Our Voz y Vida Program emerged of the necessity of the increasing immigrant population in Westchester County and correlating challenges related to Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault. We found that most of the victims/survivors would never consider walking into a DV/SA service office. Instead, the vast majority were walking into our multiservice agency for assistance securing basic human needs, employment assistance, english classes, to name a few. For them, CRC was a trusted and anonymous safe haven where they could open up without the stigma attached to some mainstream programs. As a result, CRC took a leadership role in the county by launching our Voz y Vida program, mainly focusing on providing culturally competent direct services to those who needed the most.
Voz y Vida Program is comprised of service provision, capacity building/cross training, and community education for the Westchester County immigrant population. Along with general case management, Voz y Vida provides crisis intervention, individual and group counseling, DV/SA case management for all needs including protection orders, safety planning, court accompaniment, emergency material assistance, U-Visa applications, among other support services. DV/SA victims and survivors are also connected to our education and workforce development programs all of which increase self-sufficiency and financial independence. Survivors can access adult literacy, English as a Second Language, GED/high school equivalency, computer classes and job trainings.
The goal of Voz y Vida is to improve the quality of life, create hope by ending the cycle of domestic violence and sexual assault, and help to establish a healthy, violence free environment for DV/SA survivors and their children.
Voz y Vida Program is comprised of service provision, capacity building/cross training, and community education for the Westchester County immigrant population. Along with general case management, Voz y Vida provides crisis intervention, individual and group counseling, DV/SA case management for all needs including protection orders, safety planning, court accompaniment, emergency material assistance, U-Visa applications, among other support services. DV/SA victims and survivors are also connected to our education and workforce development programs all of which increase self-sufficiency and financial independence. Survivors can access adult literacy, English as a Second Language, GED/high school equivalency, computer classes and job trainings.
The goal of Voz y Vida is to improve the quality of life, create hope by ending the cycle of domestic violence and sexual assault, and help to establish a healthy, violence free environment for DV/SA survivors and their children.
Partner agencies:
My Sister’s Place. mspny.org
Hope’s Door. hopesdoorny.org
Victims Assistance Service: westcop.org/victims-assistance
Family Justice Center: women.westchestergov.com/domestic-violence/family-justice-center
Pace Women’s Justice Center: law.pace.edu/wjc
Pace Community Law Practice: law.pace.edu/pace-community-law-practice
Westchester County Office of Women: women.westchestergov.com
Hope’s Door. hopesdoorny.org
Victims Assistance Service: westcop.org/victims-assistance
Family Justice Center: women.westchestergov.com/domestic-violence/family-justice-center
Pace Women’s Justice Center: law.pace.edu/wjc
Pace Community Law Practice: law.pace.edu/pace-community-law-practice
Westchester County Office of Women: women.westchestergov.com
