Saheli Inc

THE LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS (LAV) GRANT PROGRAM, AUTHORIZED BY AUTHORIZED BY 34 U.S.C. 20121, IS INTENDED TO INCREASE THE AVAILABILITY OF CIVIL AND CRIMINAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE NEEDED TO EFFECTIVELY AID ADULT AND YOUTH (AGES 11 TO 24) VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, STALKING, OR SEXUAL ASSAULT, BY PROVIDING FUNDS FOR COMPREHENSIVE DIRECT LEGAL SERVICES TO VICTIMS IN LEGAL MATTERS RELATING TO OR ARISING OUT OF THAT ABUSE OR VIOLENCE. LEGAL ASSISTANCE IS ASSISTANCE IN: A) DIVORCE, PARENTAL RIGHTS, CHILD SUPPORT, TRIBAL, TERRITORIAL, IMMIGRATION, EMPLOYMENT, ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY, HOUSING, CAMPUS, EDUCATION, HEALTHCARE, PRIVACY, CONTRACT, CONSUMER, CIVIL RIGHTS, PROTECTION OR OTHER INJUNCTIVE PROCEEDINGS, RELATED ENFORCEMENT PROCEEDINGS, AND OTHER SIMILAR MATTERS; B) CRIMINAL JUSTICE INVESTIGATIONS, PROSECUTIONS, AND POST-CONVICTION MATTERS (INCLUDING SENTENCING, PAROLE, AND PROBATION) THAT IMPACT THE VICTIMS SAFETY, PRIVACY, OR OTHER INTERESTS AS A VICTIM; C) ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION, RESTORATIVE PRACTICES, OR OTHER PROCESSES INTENDED TO PROMOTE VICTIM SAFETY, PRIVACY, AND AUTONOMY, AND OFFENDER ACCOUNTABILITY, REGARDLESS OF COURT INVOLVEMENT; OR D) POST-CONVICTION RELIEF PROCEEDINGS IN STATE, LOCAL, TRIBAL, OR TERRITORIAL COURT, WITH RESPECT TO A CONVICTION OF A VICTIM RELATING TO OR ARISING FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, STALKING, OR SEX TRAFFICKING VICTIMIZATION OF THE VICTIM. THROUGH THIS NEW LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS PROJECT, SAHELI, INC. (DBA ASIAN FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES OF AUSTIN), IN PARTNERSHIP WITH AMERICAN GATEWAYS, WILL PROVIDE IMMIGRATION LEGAL SERVICES TO ASIAN AND IMMIGRANT SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN CENTRAL TEXAS. THE PROJECT WILL ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING PRIORITY AREAS: 1) PRIORITY AREA 1: ADVANCING RACIAL EQUITY; 2) PRIORITY AREA 2: INCREASING LEGAL SERVICES TO VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT; AND 3) PRIORITY AREA 3: UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.

THE RURAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING PROGRAM (RURAL PROGRAM) IS AUTHORIZED BY 34 U.S.C. 12341. RURAL PROGRAM FUNDS ARE USED TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS THAT: 1) IDENTIFY, ASSESS, AND APPROPRIATELY RESPOND TO CHILD, YOUTH, AND ADULT VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, DATING VIOLENCE, AND STALKING IN RURAL COMMUNITIES BY ENCOURAGING COLLABORATION AMONG VICTIM SERVICE PROVIDERS, LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, PROSECUTORS, COURTS, OTHER CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICE PROVIDERS, HUMAN AND COMMUNITY SERVICE PROVIDERS, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, AND HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS; 2) ESTABLISH AND EXPAND VICTIM SERVICES IN RURAL COMMUNITIES TO CHILD, YOUTH, AND ADULT VICTIMS; 3) INCREASE THE SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN RURAL COMMUNITIES, BY (A) DEALING DIRECTLY AND IMMEDIATELY WITH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, DATING VIOLENCE, AND STALKING; AND (B) CREATING AND IMPLEMENTING STRATEGIES TO INCREASE AWARENESS AND PREVENT THESE CRIMES; AND 4) DEVELOP, EXPAND, IMPLEMENT, AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF SEXUAL ASSAULT FORENSIC MEDICAL EXAMINATION OR SEXUAL ASSAULT NURSE EXAMINER PROGRAMS. GRANTEES MUST USE AT LEAST ONE OF THE FOLLOWING STRATEGIES IN IMPLEMENTING THEIR PROJECTS: 1) IMPLEMENT, EXPAND, AND ESTABLISH COOPERATIVE EFFORTS AND PROJECTS AMONG LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, PROSECUTORS, VICTIM SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND OTHER RELATED PARTIES TO INVESTIGATE AND PROSECUTE INCIDENTS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING; 2) PROVIDE TREATMENT, COUNSELING, ADVOCACY, LEGAL ASSISTANCE, AND OTHER LONG-TERM AND SHORT-TERM VICTIM AND POPULATION SPECIFIC SERVICES TO ADULT AND MINOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING IN RURAL COMMUNITIES; 3) WORK IN COOPERATION WITH THE COMMUNITY TO DEVELOP EDUCATION AND PREVENTION STRATEGIES DIRECTED TOWARD SUCH ISSUES; 4) DEVELOP, ENLARGE, OR STRENGTHEN PROGRAMS ADDRESSING SEXUAL ASSAULT; AND 5) DEVELOP PROGRAMS AND STRATEGIES THAT FOCUS ON THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF VICTIMS OF WHO RESIDE IN REMOTE RURAL AND GEOGRAPHICALLY ISOLATED AREAS. THROUGH THIS NEW OVW RURAL PROGRAM PROJECT, SAHELI DBA ASIAN FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES OF AUSTIN, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH HIGHLAND LAKES FAMILY CRISIS CENTER AND FAMILY CRISIS CENTER, WILL IMPLEMENT RURAL SERVICES AND SYSTEMS ADVOCACY FOR UNDERSERVED SURVIVORS IN SIX RURAL COUNTIES INCENTRAL TEXAS (BASTROP, LEE, FAYETTE AND BURNET, BLANCO, AND LLANO). THIS COMPREHENSIVE VICTIM SERVICE, SART, CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMS ADVOCACY PROJECT ADDRESSES PURPOSE AREAS 1,2, AND 3. SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE: 1) PROVIDING CULTURALLY SPECIFIC DIRECT SERVICES TO RURAL UNDERSERVED VICTIMS OF ABUSE WITH EMPHASIS ON NON-IPV SEXUAL VIOLENCE SURVIVORS; 2) DEVELOPING CULTURALLY SPECIFIC COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND OUTREACH SERVICES IN RURAL COMMUNITIES; 3) PROVIDING CULTURALLY SPECIFIC SYSTEMS ADVOCACY FOR SURVIVORS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MAINSTREAM CRISIS SHELTERS, CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMS INCLUDING LAW ENFORCEMENT, COURTS, AND ALLIED SYSTEMS OF CARE SUCH AS HEALTH CLINICS, RURAL HOSPITALS, SANE PROVIDERS, AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES. THE PROJECT WILL ADDRESS PRIORITY AREA 1 AND 2. THIS PROJECT TARGETS THE FOLLOWING UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS: RURAL, ASIAN SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE WHO HAVE INTERSECTIONAL UNDERSERVED IDENTITIES SUCH AS LBGTQIA+, LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT, ALIENAGE STATUS, AND OTHERS AS THEY ARISE. THE TIMING FOR PERFORMANCE OF THIS AWARD IS 36 MONTHS.

THE ASIAN SEXUAL ASSAULT PROGRAM OF CENTRAL TEXAS

THE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE GRANTS FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING PROGRAM (TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM) IS AUTHORIZED BY 34 U.S.C. 12351. THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM IS TO AID MINORS, ADULTS, AND THEIR DEPENDENTS WHO ARE HOMELESS, AS DEFINED BY 34 U.S.C. 12473(6), OR IN NEED OF TRANSITIONAL HOUSING OR OTHER HOUSING ASSISTANCE, AS A RESULT OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, OR STALKING, AND FOR WHOM EMERGENCY SHELTER SERVICES OR OTHER CRISIS INTERVENTION SERVICES ARE UNAVAILABLE OR INSUFFICIENT. THE PROGRAM SUPPORTS HOLISTIC, SURVIVOR-CENTERED APPROACHES TO PROVIDING TRANSITIONAL HOUSING AND SUPPORT SERVICES DESIGNED TO ENABLE A MINOR, AN ADULT, OR A DEPENDENT OF SUCH MINOR OR ADULT LOCATE AND SECURE PERMANENT HOUSING, SECURE EMPLOYMENT, AND INTEGRATE INTO A COMMUNITY. THE SAHELI IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION LOCATED IN AUSTIN, TX, AN URBAN REGION OF THE STATE. THE ORGANIZATION WILL PROVIDE 8 SCATTERED SITE RESIDENCES FOR 8 SURVIVORS AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH PRIVATE LANDLORD HOUSING UNITS. THE SAHELI WILL COLLABORATE WITH ITS 1 PARTNER, BIGAUSTIN TO PROVIDE A HOLISTIC, VICTIM-CENTERED AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO TRANSITIONAL HOUSING NEEDS IN THE COMMUNITY. THIS CONTINUATION PROJECT WILL USE FUNDS TO PROVIDE BOTH HOUSING AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO MOVE SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, OR STALKING WHO ARE HOMELESS OR IN NEED OF HOUSING ASSISTANCE TO PERMANENT HOUSING. THE PROJECT WILL ASSIST CLIENTS FOR AN ANTICIPATED MINIMUM OF 6 MONTHS AND A MAXIMUM LENGTH OF 24 MONTHS. SERVICES OFFERED WILL FOCUS ON: EXPAND ECONOMIC JUSTICE AND PRIMARILY SERVE UNDERSERVED IMMIGRANT POPULATIONS IN THE REGION. THE GRANT ACTIVITIES WILL BE TAILORED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE SURVIVORS. THE RANGE OF OPTIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES INCLUDES: RENTAL, CASE MANAGEMENT, SAFETY PLANNING, CHILDCARE, TRANSPORTATION, CAREER COUNSELING, FINANCIAL AND CREDIT COUNSELING, SUPPORT GROUPS, INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING, JOB TRAINING, EDUCATION ATTAINMENT, AND HOUSING ADVOCACY. THE PROJECT WILL NOT HIREADDITIONAL STAFF MEMBERS TO IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAM. FOLLOW-UP SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED FOR AT LEAST 3 MONTHS ONCE PERMANENT HOUSING IS SECURED.

SAHELI LEGAL ADVOCACY PROGRAM

EXPANSION AND ENHANCEMENT OF CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY SPECIFIC SERVICES FOR ASIAN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS IN CENTRAL TEXAS

BUILDING ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER COMMUNITY CAPACITY AND LEADERSHIP TO ADDRESS DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE

THE GRANTS TO ENHANCE CULTURALLY SPECIFIC SERVICES FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING PROGRAM IS AUTHORIZED BY 34 U.S.C. 20124. THIS PROGRAM SUPPORTS THE MAINTENANCE AND REPLICATION OF EXISTING SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS PROVIDING CULTURALLY SPECIFIC SERVICES TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING, AS WELL AS THE DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATIVE CULTURALLY SPECIFIC STRATEGIES TO ENHANCE ACCESS TO SERVICES AND RESOURCES FOR VICTIMS WHO FACE OBSTACLES TO USING MORE TRADITIONAL PROGRAMS. CULTURALLY SPECIFIC SERVICES MEANS COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES THAT INCLUDE CULTURALLY RELEVANT AND LINGUISTICALLY SPECIFIC SERVICES AND RESOURCES TO CULTURALLY SPECIFIC COMMUNITIES WHICH ARE STATUTORILY DEFINED AS AMERICAN INDIANS (INCLUDING ALASKA NATIVES, ESKIMOS, AND ALEUTS); ASIAN AMERICANS; NATIVE HAWAIIANS AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDERS; BLACKS; AND HISPANICS. PROJECTS MUST ADDRESS AT LEAST ONE OF THE PROGRAMS STATUTORY PURPOSE AREAS. THROUGH THIS CONTINUATION CULTURALLY SPECIFIC SERVICES PROGRAM PROJECT, SAHELI (DBA ASIAN FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES OF AUSTIN) WILL IMPLEMENT A PROJECT ADDRESSING MULTIPLE PURPOSE AREAS INCLUDING: PURPOSE AREA 2- INCREASING COMMUNITIES CAPACITY TO PROVIDE CULTURALLY SPECIFIC RESOURCES AND SUPPORT FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING CRIMES AND THEIR FAMILIES; PURPOSE AREA 3 - STRENGTHENING CRIMINAL JUSTICE INTERVENTIONS BY PROVIDING TRAINING FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT, PROSECUTION, COURTS, PROBATION, AND CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES; AND PURPOSE AREA 4 - ENHANCING TRADITIONAL SERVICES TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING THROUGH THE LEADERSHIP OF CULTURALLY SPECIFIC PROGRAMS FOR ASIAN SURVIVORS IN CENTRAL TEXAS. THE PROJECT WILL ADDRESS PRIORITY AREA 2: STRENGTHENING EFFORTS TO PREVENT AND END SEXUAL ASSAULT AND PRIORITY AREA 3: EXPANDING ECONOMIC JUSTICE. SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE: 1) CULTURALLY COMPETENT DIRECT SERVICES; 2) COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS; AND 3) LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAININGS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

THE SEXUAL ASSAULT SERVICES CULTURALLY SPECIFIC PROGRAM (SAS CULTURALLY SPECIFIC PROGRAM) WAS CREATED BY THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2005 (VAWA 2005), 34 U.S.C. 12511(C), AND IS PART OF THE FIRST FEDERAL FUNDING STREAM SOLELY DEDICATED TO THE PROVISION OF DIRECT INTERVENTION AND RELATED ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT. INTERVENTION AND RELATED ASSISTANCE INCLUDE ADVOCACY, ACCOMPANIMENT (E.G., ACCOMPANYING VICTIMS TO COURT, MEDICAL FACILITIES, POLICE DEPARTMENTS, ETC.), CRISIS INTERVENTION AND SUPPORT SERVICES, AND REFERRALS, AMONG OTHER SERVICES. UNDER THIS PROGRAM, SUCH SERVICES MAY BE PROVIDED TO ADULT, YOUTH, AND CHILD VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT, FAMILY AND HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS OF SUCH VICTIMS, AND THOSE COLLATERALLY AFFECTED BY THE VICTIMIZATION. SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT FROM CULTURALLY SPECIFIC COMMUNITIES FREQUENTLY CONFRONT UNIQUE CHALLENGES WHEN SEEKING ASSISTANCE, SUCH AS LINGUISTIC AND CULTURAL BARRIERS. CULTURALLY SPECIFIC COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS ARE MORE LIKELY TO UNDERSTAND THESE CHALLENGES BECAUSE THEY ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE CULTURE, LANGUAGE, AND BACKGROUND OF VICTIMS FROM THEIR COMMUNITIES, WHO IN TURN ARE MORE INCLINED TO SEEK SERVICES FROM SUCH ORGANIZATIONS. THE GOAL OF THE SAS CULTURALLY SPECIFIC PROGRAM IS TO ESTABLISH, MAINTAIN, AND EXPAND CULTURALLY SPECIFIC INTERVENTION AND RELATED ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT, WHICH SERVE A VITAL ROLE IN PROVIDING SERVICES THAT ARE RELEVANT FOR THEIR COMMUNITIES. THROUGH THIS CONTINUATION SEXUAL ASSAULT SERVICES CULTURALLY SPECIFIC PROGRAM PROJECT, SAHELI, WILL PROVIDE SEXUAL ASSAULT SERVICES FOR ASIAN AND IMMIGRANT SURVIVORS BY PROVIDING SAFETY PLANNING, CRISIS INTERVENTION, COURT ACCOMPANIMENT, PEER COUNSELING, LANGUAGE SERVICES, DIRECT PAYMENTS, AND SUPPORTIVE DIRECT SERVICES TO CLIENTS IN CENTRAL TEXAS. THE PROJECT WILL ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING PRIORITY AREA: PRIORITY AREA 5, UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES- SEXUAL ASSAULT SERVICES FOR THE LGBTQ POPULATION.

TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM

INCREASING TRAUMA-INFORMED & CULTURALLY COMPETENT SERVICE DELIVERY FOR SOUTH ASIAN & ARAB SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC & FAMILY VIOLENCE SURVIVORS IN MASSACHUSETTS

THE GRANTS TO ENHANCE CULTURALLY SPECIFIC SERVICES FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING PROGRAM IS AUTHORIZED BY 34 U.S.C. § 20124. THIS PROGRAM SUPPORTS THE MAINTENANCE AND REPLICATION OF EXISTING SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS PROVIDING CULTURALLY SPECIFIC SERVICES TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING, AS WELL AS THE DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATIVE CULTURALLY SPECIFIC STRATEGIES TO ENHANCE ACCESS TO SERVICES AND RESOURCES FOR VICTIMS WHO FACE OBSTACLES TO USING MORE TRADITIONAL PROGRAMS.  CULTURALLY SPECIFIC SERVICES MEANS COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES THAT INCLUDE CULTURALLY RELEVANT AND LINGUISTICALLY SPECIFIC SERVICES AND RESOURCES TO CULTURALLY SPECIFIC COMMUNITIES WHICH ARE STATUTORILY DEFINED AS “AMERICAN INDIANS (INCLUDING ALASKA NATIVES, ESKIMOS, AND ALEUTS); ASIAN AMERICANS; NATIVE HAWAIIANS AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDERS; BLACKS; AND HISPANICS.”  PROJECTS MUST: 1) WORK WITH STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES TO DEVELOP AND ENHANCE EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES TO PROVIDE CULTURALLY SPECIFIC VICTIM SERVICES ; 2) INCREASE COMMUNITIES’ CAPACITY TO PROVIDE CULTURALLY SPECIFIC RESOURCES AND SUPPORT FOR VICTIMS AND THEIR FAMILIES; 3) STRENGTHEN CRIMINAL JUSTICE INTERVENTIONS BY PROVIDING TRAINING FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT, PROSECUTION, COURTS, PROBATION, AND CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES ON CULTURALLY SPECIFIC RESPONSES; 4) ENHANCE TRADITIONAL SERVICES TO VICTIMS THROUGH THE LEADERSHIP OF CULTURALLY SPECIFIC VICTIM SERVICES PROGRAMS ; 5) WORK IN COOPERATION WITH THE COMMUNITY TO DEVELOP EDUCATION AND PREVENTION STRATEGIES HIGHLIGHTING CULTURALLY SPECIFIC ISSUES AND RESOURCES; 6) PROVIDE CULTURALLY SPECIFIC PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN EXPOSED TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING; 7) PROVIDE CULTURALLY SPECIFIC RESOURCES AND SERVICES THAT ADDRESS THE SAFETY, ECONOMIC, HOUSING, AND WORKPLACE NEEDS OF VICTIMS, INCLUDING EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE; AND/OR 8) EXAMINE THE DYNAMICS OF CULTURE AND ITS IMPACT ON VICTIMIZATION AND HEALING.

PURPLE DOOR PROJECT: TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM FOR ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS IN CENTRAL TEXAS

CULTURALLY SPECIFIC SERVICES PROGRAM

ASIAN SEXUAL ASSAULT PROGRAM (ASAP) OF CENTRAL TEXAS

SAHELI SERVES ASIAN SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC ABUSE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, STALKING, DATING VIOLENCE, AND TRAFFICKING IN 10 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL TEXAS. DIRECT SERVICES SUPPORT A SURVIVORS SAFETY, AUTONOMY, AND FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY BY PROVIDING LEGAL/MEDICAL ADVOCACY; INTERPRETATION; TRAUMA- INFORMED COUNSELING; TRANSITIONAL HOUSING; AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT SERVICES. THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO IMPROVE THE SAFETY AND WELLBEING OF ASIAN VICTIMS OF CRIME WHO WILL NOT SEEK SERVICES ELSEWHERE DUE TO LANGUAGE BARRIERS, CULTURAL BARRIERS, AND GEOGRAPHIC BARRIERS.