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 $500,000 Transitional Housing Assistance Grant (CFDA 16.736) to Partners For Peace, a non-profit organization in Bangor, Maine. The grant will fund a 3-year project (10/1/2024 - 9/30/2027) to provide 8 scattered-site transitional housing units and comprehensive support services for survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. The project will assist clients for 6-24 months, offering rental assistance, case management, safety planning, childcare, transportation, career/financial counseling, and housing advocacy to help survivors secure permanent housing and achieve economic self-sufficiency. Partners For Peace will collaborate with 3 community partners - Community Housing of Maine, Ron's Moving Company, and Eastern Maine Development Corporation - to deliver these holistic, victim-centered services in the rural Maine region.

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. The partners for peace is a non-profit organization located in bangor, maine, a rural region of the state. The organization will provide 8 scattered site residences for 8 survivors and their families through private landlord housing units. The partners for peace will collaborate with its 3 partners, the community housing of maine, rons moving company, eastern maine development corporation, 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 assistance, case management, safety planning, childcare, transportation, career counseling, financial counseling, individual counseling, and housing advocacy. The project will also hire 1 additional staff members to implement the program and provide follow-up services for at least 3 months once permanent housing is secured.