Arise Lawrence County

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 New Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Grant Award, Arise Lawrence County, in Partnership With Westminster College, Cray Challenges Alternative Education, Mohawk Area School District, Pa Careerlink, Transforming Culture Consultants, and Cusick, Decaro, and Langer, P.C., Will Implement a Victim Services Project for Lawrence County in Western Pennsylvania. Funding From This Award Will Provide Treatment, Counseling, Advocacy, Legal Assistance, and Other Long-term and Short-term Victim and Population Specific Services to Adult and Child Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking. Specific Activities Will Include: 1) Appointing a Full-time Mobile Counselor Who Will Provide Services at Various Safe and Confidential Locations Within the Most Geographically Isolated Parts of the County; 2) Hiring a Part-time Advocate to Assist With Transportation and Accompaniment to Legal and Medical Appointments; 3) Hiring a Part-time Education and Outreach Specialist Who Will Assist With Prevention, Education, and Training Initiatives; and 4) Hiring Four Individuals With Lived Experience, and Who Belong to the Emerging Latino Community and Lgbtqia+ Community, to Assist With and Evaluate Program Implementation, as Well as to Provide Outreach Services to the Most Geographically Isolated Areas. the Timing for Performance of This Award Is 36 Months.