Casa Juana Colon, Apoyo Y Orientacion A La Mujer, Inc.

Casa Juana Colon, Apoyo Y Orientacion A La Mujer, Inc. is a tax-exempt nonprofit organization and community development corporation based in Comerío, Puerto Rico that has established itself as a specialized provider of victim services and support programs through federal grant funding. Since registering with SAM.gov in February 2021, the organization has secured substantial federal grant awards focused on serving vulnerable populations affected by gender-based violence in Puerto Rico. The organization's mission centers on providing comprehensive, culturally tailored services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking across multiple judicial regions and age groups in central Puerto Rico.

The organization has received four prime federal grant awards totaling $1.95 million from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women since October 2021. These grants support diverse programmatic approaches tailored to specific victim populations. Under the Legal Assistance for Victims (LAV) Grant Program, Casa Juana Colon received a $750,000 award (October 2025–September 2028) to provide comprehensive civil and criminal legal assistance to victims aged 11 and older in the judicial regions of Aibonito, Caguas, and Bayamón, including representation in family, immigration, employment, housing, protection order, and criminal justice proceedings. The organization has also successfully secured two continuation and new awards under the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program totaling $700,000 (October 2021–September 2026) to develop and expand culturally relevant and linguistically appropriate services for Latino/Hispanic victims in rural central Puerto Rico, including art therapy, group mentoring, legal representation, mental health treatment, and psychoeducational support. Additionally, Casa Juana Colon received a $500,000 award under the Grants to Prevent and Respond to Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, Stalking, and Sex Trafficking Against Children and Youth Program (October 2023–September 2026) to serve children and youth ages 11-18 in Comerío through partnerships such as Escuela de Bellas Artes de Comerío, providing psychological interventions, art therapy, skills development, and gender violence prevention campaigns using creative writing strategies. All awards have been direct prime grants with no identified subcontractors.