Valorus

Proposal Abstract Purpose Area 1: Project Sites Valorus (VALOR) Submits This Proposal to the U.s. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) Under Purpose Area 1: Project Sites of the Ovc Fy 2022 Safety, Support, and Services for Survivors of Sexual Abuse in Youth Detention Solicitation (O-OVC-2022-171240) for a 36-MONTH Grant of $500,000 to Support the Work of Valor and Two of Its Member Community-based Victim Service Providers (sure Helpline Center; and Partners Against Violence, Formerly San Bernardino Sexual Assault Services, Inc.), in Partnership With the Juvenile Detention Facilities in Their Communities (imperial County Probation Department/juvenile Hall, and San Bernardino County Probation Department’s Detention, Assessment and Treatment Center(s), Respectively): (1) to Provide Victim Services to Detained Juveniles Who Have Been Sexually Assaulted; (2) to Provide Training to Correctional Officers and Juvenile Detention Facility Staff Members on How to Respond to and Support Juvenile Victims/survivors; and (3) to Provide Technical Assistance to Juvenile Detention Facilities and Victim Service Providers to Help Ensure Victim Services Delivery to Detained Juvenile Victims/survivors. This Proposed Project Also Will Address Both Priority Areas a and B, by Advancing Racial Equity and Supporting Underserved Communities, and Through the Collaborative Involvement of Project Partner Sure Helpline Center, Which Is a Culturally-specific Organization.