Verification Statement:
This is to certify American Samoa Alliance against Domestic & Sexual Violence, also known as “The Alliance” is the dual coalition in American Samoa and has received Family Violence Prevention Services (FVPSA) Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security (CARES) supplemental funding in 2020. The CARES Act appropriated $45 million for states, Tribes and state domestic violence coalitions to use the funding to prevent, prepare for, and respond to COVID-19. Although there was flexibility in the usage of the funds, the focus was to prevent, prepare and respond. This project was developed to promote discussions to influence our community to provide support and guidance for services and shelter options to assist victims of domestic violence. Press here for manuscripts. Please press the American Samoa Government to discover the Governor's response to the Public Health Emergency COVID-19. |
The Alliance will gather information regarding COVID-19 to share its impact on victims to enable the community to help victims recover and build resilience within our community. Press here to learn more
Over the next few months the Alliance will provide COVID-19 PSA Public Service Announcements that can be downloaded and shared.
We gathered our partners to help develop a dissemination plan to provide a road map for publishing information to prevent and address domestic violence during a pandemic. (Press here for more information). |

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