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 Kristi House, Inc. five hundred thousand dollars 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).

Kristi House will deliver wraparound services for sex-trafficked youth ages 0–24, including counseling, life skills-building activities, mentorship, education, and career planning and training. In partnership with Mujer, the recipient will train community members in school, foster care, and other settings to identify and respond to trafficking by recognizing risk factors among youth. Kristi House will also offer prevention programming for youth focused on dating online safety and risk factors for trafficking.

Performance occurs in Miami, Florida. The period of performance runs from May 1, 2026, through April 30, 2029. The assistance type is a Project Grant.

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. Kristi house, in partnership with mujer, will: 1) provide wraparound services for youth who have been SEX-trafficked, including counseling, life skills-building activities, mentorship, education, and career planning and training; 2) strengthen community members ability to identify and respond to trafficking by training them to recognize risk factors for trafficking among youth in school, foster care, and other settings; and 3) offer prevention programming for youth, focused on dating online safety and risk factors for trafficking.