Wild Horse Butte Community Development Corporation

THE RURAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING PROGRAM (RURAL PROGRAM) IS AUTHORIZED BY 34 U.S.C. 12341. RURAL PROGRAM FUNDS ARE USED TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS THAT: 1) IDENTIFY, ASSESS, AND APPROPRIATELY RESPOND TO CHILD, YOUTH, AND ADULT VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, DATING VIOLENCE, AND STALKING IN RURAL COMMUNITIES; 2) ESTABLISH AND EXPAND VICTIM SERVICES IN RURAL COMMUNITIES TO CHILD, YOUTH, AND ADULT VICTIMS; 3) INCREASE THE SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN RURAL COMMUNITIES, BY (A) DEALING DIRECTLY AND IMMEDIATELY WITH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, DATING VIOLENCE, AND STALKING; AND (B) CREATING AND IMPLEMENTING STRATEGIES TO INCREASE AWARENESS AND PREVENT THESE CRIMES; AND 4) DEVELOP, EXPAND, IMPLEMENT, AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF SEXUAL ASSAULT FORENSIC MEDICAL EXAMINATION OR SEXUAL ASSAULT NURSE EXAMINER PROGRAMS. GRANTEES MUST USE AT LEAST ONE OF THE FOLLOWING STRATEGIES IN IMPLEMENTING THEIR PROJECTS: 1) IMPLEMENT, EXPAND, AND ESTABLISH COOPERATIVE EFFORTS AND PROJECTS AMONG LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, PROSECUTORS, VICTIM SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND OTHER RELATED PARTIES TO INVESTIGATE AND PROSECUTE INCIDENTS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING; 2) PROVIDE TREATMENT, COUNSELING, ADVOCACY, LEGAL ASSISTANCE, AND OTHER LONG-TERM AND SHORT-TERM VICTIM AND POPULATION SPECIFIC SERVICES TO ADULT AND MINOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING IN RURAL COMMUNITIES; 3) WORK IN COOPERATION WITH THE COMMUNITY TO DEVELOP EDUCATION AND PREVENTION STRATEGIES DIRECTED TOWARD SUCH ISSUES; 4) DEVELOP, ENLARGE, OR STRENGTHEN PROGRAMS ADDRESSING SEXUAL ASSAULT; AND 5) DEVELOP PROGRAMS AND STRATEGIES THAT FOCUS ON THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF VICTIMS OF WHO RESIDE IN REMOTE RURAL AND GEOGRAPHICALLY ISOLATED AREAS. WITH THIS CONTINUATION RURAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING GRANT AWARD, WILD HORSE BUTTE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BENNETT COUNTY PROSECUTORS OFFICE, THE BENNETT COUNTY ATTORNEYS OFFICE, THE BENNETT COUNTY COURT AND THE BENNETT COUNTY HOSPITAL, WILLPROVIDE SHELTER, CULTURAL HEALING OPPORTUNITIES AND ADVOCACY SERVICES FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKINGIN THE RURAL COMMUNITIES OF OGLALA LAKOTA, BENNETT, AND JACKSON COUNTIES. SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE: 1) HOSTING ANNUAL TRAININGS TO ENHANCE SERVICE PROVIDERS CAPACITY TO PROVIDE TRAUMA INFORMED SERVICES AND UTILIZE STRATEGIES FOUND SUCCESSFUL IN OTHER TRIBAL COMMUNITIES; 2) COORDINATING BI-ANNUAL ADVISORY MEETINGS TO ENGAGE AT LEAST 5 SERVICE PROVIDERS; 3)PROVIDING ADVOCACY AND REFERRAL SERVICES FOR AT LEAST 12 SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS PER YEAR; AND 4)CONDUCTING AN AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS (UP TO 4 EVENTS PER YEAR) TO INCREASE AWARENESS AND PROMOTE A CULTURE OF NON-VIOLENCE. THE TIMING FOR PERFORMANCE OF THIS AWARD IS 36 MONTHS.

TO REDUCE VIOLENT CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN YOUTH AND ADULTS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SEXUAL ASSAULT DATING VIOLENCE AND STAKING.

THE WILD HORSE BUTTE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (WHBCDC) PROPOSES TO IMPLEMENT THE LAKOTA INTERN PROJECT (LIP). THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP AND BUILD A WORKFORCE TO SERVE THE VICTIMS OF THE WHBCDC SERVICE AREA, WHICH INCLUDES THE PINE RIDGE INDIAN RESERVATION AND TWO ADJACENT COUNTIES, BENNETT AND JACKSON, IN SOUTH DAKOTA. AT LEAST SIX INTERNS (TWO COHORTS OF THREE INTERNS EACH) WILL BE RECRUITED FROM SURROUNDING TRIBAL COLLEGES AND AMONG COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN THE SERVICE AREA. THE INTERNS WILL RECEIVE TRAINING ON VARIOUS VICTIMIZATION AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS-RELATED TOPICS AND WILL SERVE IN INTERNSHIP POSITIONS FOR 18 MONTHS. INTERNSHIP PLACEMENT WILL BE AT THE SACRED SHAWL SOCIETY WOMENS SHELTER, WHICH SERVES LAKOTA VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT LIVING ON OR NEAR THE PINE RIDGE RESERVATION. INTERNSHIP SITES COULD POTENTIALLY BE EXPANDED TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS SERVING CRIME VICTIMS IN THE AREA, BUT THOSE SITES ARE TO BE DETERMINED.

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.