With funding through the OVC 2024 preventing trafficking of girls program, girl power rocks, INC

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime (OVC) awarded a $500,000 Project Grant (CFDA 16.035 - Preventing Trafficking of Girls) to Girl Power Rocks, Inc. in Miami, Florida. The grant, titled "Girls Intervention Program Plus (GIPP)," will fund a 3-year project to provide comprehensive direct services and community engagement to support hard-to-serve at-risk girls between the ages of 13-17 who are at greatest potential risk of human trafficking. Key activities include a 12-week core program with case management, daily transportation, and recognition ceremonies to prevent trafficking and establish community-based support systems in high-risk Miami neighborhoods. The project aims to (1) decrease the number of potential trafficking victims, (2) promote safer environments for girls, and (3) deliver peer-to-peer training and professional development on anti-trafficking efforts for at-risk youth.

Proposes a project titled, girls intervention program plus (gipp). The primary purpose is to provide comprehensive direct service and community engagement which supports hard to serve at-promise girls who are at greatest potential risk of human trafficking. The primary activities include a 12-week journey through the gipp core program which is monitored by staff using a comprehensive case management model; daily transportation to and from the program and off-site activities is provided to maximize participation; and four recognition ceremonies are held each year to acknowledge their success. The expected outcomes include the following: (1) decrease the number potential human trafficking victims within target communities by expanding prevention and early intervention programming who are at risk of SEX and/or labor trafficking, (2) establish community-based support systems in marginalized communities to promote a safer environment for girls, and (3) OVC peer-to-peer training/technical assistance and QUEST2FREEDOM human trafficking professional development sessions to strengthen anti-trafficking outcomes for at-promise girls. The geographic service area includes the highest risk rate areas in miamis overtown, liberty city, allapattah, brownsville, richmond heights, perrine/goulds, and homestead communities comprising ZIP codes 33136, 33127, 33142, 33147, 33033, 33176, and 33157 with a target audience of hard-to-serve black and brown girls ages 1317. There are no subrecipients for this award.