North county lifelines project life housing assistance program will provide up to 24 months of transitional housing for any victim of human trafficking in SAN diego county, california regardless of…

This $1,200,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Justice Programs under the Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320) will fund the North County Lifelines Project Life Housing Assistance Program. This program provides up to 24 months of transitional housing and comprehensive support services for approximately 100 victims of sex and/or labor trafficking in San Diego County, California, regardless of age, gender, sexual orientation, trafficking type, or parenting status. In addition to housing, clients may elect to receive services such as ongoing case management, medical/dental care, legal assistance, education support, LGBTQ services, substance abuse treatment, trauma counseling, life skills training, and employment/financial coaching. The grant will also allow Lifeline Community Services to expand their capacity by adding more housing units, two specialized staff, and a new subcontractor partnership with Adulting Highway to provide adulting lessons to program participants. Additionally, Lifeline will provide awareness training for an estimated 750 professionals and community members who may encounter trafficking victims through their work.

North county lifelines project life housing assistance program will provide up to 24 months of transitional housing for any victim of human trafficking in SAN diego county, california regardless of age, gender, sexual orientation, trafficking type, or parenting status. The program utilizes a housing first model. The requested funding will allow lifeline to expand services by adding more housing units, two specialized staff and a new subcontractor, serving approximately 100 victims of SEX and/or labor trafficking over the award period. In addition to housing, clients may elect to participate in supportive services including, but not limited to ongoing case management, medical and dental care, legal assistance, literacy/GED/education assistance, lgbtq services, substance abuse treatment, trauma counseling, life skill training, and employment and financial coaching. Lifeline will also provide awareness trainings for an estimated 750 professionals and community members who may encounter victims through their line of work. Lifeline will partner with adulting highway, who will provide adulting lessons to program participants to maximize their ability to be successful once they transition to permanent housing.