Sexual Violence Prevention Program Assistant

About Kings Against Violence Initiative (KAVI)

KAVI is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) youth-serving organization with a mission to prevent and eliminate interpersonal violence from the lives of young people through advocacy, peer leadership, community mobilization, and social justice.

KAVI promotes community wellness and healing by operating high-impact youth violence prevention and intervention programs in Brooklyn. Our programs take place in hospital-based, school, and community settings. We are a fast-paced, rapidly growing nonprofit organization. We seek to build a team of individuals willing to work hard, be creative, build on opportunities, and think “out of the box.”

KAVI has run school programs since its start, addressing youth admitted to the Emergency Department with high-risk factors for violence. Our Sexual Violence Prevention program offers prevention and intervention using a trauma-informed approach, helping young people understand violence's impact and choose alternative behaviors. Since 2022, we have integrated social justice, restorative practices, and trauma-informed care into our curriculum to enhance our understanding of violence and support for youth.

KAVI’s Sexual Violence Prevention program is the newest part of our initiatives. We develop community engagement activities that unite families and neighbors to discuss and take action on violence prevention. Our programs assist community members in advocating for youth, understanding and practicing restorative justice, and participating in collective healing.

KAVI (Kings Against Violence Initiative)’s Project UNSILENCED is dedicated to eliminating sexual and gender based violence (SGBV) in Brooklyn. Recognizing that gender-based violence is one of the most common forms of interpersonal violence, KAVI launched Project UNSILENCED as a continuation of its public health approach to community violence prevention. The program will combat SGBV through comprehensive relationship and sexual wellness education, connection to resources, and community engagement aimed at cultural narrative shifting, with longevity and network expansion among fellow anti-SGBV organizations built in to ensure the lasting reach of the program.

Guided by our public health approach, positive youth development programs are an integral part of creating systemic and cultural change. Starting at the personal level, we meet young people where they are, provide them with an empowering curriculum and growth opportunities, and train them as civically engaged anti-SGBV leaders. Helping youth see themselves as agents of change and organizing consistent community engagement enables positive sexual and relational frameworks to echo throughout school and community cultures.

Bringing vulnerable communities from the margins to center through a racial and gender justice framework, we support young people in shifting dominant narratives of sexual violence. KAVI is:

• Community led
• Trauma informed
• Youth-centered & youth-driven
• Culturally responsive
• Intergenerational

In this position, the Sexual Violence Prevention Program Assistant (SVPPA) will support the coordinator to provide a full range of services to those impacted by gender based violence, and their families. These services may include short-term crisis intervention, community referrals, orientation to gender based violence, education and more. The SVPPA will divide their time between the Restoration Plaza office and the larger community.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Correspondence with internal team members and external partners and vendors.
• Assist with program-related administrative activities, including but not limited to,…