The grants to prevent and respond to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and SEX trafficking against children and youth program supports comprehensive, community-based…

The grants to prevent and respond to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and SEX trafficking against children and youth program supports comprehensive, community-based efforts to develop or expand prevention, intervention, treatment, and response strategies to address the needs of children and youth impacted by domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and SEX trafficking, including support for their non-abusing parents, caregivers, and legal guardians. With this grant funding, child and family services of erie county (CFS) will implement the youth trafficking program to address CY purpose area 2 by serving children and youth aged 11-24 in the service area of erie county, new york. In collaboration with suicide prevention and crisis services, INC., a comprehensive crisis center and first responder community resource, CFS will: 1) provide direct services to meet the individualized needs of youth trafficking victims; 2) collaborate with local partners to provide a full continuum of care; provide training to allied professionals to identify, report, and respond to youth trafficking; and 3) deliver prevention programming for youth identified as being at a high risk for victimization. The timing for performance of this award is 36 months.