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 United Hope Network, Inc. was awarded a $300,000 Project Grant under the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016) by the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women. This grant will fund a 3-year project, from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2026, to provide culturally specific resources and services addressing the safety, economic, housing, and workplace needs of Black/African American victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in the Detroit, Michigan metropolitan area. Key activities include counseling, advocacy, support groups, community outreach, prevention, and education, as well as supplies to assist survivors with basic needs during transition periods. The project aims to increase the capacity of the community to provide culturally relevant support and enhance traditional victim services through the leadership of a culturally specific program.

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, united hope network, incorporated, in partnership with turning point, will implement a project addressing the following purpose areas: increasing communities capacity to provide culturally specific resources and support for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking crimes and their families; 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 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; and examining the dynamics of culture and its impact on victimization and healing. The culturally sensitive supportive services for domestic violence survivors program will serve blacks/african americans in the detroit, michigan metropolitan areas. Specific activities will include: counseling, advocacy, support groups, community outreach, prevention, & education; and supplies to assist survivors with basic needs to mitigate economic costs during a period of transition.