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 Sisters Against Abuse Society (Saas) was awarded a $450,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016). Through this three-year grant starting October 1, 2024, Saas will implement a project to enhance traditional services for African American victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in Wayne County, Michigan. Key services to be provided include individual and group therapy, case management, African chanting, healing soul circles, and African music and dance. This project aligns with the program's purpose of supporting the maintenance and replication of existing successful community-based programs providing culturally specific services, as well as the development of innovative strategies to enhance access to services for underserved populations.

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 continuation culturally specific services program project, sisters against abuse society will implement a project addressing purpose area 4 enhancing traditional services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking through the leadership of culturally specific programs offering services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking for african americans in wayne county, michigan. The project will address priority area 3: expand economic justice and financial advocacy. Specific activities will include: 1) individual and group therapy; 2) case management; 3) african chanting; 4) healing soul circles; and 5) african music and dance.