Alianza Nacional De Campesinas Inc

THE PURPOSE OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT NATIONAL ALIANZA RELIEF SUPPORT FOR VULNERABLE ESSENTIALWORKERS IS TO DELIVER RELIEF IN THE FORM OF 600 FLAT RATE PAYMENTS TO 69,249 ELIGIBLE FARM ANDMEATPACKING WORKERS WHO INCURRED EXPENSES PREPARING FOR, PREVENTING EXPOSURE TO, AND RESPONDING TO THECOVID 19 PANDEMIC. THE WORKERS ALL FALL WITHIN ONE OR MORE OF THE WORKER OCCUPATIONS LISTED AS ELIGIBLEBENEFICIARIES BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT S STANDARD OCCUPATION CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM. THE PROJECT, LED BYA NATIONAL ORGANIZATION, WILL TARGET WORKERS IN 15 STATES WHERE THE 15 PROJECT PARTNERS HAVE LONGESTABLISHED TIES WITH FOOD AND FARM WORKER COMMUNITIES (AL,AZ, CA,DE, FL, IN, KS, MD, MI, NC, NY,OR, SC, TX, WI). THIS RELIEF IS INTENDED TO DEFRAY COSTS FOR REASONABLE AND NECESSARY PERSONAL, FAMILY, ORLIVING EXPENSES, INCLUDING COSTS FOR PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE), EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITHQUARANTINES AND TESTING, AND DEPENDENT CARE. THE PROJECT WILL BE IMPLEMENTED BY ALIANZA NACIONAL DECAMPESINAS, THE LEAD AGENCY, AND FOUR OF ITS MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS CAMPESINOS SIN FRONTERAS, LIDERESCAMPESINAS, RURAL COALITION (A NATIONAL ORGANIZATION, WITH 10 SUBPARTNERS), WORKERS CENTER OF CENTRALNEW YORK, ALL OF WHOM ARE COMMUNITY BASED, HAVE WORKED TOGETHER FOR MANY YEARS, AND WHO ALL HAVEBUILT STRONG WORKING RELATIONSHIPS WITH A MULTIPLICITY OF STAKEHOLDERS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE STATES, INCLUDING COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS, FARMS, NURSERIES, RANCHES, PLACES OF WORSHIP, CIVIL RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS,SCHOOLS, RECREATION PROGRAMS, UNIVERSITIES, HEALTH CLINICS, HEALTH DEPARTMENTS, BUSINESSES, FEDERAL AGENCIES(OSHA, EPA, USDA, HRSA), PUBLIC OFFICIALS, MEXICAN CONSULATES, AND MEDIA OUTLETS.

COMMUNITY-BASED WORKFORCE TO INCREASE COVID-19 VACCINATIONS IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES

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. THROUGH THIS NEW SEXUAL ASSAULT SERVICES CULTURALLY SPECIFIC PROGRAM PROJECT, ALIANZA NACIONAL DE CAMPESINAS, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CAMPESINOS SIN FRONTERAS AND LIDERES CAMPESINAS, WILL PROVIDE CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY TRAUMA-INFORMED RESPONSIVE OUTREACH, INFORMATION, REFERRALS AND DIRECT INTERVENTION SERVICES FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS AND THEIR FAMILY OR HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS TO IMMIGRANT AND MIGRANT WOMEN, INCLUDING FARMWORKER VICTIM/SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AND THEIR FAMILIES IN YUMA COUNTY, ARIZONA AND IMPERIAL COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. THE PROJECT WILL ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING PRIORITY AREA: PRIORITY AREA 5, UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES- SEXUAL ASSAULT SERVICES FOR THE LGBT POPULATION.

APPLICANTS NAME: ALIANZA NACIONAL DE CAMPESINAS, INC. PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT: TO ASSIST AND SUPPORT IMMIGRANT AND MIGRANT FARMWORKER WOMEN TO PREVENT AND COMBAT GENDER BASED VIOLENCE AND HARASSMENT IN THE FIELDS, PACKING HOUSES, DAIRIES AND OTHER ISOLATED PLACES WHERE THEY WORK AND WHERE THOUSANDS OF THEM ARE REGULARLY SEXUALLY HARASSED AND SEXUALLY ASSAULTED, AS WELL AS SUFFER OTHER FORMS OF EXPLOITATION AND INEQUITIES. ACTIVITIES TO BE FUNDED BY THE GRANT: A) OUTREACH TO IMMIGRANT AND MIGRANT FARMWORKER WOMEN IN FLORIDA AND OREGON THAT WILL INCLUDE THE PROVISION OF MATERIALS AND DIGITAL INFORMATION THAT WILL INCREASE THEIR KNOWLEDGE ABOUT WHAT CONSTITUTES GBVH, WHAT THEIR RIGHTS ARE, AND WHAT THEY CAN DO TO PREVENT AND MITIGATE GBVH B) REFERRALS AND ACCOMPANIMENTS TO LOCAL LEGAL, HEALTH MENTAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, AND OTHER RELEVANT SUPPORTIVE SOCIAL SERVICES C) LEGAL INTAKE AND CONSULTATION FOR WOMEN WHO WANT TO REPORT ABUSES AND D) TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND MENTORING FOR FARMWORKER WOMEN INTERESTED IN BECOMING FOCAL POINTS PEER ADVOCATES FOR THEIR PEERS AND CO-WORKERS. EXPECTED OUTCOMES OF THE PROJECT: A) IMMIGRANT AND MIGRANT FARMWORKER WOMEN, THEIR FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES WILL BE EQUIPPED WITH CRITICAL INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT CONSTITUTES GBVH AND ABOUT WHAT VAWA PROTECTIONS EXIST FOR THEM B) IMMIGRANT AND MIGRANT FARMWORKER WOMEN WILL KNOW WHAT THEIR LABOR RIGHTS ARE AND HOW TO REPORT ABUSE AND SEEK ASSISTANCE IF THEIR RIGHTS ARE VIOLATED C) IMMIGRANT AND MIGRANT FARMWORKER WOMEN WHO EXPERIENCE GBVH WILL GET LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO DEFEND THEIR RIGHTS, HOLD THEIR EMPLOYERS ACCOUNTABLE, AND ACCESS NEEDED SUPPORT SERVICES, RESOURCES, AND BENEFITS D IMMIGRANT AND MIGRANT FARMWORKER WOMEN WILL BECOME ENGAGED AS FOCAL POINTS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, ABLE TO PROVIDE OUTREACH, TRAINING, REFERRALS, AND ACCOMPANIMENT FOR THEIR PEERS AND CO-WORKERS. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES OF THE PROJECT: IMMIGRANT AND MIGRANT FARMWORKER WOMEN WHO HAVE BEEN HARASSED OR ASSAULTED IN THE WORKPLACE OR WHO ARE AT RISK OF BEING HARASSED AND OR ASSAULTED BY COMPANY OWNERS, LABOR CONTRACTORS, SUPERVISORS, CREW LEADERS, AND MALE CO-WORKERS IN THEIR PLACES OF WORK. THE TRAINING PROVIDING FOR THE PROJECT PARTICIPANTS WILL, IN TURN, PREPARE THEM TO DO OUTREACH TO, PROVIDE INFORMATION FOR, TRAIN, AND ASSIST OTHER FARMWORKER WOMEN, THEREBY, HAVING A CUMULATIVE EFFECT.

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY NUMBER: USDA-FSA-OA-FLSP-G-23-0001. SUPPORT THE FARM LABOR STABILIZATION AND PROTECTION (FLSP) GOAL OF IMPROVING WORKING CONDITIONS ON FARMS BY ENSURING ALL FARMWORKERS HAVE ACCESS TO ACCURATE INFORMATION AND CREDIBLE RESOURCE CONNECTIONS WITHIN THEIR WORKSITE COMMUNITIES. THE KYRR AIMS TO 1) ENSURE ALL WORKERS UNDER THE FLSP PROGRAM FULLY UNDERSTAND THEIR RIGHTS, 2) BUILD A CONDUIT OF TRUSTED FARMWORKER RESOURCES, 3) STRENGTHEN TRUST BETWEEN WORKER-SERVING ORGANIZATIONS AND EMPLOYERS, THUS SUPPORTING THE LONG-TERM RESILIENCY OF US FARM LABOR. THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES ARE BOTH AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYERS AND WORKERS. THE EMPLOYERS ARE IMPLEMENTING ROBUST LABOR STANDARDS TO PROMOTE A SAFE, HEALTHY WORK ENVIRONMENT FOR BOTH U.S. WORKERS AND WORKERS HIRED UNDER THE SEASONAL H-2A VISA PROGRAM. THE RIGHTS AND RESOURCES TRAINING SUPPORTS THESE EFFORTS. THERE WILL BE SUBWARDS/SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES.