The grants to enhance culturally specific services for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking program is authorized by 34 U.S.C. 20124

The Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $400,000 Project Grant under the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016) to You Are More Than Inc., a minority-owned, woman-owned non-profit organization in Marlton, New Jersey. The grant supports the organization's project to provide culturally specific resources and services to address the safety, economic, housing, and workplace needs of Black survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in New Jersey. Specific activities funded under this 3-year grant include workforce development, financial literacy training, mental health services, and educational support. The project aims to enhance the community's capacity to provide culturally relevant resources and support for victims of these crimes and their families.

This program supports the maintenance and replication of existing successful community-based programs providing culturally specific services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, as well as the development of innovative culturally specific strategies to enhance access to services and resources for victims who face obstacles to using more traditional programs. Culturally specific services means community-based services that include culturally relevant and linguistically specific services and resources to culturally specific communities which are statutorily defined as american indians (including alaska natives, eskimos, and aleuts); asian americans; native hawaiians and other pacific islanders; blacks; and hispanics. Projects must address at least one of the programs statutory purpose areas. Through this new culturally specific services program project, you are more than, INC., will implement a project addressing the following purpose areas: purpose area 2 increasing communities capacity to provide culturally specific resources and support for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking crimes and their families; and purpose area 7 providing culturally specific resources and services that address safety, economic, housing, and workplace needs of victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, including emergency assistance for black survivors in new jersey. Specific activities will include: 1) workforce development; 2) financial literacy; 3) mental health services; and 4) educational support.