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 Project Grant under the Transitional Housing Assistance Grants for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program (CFDA 16.736) to the Lincoln County Coalition Against Domestic Violence (LCCADV), a non-profit organization located in Lincolnton, North Carolina. The three-year grant, effective from October 2024 to September 2027, will enable LCCADV to provide comprehensive transitional housing and support services for up to 24 survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking and their families. The grant funding will support communal transitional housing, case management, career counseling, trauma-informed counseling, job training, childcare, transportation, and assistance in securing permanent housing. LCCADV will collaborate with its partner, HealthNet Gaston, to deliver a holistic, victim-centered, and multidisciplinary approach to addressing the housing and support needs of domestic violence survivors in the rural Lincolnton 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 lincoln county coalition against domestic violence (LCCADV) is a non-profit organization located in lincolnton, NC, a rural region of the state. The organization will provide communal residences for 10 survivors and their families through program-owned housing units. LCCADV will collaborate with its partner, healthnet gaston 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, empowerment based advocacy, access to food and nutrition services, financial literacy/competency training, housing support to transition to permanent housing, landlord recruitment and housing location services, job readiness/retention, life skills, parenting classes, support groups, assistance to apply for government benefits, and transportation services. LCCADV will provide follow-up services for at least 3 months once permanent housing is secured.