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victims/survivors and their supporters, social service providers, educators, law enforcement, students and members of the public. Specific services that may prevent statutory rape include:

• The Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) – Specially trained staff who assist sexual assault survivors as they decide whether to report an incident to the authorities. If they do, the advocate will help them to navigate the criminal justice system. The advocate works alongside with law enforcement, prosecutors and medical professionals to offer a coordinated response. • Community Education and Outreach – Staff offer trainings on sexual violence awareness and identify the signs of sexual assault to local community organizations, businesses, and service providers. Providers will conduct training for any group, including providing training geared towards men. Trainings offered to parents, caregivers, and others serving children are for both men and women. • Child Advocacy Centers (CAC) – CACs provide a coordinated response to children that have survived sexual assault. CACs allow law enforcement, advocates, medical professionals, and other providers to work together more efficiently, and ensures the child only has to tell their story once. CACs can work with the entire family, including the fathers when appropriate. • School-Based Education – Sexual assault providers offer educational curriculum to children from pre-K through college. Age appropriate curriculum teach children about personal space, healthy relationships, the meaning of consent, among other topics. School based programs serve both men and women. Components that are particularly helpful for men include understanding consent, gender stereotypes, and bystander intervention.

Prevent Access to Assistance in a Restricted location (42 U.S.C. 602 (a)(1)(A)(vii))

How the state intends to implement policies and procedures to prevent access to assistance through electronic benefit transfer transactions in an automated teller machine or point-of- sale device located in a place described in section 408(a)(12), including a plan to ensure that recipients of the assistance have adequate access to their cash assistance.

Under penalty of an intentional program violation, state law restricts using the cash benefits on an EBT cards in:

• a retail establishment where 50% or more of the gross revenue of the establishment is derived from the sale of liquor; • a gambling facility, except that use of the EBT system is permitted in any portion of the premises of a gambling facility that is set aside separately for the sale primarily of staple foods; or • a retail establishment that provides adult-oriented entertainment in which performers disrobe or perform in an unclothed state for entertainment.