State Budget Priorities
Addressing the Gaps in Sexual Violence Response in New York State
- Increase rape crisis program funding from $6.48 to $12.8 million
- $2 million to expand training programs for medical staff to provide post assault care to sexual violence survivors
- Expanded oversight of hospitals to ensure the delivery of equitable and high-quality services to sexual violence survivors
- Increase child advocacy center funding from $7 to $14 million
Read more here about the gaps in New York State’s sexual violence response system.
City Budget Priorities
Sexual Assault Initiative (SAI)
The Alliance is a member of the Sexual Assault Initiative (SAI) a coalition of five sexual violence intervention programs, including Crime Victims Treatment Center (CVTC), Kingsbridge Heights Community Center (KHCC), Mount Sinai’s Sexual Assault and Violence Intervention Program (SAVI), and North Brooklyn Coalition Against Family Violence —that has built a citywide network of advocates, counselors, and providers serving thousands of survivors from under resourced communities. We work together to implement primary and secondary prevention activities to make sexual violence less likely and advocate for systemic change to make support services comprehensive, accessible, and equitable.
Recognizing the gaps in hospital services, prevention and response services, SAI together serves thousands of New Yorkers annually across all five boroughs. Our initiative is funded at $2.075 million and due to an increase in the number of survivors we are seeing and the increasing gaps in services highlighted by our mapping project, we are asking for an enhancement to $2.5 million.
Project DOT
Launched in 2014 by The Alliance, Project DOT is a sexual violence prevention and youth leadership program and curriculum designed to address the unique challenges faced by young people from gender, racial and ethnically marginalized communities across New York City. DOT is currently funded through the Young Women’s Initiative at $100,000 and we are seeking an enhancement to $125,000.
OutSmartNYC
OutSmartNYC’s mission is to prevent and end sexual violence in nightlife and party spaces. The Alliance partners with nightlife professionals and other nonprofits to provide training, advocacy, community organizing and referrals for nightlife community members. Outsmart has tremendous potential to impact high rates of violence faced by nightlife staff and participants. With the support of the Council to fund this initiative at $300,000, we can bring this programming to the entire city.
