The New York City Council launched a $3 million Culturally Specific Gender Based Violence Initiative to aid immigrant survivors of domestic and gender-based violence. Language barriers complicate the challenges for these survivors, many of whom face financial dependency, social isolation, and fears regarding their immigration status. The funding will support grassroots organizations that provide culturally relevant services, including interpretation and legal assistance for U- and T-Visas. Women-led organizations have essential community ties and play a crucial role in supporting survivors through crisis situations, establishing trust in a culturally competent manner.
For many immigrant survivors of domestic and gender-based violence, language barriers can often be difficult to overcome, adding to the litany of overwhelming challenges they face.
To better support survivors of all backgrounds, the New York City Council has established in the city budget a new Culturally Specific Gender Based Violence Initiative, which will provide $3 million in direct funding to grassroots organizations.
Organizations like the Korean American Family Service Center, Garden of Hope, Sakhi for South Asian Survivors, Sauti Yetu Center for African Women and Families, Violence Intervention Program (VIP), and Womankind, to name just a few, are the first-and sometimes only-place they can turn to in a moment of crisis.
By funding the organizations already doing this work in immigrant neighborhoods, many of which are women-led and have deep roots within their communities, we are making sure city resources reach those who need them most.
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