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…

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 new legal assistance for victims project, the santa FE dreamers project, will provide direct comprehensive direct legal representation, consultations, and brief legal advice in immigration legal matters to immigrant victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking throughout the state of new mexico, including rural communities. The project will address the following priority area: advancing equity and tribal sovereignty. The following product will be developed during the project period: one informative english and spanish promotional flier providing basic information regarding a) the legal protections available for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and/or stalking; b) information concerning who may qualify for these protections; and c) information regarding the legal services provided by santa FE dreamers project through the legal assistance for immigrant victims program.