Peaceful Families Project Inc

THE GRANTS FOR OUTREACH AND SERVICES TO UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS (UNDERSERVED PROGRAM) WAS STATUTORILY CREATED IN THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2013 (VAWA 2013) TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT OUTREACH STRATEGIES TARGETED AT ADULT OR YOUTH VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, OR STALKING IN UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS, AND TO PROVIDE VICTIM SERVICES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF SUCH POPULATIONS. GRANT FUNDS MAY BE USED TO: 1) WORK WITH FEDERAL, STATE, TRIBAL, TERRITORIAL, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, AGENCIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS TO DEVELOP OR ENHANCE POPULATION SPECIFIC VICTIM SERVICES; 2) STRENGTHEN THE CAPACITY OF UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS TO PROVIDE POPULATION SPECIFIC VICTIM SERVICES; 3) STRENGTHEN THE CAPACITY OF TRADITIONAL VICTIM SERVICE PROVIDERS TO PROVIDE POPULATION SPECIFIC VICTIM SERVICES; 4) STRENGTHEN THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL JUSTICE INTERVENTIONS BY PROVIDING TRAINING FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT, PROSECUTORS, JUDGES, AND OTHER COURT PERSONNEL ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, OR STALKING IN UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS; 5) WORK IN COOPERATION WITH AN UNDERSERVED POPULATION TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT OUTREACH, EDUCATION, PREVENTION, AND INTERVENTION STRATEGIES THAT HIGHLIGHT AVAILABLE RESOURCES AND THE SPECIFIC ISSUES FACED BY VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, OR STALKING FROM UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS; OR, 6) STRENGTHEN THE RESPONSE OF SOCIAL AND HUMAN SERVICES BY PROVIDING POPULATION-SPECIFIC TRAINING FOR SERVICE PROVIDERS ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE SEXUAL ASSAULT, OR STALKING IN UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS. ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS ARE LIMITED TO: POPULATION SPECIFIC ORGANIZATIONS OR VICTIM SERVICE PROVIDERS THAT ARE (1) DEAF PROGRAMS (2) LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENDER (LGBT) ORGANIZATIONS, (3) ORGANIZATIONS SERVING UNDERSERVED RELIGIOUS POPULATIONS, (4) DISABILITY PROGRAMS, OR (5) ORGANIZATIONS SERVING CERTAIN UNDERSERVED RACIAL AND ETHNIC POPULATIONS. THE VISION OF PEACEFUL FAMILIES PROJECT (PFP) IS TO WORK IN COOPERATION WITH THE MUSLIM POPULATION OF PENNSYLVANIA TO STRENGTHEN THE CAPACITY FOR UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS AND TRADITIONAL VICTIM SERVICE PROVIDERS TO PROVIDE SERVICES SPECIFIC TO MUSLIM SURVIVORS OF DV. TO DO THIS, PFP WILL IDENTIFY AND A TEAM OF 18 IMMIGRANT WOMEN AND MUSLIM YOUNG ADULTS AND TRAIN THE TEAM AS PEER OUTREACH EDUCATORS ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE WITH A FOCUS ON YOUNG ADULTS USING MATERIALS WRITTEN AND DEVELOPED IN VARIOUS LANGUAGES. PFP WILL ALSO UTILIZE ONLINE AND CONFIDENTIAL DROP-IN INFORMATION SESSIONS FOR RESOURCE REFERRALS FOR MUSLIM YOUNG ADULTS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. THE PROGRAM SERVES TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE AND CULTURALLY SPECIFIC EDUCATION AND RESOURCE NAVIGATION FOR THE TARGET GROUP.

THE GRANTS TO ENGAGE MEN AND BOYS AS ALLIES IN THE PREVENTION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS PROGRAM SUPPORTS PROJECTS THAT DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT STRATEGIES THAT CREATE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZING TO ENCOURAGE MEN AND BOYS TO WORK AS ALLIES WITH WOMEN AND GIRLS TO PREVENT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, STALKING, AND SEX TRAFFICKING. WITH THIS GRANT AWARD, PEACEFUL FAMILIES PROJECT, INC. (PFP) WILL IMPLEMENT THIS PROJECT TO ADDRESS ENGAGING MEN PURPOSE AREA 1 IN THE SERVICE AREA OF CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BAITUL HEMAYAH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INTERVENTION PROGRAM, PFP WILL: 1) CREATE AND IMPLEMENT AN EIGHT SESSION THE FUTURE IS FUTUWWAH CURRICULUM THAT EDUCATES MUSLIM MALE YOUTH ABOUT GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE (GBV) AND ITS EXISTENCE IN THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY; 2) CONDUCT FOUR TRAININGS AND FEEDBACK SESSIONS FOR AT LEAST 12 MUSLIM MALE MENTORS PROVIDING A FOUNDATION IN THE UNDERSTANDING OF 7 PEACEFUL FAMILIES PROJECT, INC. & BAITUL HEMAYAH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INTERVENTION PROGRAM; AND 3) TRAIN AT LEAST TEN MUSLIM MALE MENTORS IN GBV, THE FUTURE IS FUTUWWAH CURRICULUM, AND MENTORING SKILLS WITH THE CCR TEAM AND HAVE THEM SERVE AS MENTORS DURING IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CURRICULUM. THE PROJECT ADDRESSES THE OVW PROGRAM-SPECIFIC PRIORITY AGAINST ONLINE HARM AND ABUSE. THE TIMING FOR PERFORMANCE OF THIS AWARD IS 36 MONTHS.