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 Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016) grant to Casa De La Familia, a minority-owned and woman-owned non-profit organization in Santa Ana, California. Through this 3-year Project Grant, the organization will implement a range of culturally specific and bilingual services to support Latino victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in Los Angeles and Orange Counties. Key activities include: 1) support groups; 2) culturally specific self-care and empowerment groups; 3) outreach to marginalized Latino communities using the promotor method; and 4) referrals to additional resources. The grant aims to enhance traditional victim services by leveraging the expertise of this culturally specific program to better meet the needs of the Latino population in the target regions.

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, casa DE LA familia will implement a project addressing the following purpose area: purpose area 4: enhancing traditional services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexualassault, and stalking through the leadership of culturally specific programs offering services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking for latino victims and survivors in LOS angeles county and orange county, california. Specific activities will include: 1) support groups; 2) culturally specific, bilingual self-care and empowerment groups; 3) outreach to marginalized latino communities using the promotor outreach method; and 4) referrals.