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 U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $600,000 Transitional Housing Assistance Grant (CFDA 16.736) to Hopeful Horizons Inc., a non-profit organization in Beaufort, South Carolina. The funding will support the provision of 10-18 scattered-site transitional housing units and comprehensive support services for survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking who are homeless or in need of housing assistance. The project will deliver a range of services over a 3-year period, including rental and utility assistance, case management, safety planning, job and career counseling, trauma-informed mental health treatment, and legal aid. Hopeful Horizons will collaborate with the Beaufort Housing Authority and Bluffton Self-Help to implement this holistic, victim-centered transitional housing program.

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. Hopeful horizons INC is a non-profit organization located in beaufort, south carolina, a rural region of the state. The organization will provide 10 scattered site residences for 10-18 survivors and their families through private landlord housing units. Hopeful horizons INC will collaborate with its two partners, the beaufort housing authority (BHA) and bluffton self-help (BSH) 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. The grant activities will be tailored to meet the needs of the survivors. The range of optional support services includes: rental and utility assistance, case management, safety planning, transportation, financial literacy, job and career counseling, digital literacy, adult education programming, support groups, counseling, legal assistance, evidence-based trauma treatment housing advocacy. The project will also hire 3 additional staff members to implement the program and provide follow-up services for at least 12 months once permanent housing is secured.