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 Mountain Child Advocacy Center Inc. $500,000 on May 1, 2026, under the Consolidated and Technical Assistance Grant Program to Address Children and Youth Experiencing Domestic and Sexual Violence and Engage Men and Boys as Allies (CFDA 16.888).

Mountain Child Advocacy Center, in partnership with the Buncombe County Department of Health and Human Services, will deliver therapy and crisis intervention through a licensed outpatient therapist; provide outreach and prevention education to at-risk youth, teen parents, and caregivers in rural areas using evidence-based curricula; improve services for child and youth victims; and train professionals including rural law enforcement, school personnel, and caseworkers in trauma-informed practices, adolescent development, and coordinated response strategies for youth victims.

Performance runs from May 1, 2026, through April 30, 2029, with place of performance in Biltmore Forest, North Carolina. The program supports comprehensive, community-based efforts to develop or expand prevention, intervention, treatment, and response strategies for children and youth ages 0–24 impacted by domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and sex trafficking.

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. Mountain child advocacy center, in partnership with the buncombe county department of health and human services, will: 1) deliver therapy and crisis intervention through a licensed outpatient therapist; 2) provide outreach and prevention education to at-risk youth, teen parents, and caregivers especially in rural areas using evidence-based curricula; 3) improve services for child and youth victims; and 4) train professionals, including rural law enforcement, school personnel, and caseworkers, in trauma-informed practices, adolescent development, and how to best coordinate responses to youth victims.