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 Help In Crisis $400,000 on October 1, 2025, under the Transitional Housing Assistance Grants for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Stalking, or Sexual Assault program (CFDA 16.736).

Help In Crisis, a nonprofit organization based in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, will operate four program-owned communal transitional housing residences serving 12 survivors and their families in rural northeastern Oklahoma. The project provides victim-centered transitional housing and supportive services including victim advocacy, case management, transportation assistance, and services to help clients locate and secure permanent housing and obtain employment. Clients receive assistance for a minimum of six months and a maximum of 12 months. The award targets underserved populations in the region, with particular focus on serving victims in rural areas.

Performance runs through September 30, 2028, with place of performance in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. The program's primary purpose is to provide transitional housing and support services to minors, adults, and dependents who are homeless or in need of housing assistance as a result of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, and for whom emergency shelter or other 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. Help in crisis, a non-profit organization located in tahlequah, OK, will implement the transitional housing services program through the provision of victim-centered approaches to transitional housing needs, in collaboration with shannon dreadfulwater, MS, LPC - counselor. The project will provide four program-owned, communal site transitional housing residences for 12 survivors and their families in a rural region of oklahoma. 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 six months and a maximum length of 12 months. Services offered will focus primarily on 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, case management, transportation, individual/group counseling, legal advocacy, and housing advocacy. The project will fund one staff member to implement the program and provide follow-up services for at least three months once permanent housing is secured.