(via Ericka Murria)
SASHA Center receives a competitive grant to continue culturally specific services to African
American self-identified survivors of sexual assault!
SASHA Center has
been awarded an OVW
Grant to Enhance Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services for
Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault and
Stalking Program.
Detroit – SASHA Center is pleased to announce it has received a $268,000 grant from the Department of Justice - Office on Violence Against Women. SASHA Center will
use these funds to support the ongoing peer education support group
series using non-traditional approaches to assist African Americans in
addressing critical issues and concerns related to being sexually
assaulted.
Specifically, with this funding,
SASHA Center will: 1) engage
up to 100 African American survivors of sexual violence in weekly
support groups using non-traditional and alternative modalities; 2) organize
a “Take Back the Night” event as well as a candlelight vigil to raise awareness about sexual violence; and 3) organize
a Bike Tour to raise awareness and to acknowledge
and honor service providers in the local community. This grant will
fund a full-time Project Manager, part-time Administrative Assistant and
the Executive Director to supervise the overall project activities.
Sexual Assault Services for Holistic Healing and Awareness (SASHA) Center is
a sexual assault service, prevention and educational agency that formed
in the year 2010 to support African American survivors in Detroit,
Michigan.
SASHA Center provides prevention and educational
presentations/workshops to schools, communities, churches, corporations
and other organizations to raise awareness about sexual violence.
SASHA Center’s role is to help African American survivors and
their communities discuss, express and relate to sexual violence and
access coping mechanisms historically useful in promoting healing.
SASHA Center’s Vice President of the Board Gwendolyn Winston states,
“We are so proud to be one of the few recipients of this award
nationwide and we will use the funds to create spaces for survivors that
will validate their experiences and allow them to express and story
tell in a way that embraces their culturally specific
voices and help to ensure that survivors are supported, treated as
sacred and kept safe on their healing journey.”
The OVW awards grants through a competitive application and review process. For more info go to
http://www.ovw.usdoj.gov/ and
www.sashacenter.org
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