New York City Gay And Lesbian Anti-Violence Project Inc

LGBTQ LEGAL SERVICES PROGRAM FOR SURVIVORS OF INTIMATE PARTNER AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE

NCAVP NATIONAL LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER AND QUEER (LGBTQ) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER

NCAVP LGBTQ TTA DEMONSTRATION PROJECT

THE GRANTS FOR OUTREACH AND SERVICES TO UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS (UNDERSERVED PROGRAM) WAS STATUTORILY CREATED IN THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 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) PROVIDE POPULATION-SPECIFIC TRAINING FOR SOCIAL AND HUMAN SERVICES PROVIDERS ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, OR STALKING IN UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS. THE NEW YORK CITY GAY AND LESBIAN ANTI-VIOLENCE PROJECT (AVP) WILL USE THIS FUNDING TO EXPAND THEIR UNDERSERVED LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, QUEER (LGBTQ) SURVIVOR SUPPORT SERVICES PROJECT. AVP IS PARTNERING WITH THE CARIBBEAN EQUALITY PROJECT (CEP), WITH THE GOAL OF INCREASING ACCESS FOR CARIBBEAN-AMERICAN LGBTQ SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, DATING VIOLENCE, AND/OR STALKING TO CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE, INCLUSIVE, AND AFFIRMING SAFETY, SUPPORT, AND SERVICES, ACROSS NEW YORK CITY, WITH A FOCUS ON MANHATTAN, QUEENS, AND BROOKLYN. THROUGH THIS NEW AWARD, THE PROJECT WILL: 1) CONDUCT CROSS-TRAINING BETWEEN THE TWO ORGANIZATIONS; 2) DEVELOP CO-BRANDED MATERIALS TO BE DISTRIBUTED BY BOTH ORGANIZATIONS DURING ONGOING OUTREACH; 3) PROVIDE INDIVIDUAL DIRECT SERVICES FOR 150 SURVIVORS, SUCH AS COUNSELING, ADVOCACY, CRISIS INTERVENTION, INFORMATION AND REFERRAL, AND DELIVER 15 SUPPORT GROUP SESSIONS SPECIFICALLY FOR CEP COMMUNITY MEMBERS; 4) DELIVER 12 TRAININGS TO COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS; AND 5) PROVIDE 4 COMMUNITY EDUCATION EVENTS.

LGBTQ LEGAL SERVICES PROGRAM FOR SURVIVORS OF INTIMATE PARTNER AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE

LGBTQ CARIBBEAN-AMERICAN INTIMATE PARTNER AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE SERVICES AND OUTREACH PROJECT

PROPOSAL ABSTRACT THE NEW YORK CITY ANTI-VIOLENCE PROJECT (AVP) REQUESTS $300,000 FROM THE BUREAU OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE OVER THREE YEARS, THROUGH THE COMMUNITY-BASED APPROACHES TO PREVENT AND ADDRESS HATE CRIMES GRANT PROGRAM, TO CREATE THE COMMUNITY-BASED HATE VIOLENCE PREVENTION (CBHVP) PROJECT, (“THE PROJECT”) WHICH WILL SCALE THE COMMUNITY-LED SAFETY MODEL AVP DEVELOPED AS PART OF NEW YORK CITY AGAINST HATE (NYCAH), A COALITION AVP CO-ANCHORS. THE PROJECT WILL UTILIZE COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT AND RELATIONSHIP-BUILDING, TRAINING, DATA COLLECTION, AND ADVOCACY TO SUPPORT SURVIVORS AND CREATE REPLICABLE RESOURCES FOR OTHER COMMUNITIES TO DO THE SAME. THE PROJECT WILL DEVELOP A MODEL IN NEW YORK CITY (NYC) THAT CAN BE SCALED FOR NATIONAL REPLICATION. AVP RECEIVES FUNDING THROUGH THE OFFICE FOR VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN TWO GRANTS: 1) LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS GRANT FUNDS DIRECT CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES FOR SURVIVORS OF INTIMATE PARTNER AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE (IPV/SV); AND 2) GRANTS FOR OUTREACH AND SERVICES TO UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS, THAT FUNDS AVP WORK WITH CARIBBEAN-AMERICAN LGBTQ PEOPLE AT RISK FOR OR EXPERIENCING IPV/SV IN NYC. THE PROJECT WILL UTILIZE COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT AND RELATIONSHIP-BUILDING, TRAINING, DATA COLLECTION, AND ADVOCACY TO SUPPORT SURVIVORS AND CREATE REPLICABLE RESOURCES FOR OTHER COMMUNITIES TO DO THE SAME, THUS INCREASING REPORTING OF AND COMMUNITY-BASED RESPONSES TO HATE VIOLENCE, DRAWING ON COMMUNITY STRENGTH, EXPERTISE, AND RESILIENCE. DATA COLLECTION, ANALYSIS, & MAPPING IS ESSENTIAL THE PROJECT, ENSURING THE PROJECT CAN IDENTIFY AND BETTER UNDERSTAND THE GAPS BETWEEN DATA COLLECTED AND DOCUMENTED BY CITY GOVERNMENT (E.G. NYC POLICE DEPARTMENT HATE CRIMES TASK FORCE AND BY THE NYC OFFICE FOR THE PREVENTION OF HATE CRIMES, WITH DATA COLLECTED BY CBOS. TO SUPPORT THE PROJECT GOAL OF STRENGTHENING LINKAGES BETWEEN DIVERSE CBOS AND LGBTQ COMMUNITY MEMBERS, WORKING TO PREVENT HATE VIOLENCE AND CRIME, AVP WILL COLLABORATE WITH PROJECT PARTNERS TO 1) COLLECT, ANALYZE, AND MAP DATA ON HV OCCURRING IN NYC; 2) CREATE A COMMUNITY SAFETY PLANNING FOR EVENTS TRAINING AND SET OF WORKBOOK MATERIALS; 3) CREATE A GUIDE FOR INDIVIDUAL SURVIVORS ON HOW TO REPORT THE VIOLENCE THEY HAVE EXPERIENCED TO LOCAL CBOS AND OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; 4) PILOT AND EVALUATE TRAININGS IN NYC; 5) CREATE AND FACILITATE A TRAIN THE TRAINER WORKSHOP; 6) CREATE A POLICY PAPER WITH RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW TO CREATE COMMUNITY-LED SAFETY INITIATIVES; AND 7) WRITE AND SHARE A FINAL REPORT. THE APPLICATION SEEKS PRIORITY FUNDING UNDER PRIORITY 1(B), DUE TO CIRCUMSTANCES LISTED ON PAGE 11.

LGBTQ INTIMATE PARTNER AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE COORDINATED COMMUNITY RESPONSE PROJECT

LGBT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT AND STALKING PROJECT

LGBTQ INTIMATE PARTNER AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE COORDINATED RESPONSE PROJECT

NCAVP LESBIAN GAY BISEXUAL TRANSGENDER AND QUEER (LGBTQ) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER