The cleveland rape crisis center (CRCC) project will expand operational capacity and services to the clark-fulton community in cleveland, OH, with a focus on hispanic and latina survivors of sexual…

The Cleveland Rape Crisis Center (CRCC) was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753) to expand operational capacity and services for survivors of sexual violence in Cleveland, Ohio. Specifically, the funding will support CRCC's expansion into a third floor at its Clark-Fulton headquarters to provide additional crisis intervention, victim assistance, therapy, case management, and other services. Special programming and translation services will be offered to serve the Hispanic and Latina communities in their native Spanish language. All services will be available free of charge to survivors and their non-offending family members regardless of immigration status or cooperation with law enforcement. The two-year award period runs from March 15, 2022 through March 30, 2024.

The cleveland rape crisis center (CRCC) project will expand operational capacity and services to the clark-fulton community in cleveland, OH, with a focus on hispanic and latina survivors of sexual violence. This strategy is especially strategic given the proximity to underserved hispanic and latina community members currently without services. To meet the need for this community, this project seeks to expand the capacity of CRCC's existing clark-fulton headquarters to include a third-floor venue. With added capacity, services such as crisis intervention, victim assistance, therapy, and case management can be delivered for survivors with special programming for services offered in spanish, translators and communication aids to help minimize barriers. In addition, all services will be available to survivors and their non-offending family members at no cost. Finally, all services will also be available regardless of immigration status or whether a survivor reports their assault or abuse to law enforcement.