Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM SEEKS TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL STABILITY AND ECONOMIC SECURITY TO SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FROM THE SOUTH ASIAN DIASPORA. SAKHI RECOGNIZED EARLY ON THE CLOSE LINKS BETWEEN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND ECONOMIC CONTROL AS WELL AS SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND THE ABILITY TO MAKE CHOICES THAT ENABLE SAFETY FOR WOMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES. 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, OUR EFFORTS WERE FORMALIZED UNDER THE ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM. WE CURRENTLY PROVIDE CASE MANAGEMENT, WORKSHOPS AND TRAININGS, AND SCHOLARSHIPS TO WOMEN SO THAT THEY CAN ACCESS PUBLIC BENEFITS, JOBS, CREDIT, BANKING, AND OTHER FORMS OF SUPPORT SO THAT THEY CAN REACH THEIR GOALS OF SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND SAFETY.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICES: WE OFFER A FULL RANGE OF CULTURALLY-SENSITIVE, LINGUISTICALLY-APPROPRIATE SERVICES INCLUDING: CRISIS RESPONSE, SAFETY-PLANNING, AND ONGOING EMOTIONAL SUPPORT; ACCOMPANIMENTS, TRANSLATION ASSISTANCE AND ADVOCACY IN COURT, DURING HEALTHCARE VISITS, AND AT PUBLIC BENEFITS AND WELFARE AGENCIES; WEEKLY SUPPORT GROUPS; CONNECTIONS TO COUNSELING, LOW-COST OR FREE HEALTH CONSULTATIONS AND EXAMS, PUBLIC BENEFITS, AND SHELTER AND/OR HOUSING. EACH YEAR, SAKHI'S DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ADVOCATE TEAM SUPPORTS HUNDREDS OF SOUTH ASIAN WOMEN FACING ABUSE IN THEIR LIVES.
2019 MARKS THE LAUNCH OF SAKHI FOR SOUTH ASIAN WOMEN'S FIRST FORMAL TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM.SAKHI HAS RECEIVED FUNDING FROM THE OFFICE OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN (OVW) TO BE USED OVER THE COURSE OF THREE YEARS IN SUPPORT OF A SCATTERED-SITE HOUSING MODEL. "SCATTERED-SITE" REFERS TO A FORM OF HOUSING IN WHICH AFFORDABLE, LOW-DENSITY UNITS ARE SCATTERED THROUGHOUT DIVERSE, MIDDLE-CLASS NEIGHBORHOODS. SAKHI HAS CHOSEN THIS MODEL FOR OUR NEW TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM BECAUSE IT WILL FACILITATE LONG-TERM STABILITY FOR SURVIVORS AND THEIR FAMILIES BY PROVIDING THE DIGNITY AND SECURITY OF SAFE AND PERMANENT HOUSING, ALLOWING GREATER INTEGRATION WITHIN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, AND PROMOTING PRIVACY WHILE MITIGATING TRAUMA AND STIGMA.THE PROGRAM WILL SUPPORT CLIENTS WITH FULL RENT FOR TWO YEARS IN AN APARTMENT OF THEIR CHOICE IN A LOCATION THAT IS SAFE AND ACCESSIBLE. CLIENTS WILL FIND HOUSING ON THEIR OWN IN ORDER TO MITIGATE THE OVERHEAD COST OF A REAL ESTATE AGENT, AND SAKHI WILL WORK WITH CLIENTS TO MAKE A PLAN FOR SELF-SUSTAINABILITY AT THE END OF THE TWO-YEAR TERM, INCLUDING LONGER-TERM AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
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| Kavita Mehra | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $105,000 |
| Malini Khorana | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & OPERATIONS | 40 | $0 |
| Nalini Tiwari Greenan | BOARD MEMBER | 3 | $0 |
| Beesham A Seecharan | BOARD MEMBER | 3 | $0 |
| Shaheen Rushd | BOARD MEMBER | 3 | $0 |
| Sunanda Nair-Bidkar | BOARD MEMBER | 3 | $0 |
| Anitha Iyer | SECRETARY | 3 | $0 |
| Nandini Mongia | TREASURER | 3 | $0 |
| Vidya Satchit | BOARD CHAIR | 3 | $0 |
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