Northern Virginia Family Services Inc

OFFICE OF HEAD START

HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START

EARLY HEAD START

HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START

EARLY HEAD START/CHILD CARE PARTNERSHIP

EARLY HEAD START EXPANSIONEARLY HEAD START COMMUNITY CHILD CARE PARTNERSHIP

VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION PROGRAM - NORTHERN VIRGINIA FAMILY SERVICE (NVFS) WILL INCREASE ACCESS TO TRAUMA-INFORMED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES THROUGH ITS “VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION PROGRAM” (VPIP) IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS. SERVICES WILL PROMOTE TRAUMA RECOVERY IN IMMIGRANT ADOLESCENTS, CHILDREN OF IMMIGRANTS, AND THEIR FAMILIES; INCREASE THEIR RESILIENCE; AND STABILIZE OR IMPROVE THEIR MENTAL HEALTH. NORTHERN VIRGINIA COVERS NEARLY 1,300 SQUARE MILES OF THE WASHINGTON D.C. METRO AREA. THE TARGET POPULATION FOR VPIP IS IMMIGRANT ADOLESCENTS AND CHILDREN OF IMMIGRANTS(S) - AND THEIR FAMILIES - WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED TRAUMA AND ARE EXPERIENCING POVERTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA. THERE ARE 387,409 YOUTH AGES SIX THROUGH SEVENTEEN IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA; 35,168 (9%) ARE IMMIGRANT AND 115,640 (30%) ARE NATIVE-BORN WITH PARENTS WHO ARE IMMIGRANTS. OF THE 676,000 IMMIGRANTS LIVING IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA, 32% ARE HISPANIC IMMIGRANTS WHO EARN A MEDIAN INCOME OF $66,200, JUST OVER HALF OF THE MEDIAN INCOME FOR THE REGION. NVFS PROJECTS TO PRIMARILY SERVE HISPANIC IMMIGRANT ADOLESCENTS AND CHILDREN OF IMMIGRANTS DUE TO THEIR LOW MEDIAN INCOME AND UNIQUE, TRAUMA-RELATED NEEDS. THESE NEEDS EXTEND FROM A HIGHER EXPOSURE TO GANG VIOLENCE, THE THREAT OF INCREASED IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT, AND AN INFLUX OF CHILDREN WHO HAVE FLED THE EXTREME AND UNPRECEDENTED VIOLENCE IN CENTRAL AMERICA AND HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO COMPLEX TRAUMA BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER JOURNEYING TO THE U.S. MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE TARGET POPULATION ARE COST-PROHIBITIVE, LINGUISTICALLY OR CULTURALLY ALIENATING, INACCESSIBLE, AND/OR LACK A TRAUMA-INFORMED APPROACH. ESTABLISHED IN 1924 AND PROVIDING TRAUMA-INFORMED YOUTH INTERVENTION SERVICES FOR MORE THAN TWO DECADES, NVFS IS WELL-POSITIONED TO IMPLEMENT THE PROPOSED PROJECT. THE TRADITIONAL EVIDENCE-INFORMED VPIP MODEL IS STAFFED BY BILINGUAL, CULTURALLY COMPETENT MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS WHO PROVIDE A CONTINUUM OF TRAUMA-INFORMED SERVICES TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF RECENTLY IMMIGRATED ADOLESCENTS INCLUDING PSYCHOEDUCATION GROUPS, INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS FOR CHILD-SERVING PROFESSIONALS. TO THIS, NVFS WILL OVERLAY THE EVIDENCE-BASED COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION FOR TRAUMA IN SCHOOLS (CBITS) TO PROVIDE THERAPY GROUPS THAT ADDRESS THE TRAUMA-RELATED NEEDS OF IMMIGRANT ADOLESCENTS AND CHILDREN OF IMMIGRANTS WHO ARE ABLE/READY TO PROCESS THEIR TRAUMA. NVFS WILL SERVE 112 INDIVIDUALS COMPRISED OF CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, THEIR FAMILIES, AND CHILD-SERVING PROFESSIONALS IN THE FIRST YEAR AND A TOTAL OF 944 OVER THE COURSE OF THE FIVE-YEAR FUNDING PERIOD. NVFS’ VPIP WILL INCREASE THE RESILIENCE OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA YOUTH WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED TRAUMA, WHICH NOT JUST IMPROVES THEIR LIVES, BUT IMPROVES THE SCHOOL AND NEIGHBORHOOD CLIMATE FOR ALL, CREATES MORE CONNECTED COMMUNITIES, AND REDUCES ADVERSE SOCIAL CONDITIONS SUCH AS GANG INVOLVEMENT; HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND OTHER VICTIMIZATION; JUVENILE JUSTICE INVOLVEMENT; SCHOOL DISRUPTIONS; FAMILY VIOLENCE; COMMUNITY VIOLENCE; AND CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT.

EARLY HEAD START

NVFS PROGRAM FOR SURVIVORS OF TORTURE AND SEVERE TRAUMA (PSTT)

PROGRAM FOR SURVIVORS OF TORTURE AND SEVERE TRAUMA (PSTT)

EARLY HEAD START ARRA EXPANSION

PROGRAM FOR SURVIVORS OF TORTURE AND SEVERE TRAUMA

DIRECT SERVICES FOR SURVIVORS OF TORTURE

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION IN IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES

THE LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS (LAV) GRANT PROGRAM, AUTHORIZED BY 34 U.S.C. 20121, IS INTENDED TO INCREASE THE AVAILABILITY OF CIVIL AND CRIMINAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE NEEDED TO EFFECTIVELY AID VICTIMS (AGES 11 AND OLDER) OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING BY PROVIDING FUNDS FOR COMPREHENSIVE DIRECT LEGAL SERVICES TO VICTIMS IN LEGAL MATTERS RELATING TO OR ARISING OUT OF THAT ABUSE OR VIOLENCE. LEGAL ASSISTANCE INCLUDES ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING IN: A) FAMILY, TRIBAL, TERRITORIAL, IMMIGRATION, EMPLOYMENT, ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY, HOUSING MATTERS, CAMPUS ADMINISTRATIVE, OR PROTECTION OR STAY AWAY ORDER PROCEEDINGS, AND OTHER SIMILAR MATTERS; B) CRIMINAL JUSTICE INVESTIGATIONS, PROSECUTIONS, AND POST-TRIAL MATTERS (INCLUDING SENTENCING, PAROLE, AND PROBATION) THAT IMPACT THE VICTIMS SAFETY AND PRIVACY; C) ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION, RESTORATIVE PRACTICES, OR OTHER PROCESSES INTENDED TO PROMOTE VICTIM SAFETY, PRIVACY, AND AUTONOMY; AND D) POST-CONVICTION RELIEF PROCEEDINGS IN STATE, LOCAL, TRIBAL, OR TERRITORIAL COURT WHERE THE CONVICTION OF A VICTIM IS RELATED TO OR ARISING FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, STALKING, OR SEX TRAFFICKING. 34 U.S.C. 12291(A)(24)(C) AND (D). THROUGH THIS NEW LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS (LAV) PROJECT, NVFS, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DOORWAYS, THE WOMENS CENTER, AND LAWS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT SERVICES, WILL PROVIDE IMMIGRATION LEGAL SERVICES TO LOW-INCOME IMMIGRANT SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT WHO LIVE IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA. THE PROJECT WILL ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING PRIORITY AREA: ADVANCE EQUITY AND TRIBAL SOVEREIGNTY BY ADDRESSING THE BARRIERS FACED BY IMMIGRANT AND LOW-INCOME SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT.

DIRECT SERVICES FOR SURVIVORS OF TORTURE

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN

NORTHERN VIRGINIA FAMILY SERVICE, INC. PROPOSES TO IMPLEMENT THE INTERVENTION, EDUCATION, AND PREVENTION (IPE) PROGRAM TO INCREASE GIRLS PROTECTIVE FACTORS AND REDUCE THEIR RISK OF GANG INVOLVEMENT OR ELIMINATE THEIR CURRENT GANG INVOLVEMENT IN THE NORTHERN VIRGINIA REGION OF THE WASHINGTON, D.C. METRO AREA. NORTHERN VIRGINIA FAMILY SERVICE, INC. WILL PROVIDE VICTIM-CENTERED AND TRAUMA-INFORMED CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO GIRLS AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS AND ENHANCED SERVICES TO THE FAMILIES OF INTERVENTION, EDUCATION, AND PREVENTION-REFERRED GIRLS. INTERVENTION, EDUCATION, AND PREVENTION IS PARTICIPANT-CENTERED AND INCORPORATES THE YOUTHS OWN GOALS IN THE CREATION OF THEIR SERVICE PLANS WHICH MAY COVER GOALS FOCUSED ON PARENTAL AND EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT, CONNECTING TO POSITIVE RECREATIONAL AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES, OR SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING.

NVFS FAMILY SELF-SUFFICIENCY DEMONSTRATION DEVELOPMENT GRANT PHASE 2: INTEGRATED SERVICE DELIVERY

NVFS FAMILY SELF-SUFFICIENCY DEMONSTRATION DEVELOPMENT GRANT: INTEGRATED SERVICE DELIVERY MODEL

TREATMENT OF TORTURE SURVIVORS

HEAD START 2009 ARRA COLA QUALITY IMPROVEMENT FUNDING