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 Young Women's Christian Association of Wheeling, W. VA. $500,000 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).

The recipient will operate 11 communal transitional housing residences serving survivors and their families in the rural and urban regions of West Virginia. The project delivers victim-centered transitional housing and support services including case management, safety planning, childcare, transportation, rental and utility assistance, and career and financial counseling. Clients will receive assistance for a minimum of 6 months and a maximum of 24 months, with services targeting underserved populations in the region. The YWCA Wheeling will implement the project in collaboration with JHL Tax Service.

The award period runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. Work is performed in Wheeling, West Virginia 26003. This is a continuation project under the Transitional Housing Assistance Grants program, which provides transitional housing and related support services to minors, adults, and their dependents who are homeless or need housing assistance as a result of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.

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. Young womens christian association of wheeling, WV, a non-profit organization located in wheeling WV will implement the ywca wheeling WV transitional housing for survivors of domestic and sexual violence project through the provision of victim-centered approaches to transitional housing needs, in collaboration with JHL tax service. The project will provide 11 communal transitional housing residences for 11 survivors and their families in a rural and urban region of 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 primarily serving underserved populations in the region. The range of optional support services includes rental and utility assistance, case management, safety planning, childcare, transportation, career counseling, financial and credit counseling, support groups, individual counseling, job training, education attainment, legal advocacy, and housing advocacy. The project will hire 4 additional staff members to implement the program and provide follow-up services for at least 3-6 months once permanent housing is secured.