The grants to prevent and respond to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and SEX trafficking against children and youth program (children and youth program) supports…

The Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women awarded Volunteers of America of Los Angeles $500,000 on May 1, 2026, under the Consolidated and Technical Assistance Grant Program to Address Children and Youth Experiencing Domestic and Sexual Violence (CFDA 16.888).

Volunteers of America of Los Angeles, working with Forgotten Children, will provide training to law enforcement, jail staff, school personnel, housing providers, youth-serving organizations, faith-based organizations, child welfare and foster care staff, foster families, hospitals, and others who regularly encounter at-risk youth. The organization will also deliver case management, clinical counseling, appointment planning and transportation, referrals to housing and supportive services, and support for navigating systems of care for youth who have experienced sexual assault and trafficking.

The award funds activities serving children and youth ages 0–24 impacted by domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and sex trafficking in Los Angeles, California. The period of performance runs from May 1, 2026, through April 30, 2029.

The grants to prevent and respond to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and SEX trafficking against children and youth program (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 (ages 0-24) impacted by domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and SEX trafficking. Volunteers of america of LOS angeles, working with forgotten children, will: 1) provide training for law enforcement, staff in jails, schools, housing providers, youth-serving organizations, faith-based organizations, child welfare staff, foster care staff and foster families, hospitals, and others who regularly encounter at-risk youth; and 2) offer case management, clinical counseling, appointment planning and transportation, referrals to housing and supportive services, and support for navigating systems of care for youth who have been sexual assaulted and/or trafficked.