In the fall of 2016, the Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) awarded FVPSA grants under the Specialized Services for Abused Parents and Children (SSAPC) program to 12 capacity building projects to serve as leaders for improving responses to children, youth and parents experiencing domestic violence. The program’s goals include:
- Improving systems and responses to abused parents and their children exposed to domestic violence
- Coordinating or providing new or enhanced residential and non-residential services for children exposed to violence
- Enhancing evidence-informed and practice-informed services, strategies, advocacy and interventions for children & youth exposed to domestic violence
In 2020, 26 new demonstration sites for Cohort II of the SSAPC project were funded.
Cohort II Demonstration Sites
- A New Leaf, Inc., AZ
- Bradley Angle, OR
- Caminar Latino, Inc., GA
- Center for Domestic Peace, CA
- Center for Family Services, Inc., NJ
- Child and Family Service, HI
- Child Saving Institute, Inc., NE
- Children’s Home & Aid Society of Illinois, IL
- Children’s National Medical Center, DC
- Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, OK
- Community Advocates for Family & Youth, MD
- East Los Angeles Women’s Center, CA
- Interface Children & Family Services, CA
- My Sisters’ Place, Inc., NY
- Pueblo Young Women’s Christian Association, CO
- Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, WI
- Retreat, Inc., NY
- Sanctuary for Families, NY
- South Bay Community Services, CA
- The Center for Women and Families, KY
- The Regents of the University of Colorado, CO
- The Wellspring Alliance for Families, Inc., LA
- Violence Intervention Program, NY
- Vermont Network Against Domestic & Sexual Violence, VT
- WEAVE, Inc., CA
- Women in Safe Homes, AK
Along with the Demonstration Sites, Futures Without Violence was awarded the grant to be the National Capacity Building Center to Expand Services for Children, Youth, and Abused Parents Impacted by Domestic Violence. The goals of the Promising Futures Capacity Building Center include:
- Supporting the SSAPC grantees and facilitate peer learning
- Supporting the entire field to enhance their capacity to serve children, youth and their caregivers
- Increasing visibility and awareness on the need for work with children exposed to violence
2016-2020 Demonstration Sites:
- Boston Medical Center Corporation, MA
- Cook Inlet Tribal Council, Inc., AK
- Domestic Violence Action Center, HI
- Durham County Department of Social Services, NC
- Foothill Family Service, CA
- Idaho Coalition Against Sexual & Domestic Violence, ID
- Kansas Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence, KS
- Maine Behavioral Healthcare, ME
- Mountain Comprehensive Care Center, KY
- SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium, AK
- Texas Council on Family Violence, TX
- SAFE ALLIANCE, TX