Provide housing and support services to transition-age youth who are victims of crime in central ohio

This $610,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime will fund housing and support services for transition-age youth victims of crime in Central Ohio through September 2023. Awarded on March 15th, 2022 under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA #16.753), the funding will support a collaboration between Kaleidoscope Youth Center and Star House to provide safe respite, access to basic needs, and connections to stabilizing resources for young victims experiencing homelessness or unsafe living situations. Sub-awardee Huckleberry House will deliver the proposed products and services which align with the grant program's purpose of assisting victims of crime beyond compensation and combatting juvenile delinquency.

Many of these youth are also experiencing homelessness, housing instability or are living in unsafe situations. This collaboration with kaleidoscope youth center and star house will provide services to young people who are victims of crime and/or experiencing homelessness: safe respite from the streets, immediate access to basic needs, and connections to stabilizing resources, such as housing, physical and mental health care, employment and supportive relationships.