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 Crisis Center For South Suburbia, a nonprofit organization based in Tinley Park, Illinois, $500,000 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).

The recipient will operate 14 to 20 scattered-site transitional housing residences in suburban Illinois serving survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking who are homeless or require housing assistance. Residents will receive housing and victim-centered support services for a minimum of six months and a maximum of 24 months, with tailored services addressing the needs of underserved populations in the region. Support services include case management, safety planning, job training, legal aid, childcare, and transportation to support movement toward permanent housing and community integration.

The award runs through September 30, 2028, with place of performance in Orland Hills, Illinois. This is a continuation award; Crisis Center For South Suburbia received a prior $550,000 grant under the same program from October 1, 2022, to September 30, 2025. The organization collaborates with Prairie State and works with state and local partners including the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority, the Alliance To End Homelessness, Cook County, and the Illinois Department of Human Services on coordinated entry systems and homelessness prevention.

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. Crisis center for south suburbia, a non-profit organization located in tinley park, IL, will implement the transitional housing assistance for victims of domestic violence, stalking, or sexual assault project through the provision of victim-centered approaches to transitional housing needs, in collaboration with prairie state. The project will provide 14 to 20 private landlord, scattered site transitional housing residences for 14 to 20 survivors and their families in a suburban region 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 six months and a maximum length of 24 months. Services offered will focus on primarily serving underserved populations in the region and will be tailored to address the needs of victims who are served. The range of optional support services includes rental and utility assistance, case management, childcare, transportation, family counseling, court advocacy, job training, education attainment, support groups, individual/group counseling, and housing advocacy. The project will fund four staff members to implement the program and provide follow-up services for at least three months once permanent housing is secured.