The purpose of the disability grant program is to provide training, consultation, and information on domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, sexual assault, and abuse by caregivers against…

The Office on Violence Against Women awarded YWCA Lancaster, Inc. $600,000 on August 1, 2026, under the Education, Training, and Enhanced Services to End Violence Against and Abuse of Women with Disabilities program (CFDA 16.529).

YWCA Lancaster will deliver direct advocacy and intervention for survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, sexual assault, and abuse by caregivers against individuals with disabilities and deaf people, including crisis response and case management. The organization will provide counseling for victims and educational programming for survivors, as well as training to parents, guardians, and caregivers.

The award funds work performed in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, through July 31, 2029. YWCA Lancaster, a nonprofit woman-owned organization, operates a 24-hour rape crisis hotline and provides trauma-focused counseling and medical and legal accompaniment to sexual violence survivors as part of its existing service portfolio.

The purpose of the disability grant program is to provide training, consultation, and information on domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, sexual assault, and abuse by caregivers against individuals with disabilities (as defined in section 3 of the americans with disabilities act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102)) and deaf people and to enhance direct services to such individuals. The project will support the following activities: 1) direct advocacy and intervention for survivors, including crisis response and case management; 2) counseling for victims; and 3) educational programming for survivors and training to parents, guardians, and caregivers.