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THE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING SERVICES PROJECT FOR ASIAN AMERICANS

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 CONTINUATION CULTURALLY SPECIFIC SERVICES PROGRAM PROJECT, KOREAN COMMUNITY SERVICE CENTER OF GREATER WASHINGTON WILL IMPLEMENT A PROJECT ADDRESSING THE FOLLOWING PURPOSE AREA(S): 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; ENHANCING TRADITIONAL SERVICES TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING THROUGH THE LEADERSHIP OF CULTURALLY SPECIFIC PROGRAMS OFFERING SERVICES TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING; WORKING IN COOPERATION WITH THE COMMUNITY TO DEVELOP EDUCATION AND PREVENTION STRATEGIES HIGHLIGHTING CULTURALLY SPECIFIC ISSUES AND RESOURCES REGARDING VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING; PROVIDING CULTURALLY SPECIFIC RESOURCES AND SERVICES THAT ADDRESS THE SAFETY, ECONOMIC, HOUSING, AND WORKPLACE NEEDS OF VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, OR STALKING, INCLUDING EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE; AND EXAMINING THE DYNAMICS OF CULTURE AND ITS IMPACT ON VICTIMIZATION AND HEALING. THE KOREAN COMMUNITY SERVICE CENTER OF GREATER WASHINGTON (KCSC)S BUILDING CAPACITY OF THE ASIAN COMMUNITY TO COMBAT SEXUAL VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN PROPOSES TO FOCUS ON THE KOREAN AND CHINESE COMMUNITIES IN THE GREATER DC AREA. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING PRIORITY AREA: PRIORITY AREA 2 - STRENGTHENING EFFORTS TO PREVENT AND END SEXUAL ASSAULT. SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE: CREATION/REVISION AND DISSEMINATION OF EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND MEDIA OUTREACH; SMALL GROUP DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TRAINING; SEMI-ANNUAL TRAINING FOR STATE, LOCAL, AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONALS; AND DIRECT SERVICES, INCLUDING CRISIS INTERVENTION, MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING, EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, CIVIL LEGAL ASSISTANCE /COURT ACCOMPANIMENT, TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE, EMPLOYMENT COUNSELING, FINANCIAL LITERACY TRAINING, AND ACCOMPANIMENT OF VICTIMS TO A MEDICAL FACILITY.

THE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE GRANTS FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING PROGRAM (TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM) IS AUTHORIZED BY 34 U.S.C. 12351. THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM IS TO AID MINORS, ADULTS, AND THEIR DEPENDENTS WHO ARE HOMELESS, AS DEFINED BY 34 U.S.C. 12473(6), OR IN NEED OF TRANSITIONAL HOUSING OR OTHER HOUSING ASSISTANCE, AS A RESULT OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, OR STALKING, AND FOR WHOM EMERGENCY SHELTER SERVICES OR OTHER CRISIS INTERVENTION SERVICES ARE UNAVAILABLE OR INSUFFICIENT. THE PROGRAM SUPPORTS HOLISTIC, SURVIVOR-CENTERED APPROACHES TO PROVIDING TRANSITIONAL HOUSING AND SUPPORT SERVICES DESIGNED TO ENABLE A MINOR, AN ADULT, OR A DEPENDENT OF SUCH MINOR OR ADULT LOCATE AND SECURE PERMANENT HOUSING, SECURE EMPLOYMENT, AND INTEGRATE INTO A COMMUNITY. THE KOREAN COMMUNITY SERVICE CENTER OF GREATER WASHINGTON, INC. IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION LOCATED IN ANNANDALE, VIRGINIA, AN URBAN, SUBURBAN REGION OF THE STATE. THE ORGANIZATION WILL PROVIDE SCATTERED SITE RESIDENCES FOR 21 SURVIVORS AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH PRIVATE LANDLORD HOUSING UNITS. THE KOREAN COMMUNITY SERVICE CENTER OF GREATER WASHINGTON, INC. WILL COLLABORATE WITH ITS 5 PARTNER(S), THE VIRGINIA CAREER WORKS NORTHERN VA, THE KOREA TIMES, THE COUNCIL OF KOREAN CHURCHES OF GREATER WASHINGTON (CKCGW), LEGAL SERVICES OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA (LSNV), AND ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN LEGAL RESOURCE CENTER (APALRC) TO PROVIDE A HOLISTIC, VICTIM-CENTERED AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO TRANSITIONAL HOUSING NEEDS IN THE COMMUNITY. THIS CONTINUATION PROJECT WILL USE FUNDS TO PROVIDE BOTH HOUSING AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO MOVE SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, OR STALKING WHO ARE HOMELESS OR IN NEED OF HOUSING ASSISTANCE TO PERMANENT HOUSING. THE PROJECT WILL ASSIST CLIENTS FOR AN ANTICIPATED MINIMUM OF 6 MONTHS AND A MAXIMUM LENGTH OF 24 MONTHS. SERVICES OFFERED WILL FOCUS ON PRIMARILY SERVING UNDERSERVED ASIAN AMERICAN, IMMIGRANT POPULATIONS IN THE REGION. THE GRANT ACTIVITIES WILL BE TAILORED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE SURVIVORS. THE RANGE OF OPTIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES INCLUDES: RENTAL AND UTILITY ASSISTANCE, CASE MANAGEMENT, SAFETY PLANNING, TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETATION, ACCOMPANIMENT SERVICES, EMERGENCY CASH ASSISTANCE, FINANCIAL LITERACY EDUCATION, TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE, AND CHILDCARE ASSISTANCE, IN-HOUSE REFERRALS FOR MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING, SUPPORT GROUPS, AND JOB READINESS AND PLACEMENT SERVICES, AND EXTERNAL REFERRALS FOR LEGAL ADVOCACY AND SHORT TERM TRAINING AND CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS THROUGH AREA WORKFORCE CENTERS HOUSING ADVOCACY. THE PROJECT PROVIDE FOLLOW-UP SERVICES FOR AT LEAST 3-12 MONTHS ONCE PERMANENT HOUSING IS SECURED.

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS FOR VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, AND STALKING PROGRAM SUPPORTS VICTIM SERVICE PROVIDERS, TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS, AND TRIBAL ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE FLEXIBLE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, AND STALKING, ALONGSIDE OTHER VICTIM SERVICES. FLEXIBLE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS INTENDED TO SUPPORT SURVIVORS IN ACHIEVING SAFETY, STABILITY, AND HEALING BY PAYING FOR NECESSITIES THAT ARE NOT EASILY MET BY TRADITIONAL SERVICE PROVIDERS AND WITH THE FLEXIBILITY TO MEET SELF-IDENTIFIED NEEDS QUICKLY. RECIPIENTS UNDER THIS NEW PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE FLEXIBLE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT SURVIVOR-IDENTIFIED NEEDS THAT COULD INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, SUPPORT FOR RENT, SECURITY DEPOSITS, UTILITIES, TRANSPORTATION, CHILDREN'S NEEDS, PHYSICAL OR MENTAL HEALTH EXPENSES, EDUCATION EXPENSES, DEBT, AND/OR OTHER EXPENSES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO A SURVIVOR'S LONG-TERM SAFETY, WELL-BEING, INDEPENDENCE, AND FINANCIAL STABILITY.

ONE STOP SERVICES FOR ASIAN AMERICAN VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE (OSS-AAVV)

SEXUAL ASSAULT AND DATING VIOLENCE CAPACITY BUILDING PROJECT FOR ASIAN AMERICANS

SEXUAL ASSAULT AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CAPACITY BUILDING PROJECT FOR ASIAN AMERICANS

THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE SERVICES TO CRIME VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS FROM COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE BEEN HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED; MARGINALIZED; ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY INEQUALITY; AND DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BYCRIME, VIOLENCE, AND VICTIMIZATION. WITH THIS FUNDING, KOREAN COMMUNITY SERVICE CENTER OF GREATER WASHINGTON, INCORPORATED WILL SERVE LOW-INCOME, LIMITED-ENGLISH-PROFICIENT ASIAN AMERICAN AND IMMIGRANT VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING WHO LIVE IN THE GREATER WASHINGTON, D.C. AREA. SERVICES WILL INCLUDE RENT ASSISTANCE, UTILITY ASSISTANCE, GROCERY COUPONS, TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, CHILDCARE, EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT (BOOKS AND SUPPLIES), CLOTHING, AND CAREER COUNSELING.

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