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Despite San Francisco’s reputation as a safe haven for LGBTQI persons, the City’s LGBTQI population continues to experience high rates of interpersonal violence and harassment. According to the HRC’s recent needs assessment on LGBTQI violence prevention, high proportions of LGBTQI community members have experienced physical violence (68%), sexual violence (48%), and harassment (81%). Many LGBTQI survivors of violence, especially transgender persons, people of color, and those with lower incomes, do not report violence to law enforcement or access services from government agencies. The purpose of this funding opportunity is to strengthen the capacity of community-based organizations that provide critical support services to LGBTQI survivors of violence. The scope of work shall involve the following: 1) developing or further strengthening new and innovative services, based on local and national best practices, to support LGBTQI survivors of violence; 2) developing or further strengthening new partnerships with local organizations to increase culturally competent and accessible service sites for LGBTQI survivors of violence; and 3) providing services to LGBTQI survivors of violence in the areas of trauma counseling, support groups, and/or leadership development.

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