SAKHI FOR SOUTH ASIAN SURVIVORS INC

ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM: SAKHI'S EE PROGRAM IS A PIONEERING MODEL OF LINGUISTICALLY-SPECIFIC AND CULTURALLY-RESPONSIVE SERVICES THAT EXISTS TO ENSURE THE FINANCIAL STABILITY AND ECONOMIC SECURITY OF SURVIVORS OF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE. SAKHI RECOGNIZES THAT ECONOMIC CONTROL IS A COMMON FORM OF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE. BETWEEN 94-99% OF SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HAVE EXPERIENCED FINANCIAL ABUSE. FURTHERMORE, BETWEEN 21-60% OF SURVIVORS OF INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE LOST THEIR JOBS DUE TO REASONS THAT STEM FROM THE ABUSE. SAKHI BELIEVES THAT SELF-DETERMINATION AND SELF-ACCESSTHE ABILITY TO MAKE DECISIONS FOR ONESELF AND ACCESS A PATHWAY TO ONE'S OWN GOALSIS KEY TO AN INDIVIDUAL'S LONG-TERM SAFETY AND SECURITY. REALIZING THE NEED FOR SERVICES AIMED AT IMPROVING SURVIVORS' ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES, SAKHI HAS PROVIDED SKILLS-ENHANCEMENT ACTIVITIES SINCE THE MID-1990S UNDER THE BANNER OF THE ECONOMIC JUSTICE PROJECT. IN 2001, THESE EFFORTS WERE FORMALIZED UNDER THE ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM.SAKHI SUPPORTS SURVIVORS IN NAVIGATING THE PUBLIC BENEFIT SYSTEM, CO-CREATING INDIVIDUAL CAREER PLANS, AND ENGAGING IN FURTHER CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, SUCH AS LEGAL FINANCIAL REFERRALS FOR IDENTITY THEFT ISSUES, DEBT CONSOLIDATION, TAX CONSULTANCY, AND MORE.

ANTI-VIOLENCE PROGRAM: SAKHI CREATES A SAFE PLACE FOR SOUTH ASIAN AND INDO-CARIBBEAN SURVIVORS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED ABUSE. SAKHI AFFIRMATIVELY SUPPORTS ALL SURVIVORS OF ALL GENDERS, RACES, ETHNICITIES, RELIGIONS, SEXUALITIES, CASTES, OR ANY OTHER IDENTITY MARKERS. SAKHI'S ANTI-VIOLENCE PROGRAM OFFERS AN ARRAY OF CULTURALLY-RESPONSIVE, LINGUISTICALLY-APPROPRIATE SERVICES, INCLUDING CRISIS INTERVENTION, SAFETY-PLANNING, AND ONGOING EMOTIONAL SUPPORT.IN 2024, SAKHI'S ANTI-VIOLENCE PROGRAM (AVP) ADVOCATES SUPPORTED OVER 600 SURVIVORS OF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AND THEIR FAMILIES WITH INTENSIVE ONE-ON-ONE SUPPORT AND FIELDED THOUSANDS OF CALLS ON ITS HELPLINE. ONCE A SURVIVOR ACCESSES THE HELPLINE, AN AVP ADVOCATE CONDUCTS A NEEDS ASSESSMENT, AND, WHERE APPROPRIATE, MAKES REFERRALS TO INTERNAL PROGRAMS SUCH AS MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING, LEGAL JUSTICE, ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT, YOUTH EMPOWERMENT AND HOUSING PROGRAMS.