The Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $299,992 Project Grant to Casaluz under the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016). The grant will support culturally specific services for Hispanic/Latinx victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023 in Memphis, Tennessee. Specifically, Casaluz will enhance linguistically and culturally...
The U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women has awarded a $450,000 Project Grant under the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016) to Caminar Latino Inc., a non-profit organization in Georgia. Through this 3-year grant, Caminar Latino will implement a range of culturally and linguistically specific services and resources for Latino survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in the metropolitan Atlanta area....
The Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women awarded $300,000 under the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016) to Latin Women In Action. This two-year project grant will support the delivery of culturally specific services for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2024. As the sub-awardee, Latin Women In Action will provide culturally relevant...
The Latina Center, Inc. was awarded a $575,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women under the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016) to implement the "Creating Culturally Specific Caminos al Apoyo (Pathways to Support)" project from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2026. The project will enhance culturally specific services and resources for Latino/Hispanic victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $450,000 Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016) grant to Enlace Comunitario, a non-profit organization in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The three-year grant, running from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, will support Enlace Comunitario in implementing a project to enhance traditional services for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking within the...
This $400,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women, under the Grants to Enhance Culturally Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016), supports Casa de la Familia, a minority-owned and woman-owned non-profit organization, in providing culturally specific services to Latino victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in Los Angeles and Orange Counties, California. The funded activities include: 1) support groups,...
The Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women awarded $263,577 under the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016) to the Latin American Association, Inc. for the period of October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2024. The funding will support the Latin American Association, Inc. in maintaining and replicating existing successful community-based programs that provide culturally specific services to victims of domestic...
The Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $300,000 Project Grant to Caminar Latino Inc. from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2023 under the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016). The grant funding will support Caminar Latino Inc.'s provision of culturally responsive family violence services for Latino families in Doraville, Georgia. The Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program aims to...
The U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $450,000 Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016) project grant to Hope House Day Care Center, Inc. The grant will fund a 3-year project to provide culturally specific services and resources for African American/Black victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking crimes in the Greater Memphis, Tennessee area. Key services to be delivered include individual...
The Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $400,000 Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program grant (CFDA 16.016) to Casa Juana Colon, Apoyo Y Orientacion A La Mujer, Inc., a nonprofit organization and community development corporation in Puerto Rico. The grant will fund the organization's efforts to provide culturally relevant services to Latino/Hispanic victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in rural areas of...
The Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $450,000 project grant to Casaluz, a nonprofit organization in Memphis, Tennessee, under the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016). The funding will support Casaluz's provision of culturally and linguistically tailored services for Hispanic/Latinx victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in the Memphis area over a 3-year project period from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2026. The project will strengthen criminal justice interventions by providing training on culturally specific responses, enhance traditional victim services through the leadership of Casaluz's culturally specific programs, and deliver specialized services for Hispanic/Latinx children exposed to violence. Key activities will include individual and group counseling, crisis intervention, legal assistance, bilingual support groups, community education, and programming for children.