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

This Project Grant award of $500,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) under the Transitional Housing Assistance Grants for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Stalking, or Sexual Assault Program (CFDA 16.736) will enable Empower Tehama, a non-profit organization located in Red Bluff, California, to provide comprehensive transitional housing and support services for survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. The funding will support a 3-year project from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027 that includes program-owned clustered and privately owned scattered site residences, as well as a range of optional support services such as case management, childcare, career counseling, rental assistance, employment training, and housing transition assistance. The goal is to help survivors secure permanent housing, achieve economic self-sufficiency, and successfully reintegrate into their communities through a holistic, survivor-centered approach.

The primary purpose of the transitional housing program is to aid minors, adults, and their dependents 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 domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, 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 designed to enable a minor, an adult, or a dependent of such minor or adult locate and secure permanent housing, secure employment, and integrate into a community. Empower tehama is a non-profit organization located in redbluff, CA a rural region of the state. The organization will provide program-owned clustered and privately owned scattered site residences for survivors and their families. Empower tehama will collaborate with its partners, tehama county job training center, and the poor and the homeless tehama county coalition to provide a holistic, victim-centered and multidisciplinary approach to transitional housing needs in the community. This new 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 expanding economic justice to transitional housing program participants in the region. Grant activities will be tailored to meet the needs of the survivors. The range of optional support services include case management, childcare services, career counseling, rental assistance, comprehensive employment and training services, and housing support to transition to permanent housing.empower tehama will provide follow-up services for up to 12 months once permanent housing is secured.