The transitional housing assistance grants for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking program (transitional housing program, authorized by 34 U.S.C. 12351), has as…

The Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women awarded $525,000 to Women Helping Women on October 1, 2025, under the Transitional Housing Assistance Grants for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking program (CFDA 16.736). This is a continuation project running through September 30, 2028.

Women Helping Women, a nonprofit organization based in Wailuku, Hawaii, will provide scattered-site transitional housing and victim-centered support services to survivors and their families experiencing homelessness or housing instability in Maui's urban region. Clients will receive assistance for a minimum of six months and a maximum of 24 months. Support services include crisis and housing advocacy, financial and employment counseling, childcare, transportation, legal assistance, case management, safety planning, support groups, individual counseling, job training, and education assistance. The organization will also provide follow-up services for three to 12 months after clients secure permanent housing. Services are tailored to address the needs of victims, with a particular focus on supporting non-intimate partner sexual assault survivors. Women Helping Women collaborates with Child and Family Services on program implementation. The place of performance is Wailuku, Hawaii.

The transitional housing assistance grants for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking program (transitional housing program, authorized by 34 U.S.C. 12351), has as its primary purpose the provision of transitional housing and support services to aid minors, adults, and their dependents who are homeless (as defined in 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. The program is intended to provide assistance to victims for whom emergency shelter services or other crisis intervention services are unavailable or insufficient. The program supports victim-centered approaches to providing transitional housing, short-term housing assistance, and voluntary support services to assist with locating and securing permanent housing, obtaining employment, and integrating into a community. Women helping women, a non-profit organization located in wailuku, HI, will implement the transitional housing program through the provision of victim-centered approaches to transitional housing needs, in collaboration with child and family services. The project will provide scattered site transitional housing for survivors and their families in an urban region of the state. 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. Services offered will focus on supporting the housing needs of victims of non-intimate partner sexual assault and will be tailored to address the needs of victims who are served. The range of optional support services includes crisis and housing advocacy, financial and employment counseling, childcare, transportation, legal advocacy, counseling, and parenting support. Follow-up services will be provided for at least 3 months once permanent housing is secured.