The Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) was awarded a $550,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women under the Justice Systems Response to Families program (CFDA #16.021) to operate the Justice for Families Spokane County Regional Domestic Violence Court Project. The three-year project, which runs from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024, aims to improve the response of the criminal justice system to families...
This $600,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Justice Systems Response to Families Program (CFDA 16.021) will support the Domestic Violence And Sexual Assault Services Of Whatcom County in Bellingham, WA. The grant, awarded in October 2024, will fund the following key activities over a 3-year period: Supporting a 0.5 FTE bilingual civil legal advocate Funding a 1.5 FTE project manager to oversee implementation...
This $500,000 Transitional Housing Assistance Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (CFDA 16.736) will provide 6-24 months of transitional housing and comprehensive support services to survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking who are homeless or in need of housing assistance. The grantee, the YWCA of Clark County, a non-profit organization in Vancouver, Washington, will operate six communal transitional housing...
This Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women $591,457 Justice Systems Response to Families Program (CFDA 16.021) federal grant award will support a 3-year project focused on improving the capacity of courts and communities in King County, Washington to respond to families affected by domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and child sexual abuse. Key project activities include: 1) developing parenting plans to increase safety for survivors and their children,...
The YWCA of Clark County received a $750,000 Legal Assistance for Victims (LAV) Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women. The LAV Grant Program, authorized under CFDA 16.524, funds comprehensive civil and criminal legal services for adult and youth victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. Through this 3-year LAV project, the YWCA of Clark County, in partnership with the Clark County Volunteer Lawyer Program, will provide...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $700,000 Justice Systems Response to Families Program grant (CFDA 16.021) to the YWCA Knoxville and the Tennessee Valley. The 3-year project (10/1/2024 - 9/30/2027) will implement a comprehensive initiative to address domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in Anderson and Knox Counties, Tennessee. Key activities include: Providing supervised visitation and safe exchange services for families...
The Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $747,736 Project Grant to the Young Women's Christian Association under the Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program (CFDA 16.590). The grant will fund the Young Women's Christian Association's efforts to improve the criminal justice system response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in Spokane, Washington through September...
The Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to Youthcare, a Seattle-based non-profit organization, under the Financial Assistance to Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program (CFDA 16.063). The grant will fund Youthcare's efforts to provide flexible financial assistance to survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking, alongside other victim services. The funding will...
This $600,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women, under the Justice Systems Response to Families Program (CFDA 16.021), will enable LACBA Counsel for Justice and its partners, the Superior Court of California - County of Los Angeles and Peace Over Violence, to implement a comprehensive initiative in Los Angeles County. The key products and services to be delivered include: Providing civil legal services and referrals for victims...
The U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $450,000 Project Grant to Growth Works Inc., a non-profit organization in Wayne County, Michigan, under the Justice Systems Response to Families Program (CFDA 16.021). The funding will support the following activities over a 3-year period from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2026: Hiring a full-time case manager and two part-time program monitors to provide supervised visitation and safe exchange services for families...