The transitional housing assistance grants for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking program (transitional housing program) is authorized by 34 U.S.C. 12351

The East Los Angeles Women's Center (ELAWC) received a $650,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Transitional Housing Assistance Grants for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program (CFDA 16.736). The grant funding will be used to provide 6-24 months of transitional housing and comprehensive support services for survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking who are homeless or in need of housing assistance in the East Los Angeles region. The ELAWC will collaborate with four partner organizations to deliver a holistic, victim-centered approach that includes services such as rental and utility assistance, case management, safety planning, counseling, childcare, transportation, career and financial counseling, job training, legal aid, and housing advocacy. The project aims to help survivors secure permanent housing, achieve economic self-sufficiency, and integrate into their communities, with a focus on advancing racial equity and meeting the needs of underserved Latino/Hispanic populations.

The primary purpose of the transitional housing program is to provide aid to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking who are homeless, as defined by 34 U.S.C. 12473(6), or in need of transitional housing or other housing assistance, as a result of their victimization, and for whom emergency shelter services or other crisis intervention services are unavailable or insufficient. The program supports holistic, survivor-centered approaches to providing transitional housing and support services that move individuals into permanent housing and help them secure employment and integrate into a community. The east LOS angeles womens center (elawc) is a non-profit organization located in LOS angeles, CA an urban region of the state. The organization will provide one communal residence for six survivors and their families through program-rented housing units. The elawc will collaborate with its four partners, the wellness center, seeds of hope, new economics for women, and the violence intervention program to provide a holistic, victim-centered and multidisciplinary approach to transitional housing needs in the community. This continuation project will use funds to provide both housing and supportive services to move survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking who are homeless or in need of housing assistance to permanent housing. The project will assist clients for an anticipated minimum of 6 months and a maximum length of 24 months. Services offered will focus on advancing racial equity, as well as meeting the needs of the underserved latino/hispanic populations in the region. The grant activities will be tailored to meet the needs of the survivors. The range of optional support services include rental and utility assistance, case management, safety planning, childcare, transportation, career counseling, financial and credit counseling, support groups, individual counseling, job training, education attainment, legal assistance, and housing advocacy. Follow-up services will be provided 3 to 12 months once permanent housing is secured.