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 Hope House, Inc. $500,000 under the Transitional Housing Assistance Grants for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program (CFDA 16.736) on October 1, 2025.

Hope House, Inc., a tax-exempt nonprofit based in Lee's Summit, Missouri, will provide eight scattered-site transitional housing residences for survivors and their families in a suburban region of Missouri through victim-centered approaches developed in collaboration with Community Services League. The project delivers both housing and supportive services, including rental and utility assistance, case management, safety planning, victim advocacy, financial and employment counseling, and housing advocacy, to move survivors experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity toward permanent housing. Clients receive services for an anticipated minimum of six months and maximum of 24 months. The project will hire one additional staff member to implement the program.

The award is a continuation project with a period of performance from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2028, performed in Lee's Summit, Missouri. The program's purpose is to provide transitional housing and support services to minors, adults, and their dependents who are homeless or in need of housing assistance as a result of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, serving populations for whom emergency shelter or crisis intervention services are unavailable or insufficient.

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. Hope house, INC., a non-profit organization located in lees summit, MO, will implement the hope house's transitional housing program through the provision of victim-centered approaches to transitional housing needs, in collaboration with community services league. The project will provide eight private landlord, scattered site transitional housing residences for eight survivors and their families in a suburban region of missouri. 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 range of optional support services includes rental and utility assistance, case management, safety planning, victim advocacy, financial and employment counseling, and housing advocacy. The project will hire one additional staff member to implement the program and provide follow-up services for at least six months once permanent housing is secured.