The training and services to end abuse in later life (abuse in later life) program funds training for criminal justice professionals to improve investigation and prosecution of crimes involving…

The Office on Violence Against Women awarded $749,971 to the Young Women's Christian Association of Greater Los Angeles on August 1, 2026, under the Enhanced Training and Services to End Violence and Abuse of Women Later in Life program (CFDA 16.528).

YWCA GLA will deliver training to criminal justice professionals, social service staff, and court personnel on investigating and prosecuting crimes involving abuse of people age 50 and older, and will coordinate community responses and victim services across Greater Los Angeles. The recipient will develop and review policies and protocols for identifying, investigating, prosecuting, and adjudicating cases of abuse in later life, including domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, neglect, abandonment, economic abuse, and willful harm directed at victims 50 years of age or older. Training will support law enforcement, prosecutors, nonprofit organization staff, and federal, state, tribal, territorial, and local court officers in recognizing and addressing such abuse and serving victims.

Performance spans from August 1, 2026, through July 31, 2029, with place of performance in Los Angeles, California. The award is structured as a Project Grant. YWCA GLA, a nonprofit providing social services to vulnerable populations in the Los Angeles area, will execute this work through partnerships with multidisciplinary collaborators including law enforcement, prosecution, victim service providers, and organizations serving older adults.

The training and services to end abuse in later life (abuse in later life) program funds training for criminal justice professionals to improve investigation and prosecution of crimes involving abuse of people age 50+, training for professionals who work with older victims, coordinated community responses, and services for victims. The recipient will work with its project partners to address abuse in later life in greater LOS angeles, california, through training, collaboration, and services. The OVW-sponsored training curricula aid law enforcement officers, prosecutors, other personnel from governmental agencies, staff of nonprofit organizations, and officers of federal, state, tribal, territorial, and local courts in recognizing and addressing abuse in later life, serving victims of such crimes, and working together to make their communities safer for older adults. The project will also involve development and review of policies and protocols for identifying, investigating, prosecuting, and adjudicating cases of abuse in later life, including domestic/dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, neglect, abandonment, economic abuse, or willful harm committed against victims who are 50 years of age or older.