Community Justice Incorporated

THE CENTER FOR COMMUNITY JUSTICE WILL EXPAND ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH ELKHART COMMUNITY SCHOOLS THROUGH A RESTORATIVE JUSTICE IN EDUCATION LIAISON PROGRAM TO PROVIDE PERSONNEL TO SUPPORT SELECTED SCHOOL BUILDINGS IN IMPLEMENTING RESTORATIVE PRACTICES IN ORDER TO PREVENT SCHOOL VIOLENCE.    THIS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE SELECTED SCHOOLS THROUGH TWO FORMS: DIRECT FACILITATED RESTORATIVE SERVICES AND TRAINING AND CAPACITY BUILDING.  DIRECT SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED TO STUDENTS THROUGH COMMUNITY BUILDING PREVENTATIVE MEASURES AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION INTERVENTION. THE PROJECT WILL TRAIN SCHOOL STAFF IN PREVENTING SCHOOL VIOLENCE THROUGH THE NURTURING OF HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS, REPAIR OF HARM AND TRANSFORMATION OF CONFLICT, AND THE BUILDING OF A JUST AND EQUITABLE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT TO HELP SCHOOLS ESTABLISH SUSTAINABLE STRUCTURES FOR CONTINUATION OF RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PHILOSOPHY AND PRACTICES AFTER THE PROJECT ENDS.   PRIMARY ACTIVITIES INCLUDE FACILITATING COMMUNITY BUILDING CIRCLES IN CLASSROOMS AND WORKING WITH STUDENTS AND STAFF FOR REPAIR OF HARM AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION PROCESSES (CIRCLE OR MEDIATION) AS NEEDED.  ACTIVITIES ALSO INCLUDE PROVIDING TRAINING AND IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT FOR SCHOOL STAFF ON CIRCLE PROCESSES, RESTORATIVE CHATS, AND OTHER RESTORATIVE AND SEL PRACTICES.  PROJECT STAFF WILL THEN PROVIDE FOLLOW-UP COACHING AND SUPPORT AS TEACHERS IMPLEMENT THE PRACTICES.  PROJECT STAFF WILL COORDINATE AND CHAIR THE SCHOOL RJE LEADERSHIP TEAM AND WORK WITH THEM TO DEVELOP AND OVERSEE PROGRESS ON SCHOOL IMPLEMENTATION PLANS, AND COLLECT AND ANALYZE DATA.  THE PROGRAM COORDINATOR WILL COORDINATE A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM TO SUPPORT AND ENHANCE THE PARTNERSHIP.   CENTER FOR COMMUNITY JUSTICE AND ELKHART COMMUNITY SCHOOLS EXPECT TO SEE A DECREASE IN OFFICE DISCIPLINARY REFERRALS AND SUSPENSIONS AFTER THE THREE YEARS OF PROJECT PERFORMANCE.  IT IS EXPECTED THAT REPORTED INSTANCES OF SCHOOL BULLYING AND VIOLENCE WILL DECREASE AFTER THE THREE YEARS OF PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION.  STUDENTS AND STAFF WILL REPORT AN INCREASED SENSE OF SAFETY IN THEIR SCHOOL THROUGH ADMINISTERED SURVEYS.   THIS PROJECT WILL FOCUS ON A DEEP LEVEL OF SUPPORT FOR 2-4 SCHOOL BUILDINGS WITHIN THE ELKHART COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, WHICH CAN LATER BE REPLICATED WITH ADDITIONAL FUNDING.  ELKHART COMMUNITY SCHOOLS SERVES STUDENTS K-12 WITHIN THE CITY OF ELKHART (ZIP CODES 46507, 46514, 46516, AND 46517)  THE DISTRICT SERVES APPROXIMATELY 12,000 STUDENTS THROUGH 14 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, THREE MIDDLE SCHOOLS, AND ONE HIGH SCHOOL.   THIS PROJECT WILL BENEFIT STUDENTS, FAMILIES, AND STAFF OF ELKHART COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT AS WELL AS THE BROADER COMMUNITY OF ELKHART COUNTY.

EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN PROJECT SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS PROGRAM

PROJECT SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS

EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN PROJECT SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS PROGRAMS

WEED AND SEED

WEED AND SEED

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. IN FY 2023, OVW WILL AWARD PLANNINGGRANTS FOR UP TO$100,000 FOR A PERIOD OF UP TO 12 MONTHS TO ASSIST ORGANIZATIONS IN ESTABLISHING COMPREHENSIVE, CULTURALLY SPECIFIC, SEXUAL ASSAULT SERVICES FOR VICTIMS. FUNDS MUST BE USED TO SUPPORT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CULTURALLY SPECIFIC SEXUAL ASSAULT SERVICES. PLANNING GRANT ACTIVITIES MAY INCLUDE POLICY AND PROCEDURE DEVELOPMENT, SEXUAL ASSAULT TRAINING, CREATION AND/OR REVISION OF PROGRAM DOCUMENTS. PLANNING GRANTS MAY NOT BE USED TO PROVIDE DIRECT SERVICES TO SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS.PLANNING GRANT RECIPIENTS MUSTBE CULTURALLY SPECIFIC ORGANIZATIONS AND HAVE A PARTNER WITH A DEMONSTRATED HISTORY OF PROVIDING SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIM SERVICES.

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