Helpline Center Inc

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, SURE HELP LINE CENTER, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ORGANIZACION EN CALIFORNIA DE LIDERES CAMPESINAS, INC, WILL IMPLEMENT A PROJECT FOR HISPANIC FARMWORKER VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT (SA) AND/OR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE (DV) IN IMPERIAL COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. THE PROJECT WILL ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING PRIORITY AREA: STRENGTHENING EFFORTS TO PREVENT AND END SEXUAL ASSAULT. SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE: 24-HR CRISIS LINES, COUNSELING SESSIONS, AND LEGAL ADVOCACY FOR FARMWORKER VICTIMS OF SA/DV IN IMPERIAL COUNTY. THE PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE LANGUAGE ACCESS, ACCOMPANIMENT SERVICES, CHILDCARE ASSISTANCE, AND TRANSPORTATION FOR VICTIMS ATTENDING INTERVIEWS AND COURT APPEARANCES. THE PROPOSED ACTIVITIES ARE TAILORED TO THE CULTURE OF THE HISPANIC FARMWORKER POPULATION INCLUDING TRAUMA-INFORMED AROMATHERAPY AND FOLK DANCE WHICH ARE HOLISTIC HEALING TREATMENTS TO PROMOTE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING.

AN ESTIMATED 105 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE. OF THIS NUMBER, 70 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL BE PLACED IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS. SOME OF THEIR ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE MENTORING AND TUTORING IN SCHOOLS, PROVIDING TRANSPORTATION TO SENIORS, PREPARING MEALS FOR THOSE IN NEED, AND DELIVERING MEALS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS HEALTHY FUTURES. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT, THE ANTICIPATED OUTCOME WILL BE AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS WHO RECEIVE SOCIAL SUPPORT. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $69,922 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $29,966.57.

ENGAGES PERSONS 55 AND OLDER IN VOLUNTEER SERVICE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES

SUICIDE PREVENTION FOLLOW-UP CALLS

AN ESTIMATED 85 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE. OF THIS NUMBER, 77 RSVP VOLUNTEERS WILL BE PLACED IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS. SOME OF THEIR ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE MENTORING AND TUTORING IN SCHOOLS, PROVIDING TRANSPORTATION TO SENIORS, PREPARING MEALS FOR THOSE IN NEED, AND DELIVERING MEALS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA OF THIS PROJECT IS HEALTHY FUTURES. AT THE END OF THE THREE-YEAR GRANT, THE ANTICIPATED OUTCOME WILL BE AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS WHO RECEIVE SOCIAL SUPPORT. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $77,422.00 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $33,181.00.