Friends Of Farmworkers Inc

JUSTICE AT WORK (JAW) PROPOSES TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY AND QUANTITY OF COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES AVAILABLE TO VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING, ESPECIALLY LABOR TRAFFICKING, ACROSS THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA. WITH THE SUPPORT OF OVC, AND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LA PUERTA ABRIETA (LPA), JAW WILL PROVIDE CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY APPROPRIATE SERVICES TO LABOR TRAFFICKING VICTIMS, INCLUDING CIVIL LEGAL AID, INDIVIDUALIZED CASE MANAGEMENT, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, COUNSELING ON FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND TAX ISSUES, AND TRAINING FOR PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS. JAW PROVIDES COMPETENT STAFF THAT ALL SPEAK SPANISH; A SPECIAL FOCUS ON THE NEEDS OF MALE VICTIMS (AS MOST AVAILABLE RESOURCES CATER TO WOMEN AND CHILDREN); COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT FOR VICTIMS IN REGARD TO THEIR HEALTH AND WELLBEING, IMMIGRATION SERVICES, AND HOUSING NEEDS; AND ASSISTANCE FORVICTIMS WHO WANT TO PURSUE CIVIL LEGAL REMEDIES AGAINST THEIR TRAFFICKERS. JAW IS ALSO THE ONLY DIRECT LEGAL SERVICES ORGANIZATION OUTSIDE OF PHILADELPHIA THAT SPECIFICALLY SERVES IMMIGRANT CLIENTS ON NON-IMMIGRATION CIVIL LEGAL ISSUES AND DOES NOT ACCEPT LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION FUNDING. JAWS HISTORY AS A FARMWORKER-SERVING ORGANIZATION HAS REQUIRED THEM TO BUILD A SERVICE MODEL ACCESSIBLE TO CLIENTS IN RURAL AREAS AND AT CONSIDERABLE DISTANCE FROM THEIR OFFICES. THEREFORE, SERVICES WILL SPAN ACROSS THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA. JAW WILL CONDUCT OUTREACH IN LOCATIONS AROUND THE STATE, INCLUDING DOOR-TO-DOOR OUTREACH AT FARM LABOR CAMPS AND IN VENUES PROVIDED BY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, CONSULATES, AND OTHER COLLABORATIVE PARTNERS. THE GOALS FOR THE PROJECT ARE TO: ENHANCE THE QUALITY AND QUANTITY AND GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES AVAILABLE TO VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING; PROMOTE VICTIM SAFETY AND STABILITY IN THE SHORT-TERM AFTERMATH OF VICTIMIZATION; AND PROVIDE VICTIMS THE OPPORTUNITIES TO DIRECT SERVICES TOWARDS THEIR OWN INDIVIDUALIZED GOALS, INCLUDING INCREASED FEELINGS OF SAFETY AND WELLBEING, INCREASED FEELINGS OF AUTONOMY, AND WORKING TOWARD ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY.

TRAFFICKING VICTIMS LEGAL SERVICES PHASE II: PROMOTING LONG TERM RECOVERY AND HEALING FOR VICTIMS

FRIENDS OF FARMWORKERS D/B/A JUSTICE AT WORK PROPOSES TO PROVIDE LEGAL ASSISTANCE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT SERVICES TO VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING.

TRAFFICKING VICTIMS SPECIALIZED LEGAL SERVICES: PROMOTING LONG-TERM RECOVERY & HEALING FOR SURVIVORS OF LABOR TRAFFICKING

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, FRIENDS OF FARMWORKERS INCORPORATED, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LA PUERTA ABRIETA, WILL IMPLEMENT A PROJECT ADDRESSING THE FOLLOWING PURPOSE AREAS: 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; AND 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 FOR LATINA VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS IN PENNSYLVANIA. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING PRIORITY AREA: PRIORITY AREA 2 - STRENGTHENING EFFORTS TO PREVENT AND END SEXUAL ASSAULT. SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE: CASE MANAGEMENT, VICTIM ADVOCACY, LEGAL SERVICES, COUNSELING, AND USE OF THE PROMOTORAS MODEL TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY WELLNESS, ENGAGEMENT, AND EDUCATION.

CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES TO VICTIMS OF LABOR TRAFFICKING IN PENNSYLVANIA

FRIENDS OF FARMWORKERS, DOING BUSINESS AS JUSTICE AT WORK (JAW), WILL DEEPEN LEGAL SUPPORTS TO IMMIGRANT SURVIVORS OF TRAFFICKING THROUGHOUT PENNSYLVANIA, WITH A FOCUS ON SURVIVORS OF LABOR TRAFFICKING, TO PROMOTE THE LONG-TERM SUCCESS AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY OF TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS AND THEIR FAMILIES. JAW WILL UTILIZE A TWO-PRONGED MODEL THAT WILL PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT AND IMMIGRATION LEGAL SERVICES TO IMMIGRANT SURVIVORS IN THE YEARS AFTER ESCAPING THEIR TRAFFICKING EXPERIENCE AND RECEIVING THEIR T VISA. THE GOALS OF THIS PROJECT ARE TO INCREASE THE QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF LEGAL SERVICES AVAILABLE TO TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS TO SUPPORT THEIR CONTINUED RECOVERY AND RESILIENCE BY IDENTIFYING AND ANTICIPATING THE COMPLEX NEEDS OF SURVIVORS, IDENTIFYING RESOURCES TO BETTER SUPPORT THEIR RECOVERY, AND CREATING A SUSTAINABLE MODEL FOR SURVIVORS WITH COMPLEX NEEDS WHO REQUIRE ENHANCED SERVICES ON AN ONGOING BASIS. THROUGH THIS PROPOSED PROJECT, IMMIGRANT SURVIVORS WILL RECEIVE CULTURALLY SPECIFIC, TRAUMA-INFORMED SERVICES, IN THE SURVIVORS PREFERRED LANGUAGE. THIS PROJECTS CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES WILL FOCUS ON WAGE THEFT, WORKPLACE DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF SEX, RACE, OR NATIONAL ORIGIN, LEGAL REMEDIES IN RESPONSE TO UNSAFE WORKING CONDITIONS, AND WRONGFUL TERMINATION. IMMIGRATION LEGAL SERVICES WILL FOCUS ON APPLICATIONS FOR LEGAL PERMANENT RESIDENCY, AND CITIZENSHIP, FOR TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS AND THEIR DERIVATIVE FAMILY MEMBERS. JAWS SUBRECIPIENT PARTNER, LA PUERTA ABIERTA (LPA), WILL PROVIDE THERAPEUTIC CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO SUPPORT SURVIVORS ABILITY TO FULLY ENGAGE IN THEIR LEGAL CASES. ADDITIONALLY, JAW WILL IMPROVE SURVIVORS ACCESS TO OTHER SERVICES BY COLLABORATING WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, SOCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS AND OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH REFERRALS, TRAININGS, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH EVENTS.

THE VOCES PROJECT WILL PROVIDE CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY APPROPRIATE SERVICES TO LATINAS WHO ARE VICTIMS OF WORKPLACE SEXUAL ASSAULT & STALKING

AMPLIFYING THE VOCES PROJECT

VOCES DE TRABAJADORAS/VOICES OF WOMEN AT WORK

THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO: 1) TO EDUCATE FARMWORKERS ABOUT THE HEALTH RISKS OF PESTICIDE EXPOSURE AND TO INFORM THEM ABOUT THEIR LEGAL RIGHTS