Congressman Eric Sorensen announces a $400,000 grant to Augustana College for domestic violence and sexual assault prevention.
Zachary Draves, the Program Director of Sexual Assault Prevention Education at Augustana, says that the grant will improve Augustana’s campus. "It starts with the individual. It starts with looking at how we've been taught or if we've never been taught about the issue of sexual assault and domestic violence. You know, to be able to educate, be better educated about this subject, and then also to translate that to also making sure that we take part in a variety of different activities that make a difference."
The grant funds workshops and activities on healthy relationships, consent, alcohol awareness, and more for Augustana’s community.
The grant comes from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Violence Against Women’s Grant to Reduce Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking on Campus Program. The program helps create campus-based coordinated responses with survivors, law enforcement, student organizations, and more.
The grant has funded the Peer Educators program. This program allows students to create a safe space and support within a diverse community.
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