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 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) provides $550,000 to Monarch Services-Servicios Monarca, a non-profit organization in Watsonville, CA. The funding will support the organization's efforts to provide comprehensive transitional housing and support services for up to 24 months to survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking who are homeless or in need of housing assistance. The program aims to help these individuals secure permanent housing, achieve economic self-sufficiency, and successfully reintegrate into their communities through a holistic, survivor-centered approach. The services offered will include case management, childcare, career counseling, digital literacy, education, trauma-informed counseling, employment assistance, job training, and empowerment-based advocacy. Monarch Services will also provide follow-up services for at least 3 months once permanent housing is secured.

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. Monarch services is a non-profit organization located in watsonville, CA, an urban region of the state. The organization will provide scattered site residences for 4 survivors and their families through privately owned housing units. Monarch services will collaborate with its partner, community action board 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, digital literacy, education services, trauma-informed counseling, employment assistance and job training, and empowerment-based advocacy. Monarch services will provide follow-up services for at least 3 months once permanent housing is secured.