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 $500,000 to Remedies Renewing Lives, a nonprofit organization in Rockford, Illinois, under the Transitional Housing Assistance Grants for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Stalking, or Sexual Assault program (CFDA 16.736) on October 1, 2025.

Remedies Renewing Lives will provide seven program-rented, scattered-site transitional housing residences for seven survivors and their families in Winnebago and Boone Counties, Illinois. The project delivers victim-centered transitional housing and supportive services designed to move survivors who are homeless or in need of housing assistance to permanent housing. Services include rental and utility assistance, case management, safety planning, career counseling, job training, legal aid, and housing advocacy. Clients will receive assistance for an anticipated minimum of 24 months and a maximum of 36 months.

The award is a continuation project that runs through September 30, 2028. Remedies Renewing Lives implements the program in collaboration with Rockford Sexual Assault Counseling, Rockford Family Peace Center, and Veterans Path to Hope. The project prioritizes serving underserved populations in the region.

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. Remedies renewing lives, a non-profit organization located in rockford, IL, will implement the remedies transitional housing for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking program project through the provision of victim-centered approaches to transitional housing needs, in collaboration with rockford sexual assault counseling, rockford family peace center, and veterans path to hope. The project will provide seven program-rented, scattered site transitional housing residences for seven survivors and their families in the winnebago and boone counties of illinois. 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 24 months and a maximum length of 36 months. Services offered will focus on primarily serving underserved populations in the region, providing victim services in rural areas, and will be tailored to address the needs of victims who are served. The range of optional support services includes victim advocacy, housing advocacy, financial/employment counseling, individual and group counseling, legal advocacy, transportation, ancillary childrens advocacy, and referrals to other services. The project will fund four staff members to implement the program and provide follow-up services for at least 12 months once permanent housing is secured.