Kan-Win

KAN-WIN'S MISSION IS TO ERADICATE ALL FORMS OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, INCLUDING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT, BY EMPOWERING ASIAN AMERICAN SURVIVORS AND ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY THROUGH CULTURALLY COMPETENT SERVICES, COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND OUTREACH, AND ADVOCACY.

GOAL #1: ASIAN AMERICAN VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC AND/OR SEXUAL VIOLENCE WILL RECEIVE CRISIS INTERVENTION AND CASE MANAGEMENT IN ORDER TO SUCCESSFULLY ESCAPE VIOLENCE. DURING THE GRANT PERIOD, KAN-WIN PROVIDED MULTILINGUAL CRISIS COUNSELING AND RELATED ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE 24-HOUR HOTLINE TO AT LEAST 232 CALLERS A YEAR. AS FOR DIRECT SERVICES, KAN-WIN WORKED WITH 266 ADULT AND CHILD SURVIVORS VIA COMPREHENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES. OF THEM, 83 CLIENTS RECEIVED LEGAL ADVOCACY SERVICES AND CRISIS INTERVENTION ASSISTANCE. GOAL #2: ADULT AND CHILD VICTIMS WILL GAIN UNDERSTANDING OF THE DYNAMICS OF VIOLENCE, RIGHTS AND OPTIONS, AND PROGRESS TOWARD HEALING THROUGH EDUCATION AND COUNSELING IN THEIR NATIVE LANGUAGE. 97 NEW AND CONTINUING ADULT AND CHILDREN SURVIVORS RECEIVED INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING DURING THE GRANT PERIOD. WE ALSO CONDUCTED TWO IN-PERSON SUPPORT GROUPS, EMPLOYING VARIOUS HEALING STRATEGIES SUCH AS MOVEMENT THERAPY AND ART ACTIVITIES. SURVIVORS TRULY ENJOYED BEING TOGETHER PHYSICALLY AFTER HAVING BEEN SO ISOLATED DUE TO THE PANDEMIC. DINNER AND CHILDCARE WERE PROVIDED FOR EACH SESSION. AND DUE TO THE RISING GAS COST, EACH PARTICIPANT RECEIVED A GAS GIFT CARD. IN THESE WAYS, KAN-WIN ADVOCATES WORKED HARD TO CREATE A SENSE OF COMMUNITY FOR SURVIVORS IN A MANNER THAT WOULD BEST SUPPORT THEM. GOAL #3: SURVIVORS WILL GAIN ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT TOOLS TO HELP THEM MAKE A PERMANENT BREAK FROM VIOLENCE BY BUILDING SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND ECONOMIC STABILITY. (ON-GOING) KAN-WIN EXPANDED ITS HOUSING PROGRAM DURING THE GRANT PERIOD, ASSISTING 20 FAMILIES VIA THE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM. THEY RECEIVED VARIOUS SERVICES, INCLUDING FINDING AND SECURING AFFORDABLE HOUSING, BUDGET PLANNING FOR HOUSING EXPENSES, PROVISION OF TRANSITIONAL HOUSING SUPPORT FOR SECURITY DEPOSIT, FIRST MONTH RENT AND/OR UTILITIES, ETC. WE ALSO HELPED 74 CLIENTS TO GAIN ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE. THE PROLONGED PANDEMIC HAD FURTHER CAUSED FINANCIAL STRESS FOR LOW-INCOME CLIENTS. FREQUENTLY CLOSING DAYCARE CENTERS AND SCHOOLS AFFECTED CLIENTS WHO WERE WORKING FOR SMALL BUSINESSES. THE CURRENT HIGH INFLATION IN THE U.S. HAD A SEVERE IMPACT ON THEM AS WELL, BECAUSE INFLATION IS MOST REFLECTED IN ELEVATED FOOD, HOUSING, AND GAS PRICES. OUR ADVOCATES WORKED WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO RAISE FUNDS FOR DIRECT CASH ASSISTANCE FOR SURVIVORS. IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY GROUPS SUCH AS JOYFUL COOP, LOCAL CHURCHES AND TEMPLES PROVIDED SUPPORT THAT COULD DIRECTLY BENEFIT OUR CLIENTS. GOAL #4: LEADERSHIP PROGRAMMING WILL EMPOWER SURVIVORS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO ENGAGE IN ANTI- VIOLENCE MOVEMENT. (ONGOING EXCEPT AS INDICATED BELOW) WE IMPLEMENTED THE PEER ADVOCATE LEADERSHIP PROGRAM FOR ADULTS AND YOUTH IN THE COMMUNITY. IN THE FALL OF 2021, PEER-TO-PEER EDUCATION ON VARIOUS GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE ISSUES WAS FACILITATED WITH 6 KOREAN-SPEAKING PARTICIPANTS. ALL 6 OF THEM WERE ABLE TO RECRUIT THEIR EDUCATIONAL COUNTERPARTS AND TOGETHER MADE PRESENTATIONS ABOUT THEIR LEARNING EXPERIENCES. OUR YOUTH GROUP ELEVATE MEMBERS MET MONTHLY TO ORGANIZE VARIOUS ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING CREATING AN ENGLISH LITERACY PROGRAM FOR SURVIVORS AND BRAINSTORMING A VIDEO-MAKING PROJECT ON THE ISSUES OF CONSENT AND HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS. DURING JUNE 2022, ELEVATE MEMBERS HELPED FACILITATE YOUTH PEER ADVOCATE LEADERSHIP PROGRAM, INCLUDING CONDUCTING TRAINING FOR 23 YOUTH PARTICIPANTS AROUND THE ISSUES OF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AND LEADING DISCUSSION SESSIONS. ELEVATE MEMBERS WILL ALSO LEAD THE GLOBAL ACTION DAY RALLY THIS SUMMER AUGUST 10TH IN DOWNTOWN IN REMEMBRANCE OF THE SURVIVORS OF JAPANESE MILITARY SEXUAL SLAVERY DURING WORLD WAR II. GOAL #5: CONDUCT EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO SPREAD AWARENESS OF VICTIM SERVICES AND TO DISPEL VICTIM- BLAMING MYTHS AND PERCEPTIONS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. WE CONDUCTED 275 OUTREACH EVENTS AND PRESENTATIONS ON DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE ISSUES TO ASIAN AMERICAN CHILDREN, TEENS, SENIORS, CHURCH-GOERS, AND CLERGY. WE REACHED 4,263 PARTICIPANTS DIRECTLY AND EVEN MORE COMMUNITY MEMBERS BY ETHNIC MEDIA OUTREACH WE ALSO WORKED WITH PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE THE ILLINOIS-MANDATED SEXUAL HARASSMENT TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING HANA CENTER AND HANUL FAMILY ALLIANCE. FOR THE REST OF DECEMBER, WE WILL BE CONDUCTING THIS TRAINING FOR ALLIANCE FOR FILIPINOS FOR IMMIGRANT RIGHTS AND EMPOWERMENT (AFIRE), INDO-AMERICAN CENTER AND ASIAN AMERICANS ADVANCING JUSTICE CHICAGO. WE ALSO CONNECTED WITH LOCAL CHURCHES ABOUT THIS TRAINING OPPORTUNITY. AND DURING THE GRANT PERIOD, WE PROVIDED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE EDUCATION TO OVER 120 COSMETOLOGISTS IN IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES. KAN-WIN CONDUCTED HOTLINE RESPONSE TRAINING FOR KAN-WIN CRISIS LINE VOLUNTEERS DURING MAY. THIS HOTLINE TRAINING IS DESIGNED FOR HOTLINE VOLUNTEERS WHO COMPLETED THE IL CERTIFIED 40-HOUR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAM AND PREPARES THEM TO BE CONFIDENT IN ANSWERING CRISIS LINES WHICH COVERS 24/7 BEYOND BUSINESS HOURS. THE CRISIS LINE VOLUNTEERS WILL BE PREPARED WITH CRISIS INTERVENTION SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND SAFETY PLANS TO MEET VARIOUS SITUATIONS. THROUGH RECRUITING MORE HOTLINE VOLUNTEERS, KAN-WINS 24/7 CRISIS LINE WILL BE MORE RELIABLE FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVORS TO SEEK HELP FROM.