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 Office on Violence Against Women awarded Shalom Task Force, Inc. $750,000 on October 1, 2025, under the Legal Assistance for Victims (CFDA 16.524) program. This is a continuation award (prior grant 15JOVW-22-GG-00300-LEGA) funding civil legal assistance to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, and sexual assault in New York City, primarily in Kings, Queens, and New York counties. Services cover legal matters including family law, immigration, employment, housing, protection orders, and criminal justice proceedings that impact victim safety and privacy. The grant extends through September 30, 2028. Place of performance is New York, NY 10018.

Shalom Task Force is a tax-exempt nonprofit organization providing culturally competent victim services to the Orthodox Jewish community. The organization delivers comprehensive civil legal services to victims ages 11 and older, maintains crisis hotlines and helplines, provides counseling and case management, and conducts community education and professional training. The Legal Assistance for Victims program funds increased availability of civil and criminal legal services to abuse and violence victims in matters relating to or arising from that abuse, including alternative dispute resolution and post-conviction relief proceedings where victim convictions are related to covered forms of violence.

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). Through this continuation legal assistance for victims project, shalom task force will provide civil legal assistance to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, or sexual assault in new york city, primarily kings, queens, and new york counties. This award is a continuation of 15JOVW-22-GG-00300-lega.