The purpose of this grant program is to provide culturally responsive services to crime victims and survivors from communities that have been historically underserved; marginalized; adversely affected…

The Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) awarded a $200,000 Project Grant under the Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants program (CFDA 16.582) to the African American Youth Harvest Foundation, Inc. in Austin, TX. The purpose of the grant is to provide culturally responsive services to crime victims and survivors from communities that have been historically underserved, marginalized, and disproportionately impacted by crime, violence, and victimization. The grant funding will enable the African American Youth Harvest Foundation to offer stabilization support and assistance with immediate needs such as housing, transportation, food, clothing, legal advocacy, trauma-informed counseling, and psychiatric care to the target population in the Travis County, Texas area. The 2-year grant period runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026.

The purpose of this grant program is to provide culturally responsive services to crime victims and survivors from communities that have been historically underserved; marginalized; adversely affected by inequality; and disproportionately impacted by crime, violence, and victimization. With this funding, african american youth harvest foundation, INC., will provide clients and their family members with stabilization support and assistance with any other immediate needs to secure their safety such as housing, transportation, food and clothing, legal advocacy, trauma-informed counseling, and psychiatric care. The target population specifically includes communities adversely affected by crime, violence, and victimization, including people of color and people living in poverty in the travis county, texas area. Services to be provided will include transportation, housing, food, physical and mental health care, childcare, clothing, and legal advocacy.