The goal of the project is tocomplement and expand the existing moms & kids program by improving stepping stones networks capability and capacity to provide rapid rehousing

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs awarded Oasis Productions, doing business as Stepping Stones Network, a $599,600 Project Grant under the Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320) to complement and expand the organization's existing Moms & Kids program. The grant aims to improve Stepping Stones Network's capability and capacity to provide rapid rehousing services, including adding a housing navigator, establishing new housing partnerships, and increasing the number of families housed and program graduates. Stepping Stones Network is a non-profit, woman-owned organization that provides comprehensive, restorative care to survivors of commercial sexual exploitation and trafficking through its residential programs. This award builds on Stepping Stones Network's prior federal grant funding to support its Moms & Kids program, which provides long-term wraparound services, safe housing, and survivor mentorship for mothers and children impacted by sex trafficking in the Chicago area.

Outcomes to include addition of a housing navigator, new housing partnerships, growth in number of families housed, and growth in number of program graduates.