Program Description - The Domestic Violence Prevention and Intervention (DVPI) program provides safe, secure shelter (on and/or offsite) to protect victims and their children from further abuse; to provide information, support, counseling and advocacy services to help victims become aware of and take advantage of their rights and options; to provide supportive services that help victims become self-sufficient and enable them to live in nonviolent homes; and to educate and inform the community that abusing a family member is a crime that will not be tolerated.
FY25 Application: Current grantees will receive a continuation application packet via email.
The Bureau of Domestic Violence Sexual Assault and Human Trafficking reserves the right to request additional information from the applicant to assist in FY25 funding and programmatic decisions.
Illinois Department of Human ServicesJB Pritzker, Governor · Dulce M. Quintero, Secretary
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