New York Asian Womens Center Inc

WOMANKIND WILL PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE, HOLISTIC SERVICES TO 250+ SURVIVORS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING (BOTH LABOR AND SEX), WITH A FOCUS ON INCREASING MEANINGFUL ACCESS TO SERVICES. THE PROGRAM WILL SERVE SURVIVORS FROM NYC’S FIVE BOROUGHS, WITH THE HIGHEST CONCENTRATIONS BEING IN QUEENS, FOLLOWED BY LOWER MANHATTAN AND BROOKLYN. PAN-ASIAN IMMIGRANTS WILL BE PRIORITIZED, BUT SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED TO ALL SURVIVORS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE. OVERALL PROGRAM OBJECTIVES ARE TO: 1) PROVIDE SAFETY AND ACCESS TO SERVICES FOR VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING, 2) CREATE AN INDIVIDUALIZED PATHWAY TOWARD SELF-SUFFICIENCY THAT IS SUSTAINABLE, 3) INCREASE SURVIVORS OF TRAFFICKING ABILITY TO NAVIGATE RESOURCES AND, 4) TO ADVOCATE FOR AND UPLIFT THE VOICES OF SURVIVORS OF TRAFFICKING ACCOUNTING FOR THE INTERSECTIONAL AND CULTURALLY NUANCED NEEDS AND VOICES OF THE COMMUNITY. EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE INCREASED AWARENESS AROUND HOW TRAFFICKING HAS IMPACTED THEM, THEIR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES, AND DEVELOPED COPING MECHANISMS TO NAVIGATE DAILY LIFE INDEPENDENTLY; INCREASED ACCESS AND EVENTUALLY MASTERY IN NAVIGATING RESOURCES AND SYSTEMS; ABILITY TO BUILD PEER RELATIONSHIPS AND COMMUNITY THAT ARE SUPPORTIVE AND HEALING; ABILITY TO FIND A SAFE AND SUSTAINABLE WORK; PROGRESS ON THE REUNIFICATION PROCESS AND BE ABLE TO NAVIGATE ADJUSTMENT (REESTABLISHING OF BOND, HOUSING STABILITY, INCREASING EARNINGS, ADAPTING TO THE NEW ENVIRONMENT); AS WELL AS SYSTEMIC OUTCOMES INCLUDING PROGRESS TOWARD DEMYSTIFYING THE STIGMAS RELATED TO TRAFFICKING AND LABOR EXPLOITATION; POLICY AND LEGISLATIVE CHANGES THAT ACCOUNT FOR THE NEEDS OF IMMIGRANT SURVIVORS OF TRAFFICKING (IN THE AREAS OF WORKERS’ RIGHTS, IMMIGRANTS’ RESOURCES, BENEFITS, AND BETTER WORKING SITUATIONS); AND, INCREASES IN EQUITABLE WORKPLACE AND WORK CULTURES.

WOMANKIND BUILDING BELONGING PROJECT.

HELP WANTED: LEGAL SERVICES FOR ASIAN SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT

ONE AGAIN: CULTURALLY SPECIFIC SUPPORT AND WELLNESS SERVICES FOR ASIAN WOMEN SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE

PROJECT FREE: SPECIALIZED SERVICES TO ASIAN TRAFFICKING VICTIMS IN NEW YORK CITY

PROJECT FREE- NEW YORK ASIAN WOMEN'S CENTER'S ANTI-TRAFFICKING PROGRAM

ENGAGING ASIAN COMMUNITIES AND ENHANCING SEXUAL ASSAULT SERVICES FOR ASIAN WOMEN

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 NEW CULTURALLY SPECIFIC SERVICES PROGRAM PROJECT, THE NEW YORK ASIAN WOMENS CENTER DBA WOMANKIND 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 4 - TO ENHANCE TRADITIONAL SERVICES TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING THROUGH THE LEADERSHIP OF CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY SPECIFIC PROGRAMS; AND PURPOSE AREA 6 - PROVIDING CULTURALLY SPECIFIC PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN EXPOSED TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING FOR ASIAN AMERICAN SURVIVORS IN NEW YORK CITY. THE PROJECT WILL ADDRESS PRIORITY AREA 3: EXPANDING ECONOMIC JUSTICE. SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE: 1) INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING; 2) CASE MANAGEMENT; 3) ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT; 4) WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, 5) FINANCIAL WORKSHOPS; AND 6) CHILDREN AND YOUTH PROGRAMS.

THE LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS (LAV) GRANT (LAV) PROGRAM, AUTHORIZED BY 34 U.S.C. § 20121, INCREASES THE AVAILABILITY OF CIVIL AND CRIMINAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR ADULT AND YOUTH VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING 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” INCLUDES ASSISTANCE IN: A) FAMILY, TRIBAL, TERRITORIAL, IMMIGRATION, EMPLOYMENT, ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY, HOUSING MATTERS, CAMPUS ADMINISTRATIVE, OR PROTECTION OR STAY AWAY ORDER PROCEEDINGS, AND OTHER SIMILAR MATTERS; AND B) CRIMINAL JUSTICE INVESTIGATIONS, PROSECUTIONS, AND POST-TRIAL MATTERS (E.G., SENTENCING, PAROLE, AND PROBATION) THAT IMPACT THE VICTIM’S SAFETY AND PRIVACY. LAV FUNDS PROJECTS THAT IMPLEMENT, EXPAND, AND/OR ESTABLISH THIS COMPREHENSIVE LEGAL ASSISTANCE THROUGH (1) COLLABORATIONS BETWEEN LEGAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDERS AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, AND SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIM SERVICE PROVIDERS; (2) EFFORTS BY ORGANIZATIONS WITH A DEMONSTRATED HISTORY OF PROVIDING DIRECT LEGAL OR ADVOCACY SERVICES ON BEHALF OF VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING; OR (3) COMPETENT SUPERVISED PRO BONO LEGAL ASSISTANCE. GRANTEES MUST EITHER DEMONSTRATE EXPERTISE ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND/OR STALKING, OR PARTNER WITH AN ORGANIZATION THAT HAS SUCH EXPERTISE. THE TIMING FOR PERFORMANCE OF THIS AWARD IS 24 MONTHS.

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.

SAFE APARTMENTS

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.

ENHANCING WOMANKINDS RESPONSE TO SEXUAL DOMESTIC AND DATING VIOLENCE: IMPROVEMENTS TO THE 24HR HELPLINE SUPPORT FOR PATHWAYS TO HEALING AND EXPANDED COMMUNITY OUTREACH METHODS

COUNSELING SERVICES FOR ASIAN AMERICAN CHILDREN SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AND ABUSE

SEXUAL ASSAULT SERVICES CULTURALLY SPECIFIC PROGRAM

THE APPLICANT PROPOSES TO EXPAND ITS REACH TO UNDERSERVED VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT BY DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING NEW INNOVATIONS TO ITS CURRENTLY OPERATING 24 HR PHONE-BASED MULTI-LINGUAL HELPLINE.

RESILIENCY AMONG YOUTH: COUNSELING SERVICES FOR ASIAN AMERICAN CHILD SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT

SAFE APARTMENTS FOR ASIAN AMERICAN VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

NYAWC SPECIALIZED SERVICES FOR VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING - PROJECT FREE