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 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 activities to be delivered include case management, crisis intervention, safety planning, comprehensive domestic violence screenings, therapeutic assessments, information and referrals, and comprehensive service coordination through individual therapy, group sessions, and family support. The project aims to enhance traditional victim services and provide culturally specific resources and assistance addressing the safety, economic, housing, and workplace needs of this underserved population.

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, consejo counseling & referral incorporated will implement a project addressing the following purpose areas: enhancing 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; providing culturally specific programs for children exposed to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking; and providing 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 for hispanic/latino domestic violence survivors in king county, washington. Specific activities will include: case management, crisis intervention, safety planning, comprehensive domestic violence screenings, therapeutic assessments, information and referrals, and comprehensive service coordination (individual therapy, group sessions, and family support).