The legal assistance for victims (LAV) grant program, authorized by 34 U.S.C. 20121, is intended to increase the availability of civil and criminal legal assistance needed to effectively aid victims…

This Project Grant award of $749,955 from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (CFDA 16.524 - Legal Assistance for Victims) will enable Community Health and Social Services Center, Inc. (CHASS Center) to provide comprehensive civil legal services to survivors of domestic and sexual violence living in Southwest Detroit and Wayne County. The project will address the priority area of advancing equity and tribal sovereignty. During the project period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, CHASS Center will develop a brochure as a key product. This award continues CHASS Center's previous Legal Assistance for Victims project (2017-WL-AX-0006), demonstrating their ongoing commitment to delivering critical legal support services to vulnerable populations affected by domestic and sexual violence.

The legal assistance for victims (LAV) grant program, authorized by 34 U.S.C. 20121, is intended to increase the availability of civil and criminal legal assistance needed to effectively aid victims (ages 11 and older) of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking by providing funds for comprehensive direct legal services to victims in legal matters relating to or arising out of that abuse or violence. Legal assistance includes assistance to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in: a) family, tribal, territorial, immigration, employment, administrative agency, housing matters, campus administrative, or protection or stay away order proceedings, and other similar matters; b) criminal justice investigations, prosecutions, and post-trial matters (including sentencing, parole, and probation) that impact the victims safety and privacy; c) alternative dispute resolution, restorative practices, or other processes intended to promote victim safety, privacy, and autonomy; and d) post-conviction relief proceedings in state, local, tribal, or territorial court where the conviction of a victim is related to or arising from domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, or SEX trafficking. 34 U.S.C. 12291(a)(24)(c) and (d). Through this continuation legal assistance for victims project, community health and social services center, INC., will provide comprehensive civil legal services to survivors of domestic and sexual violence living in southwest detroit and wayne county. The project will address the following priority area: advance equity and tribal sovereignty. The following products will be developed during the project period: a brochure. This award is a continuation of 2017-WL-AX-0006.