support groups focused on healing for survivors and their children. All services will be culturally tailored and provided in English and Spanish. This 3-year project award, effective October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2026, supports the maintenance and replication of successful community-based programs providing culturally specific services, as well as the development of innovative strategies to enhance access to services and resources for underserved victims.

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, community health and social services center, INC. (chass)will implement a project addressing the following purpose areas: enhance traditional services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking through the leadership of culturally specific programs offering services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking; provide culturally specific programs for children exposed to 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 domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, orstalking, including emergency assistance for latino/hispanic young adults in detroit, michigan.specific activities will include: group and interpersonal counseling, legal andeconomic advocacy, youth-focused prevention and intervention services, andan intergenerational approach to establishing art-based support groups focused on healing for survivors and their children. All services will be culturally tailored and provided in english and spanish.