GREENHOUSE17 will implement the expanded crisis intervention and pathways to support services project to increase the quantity and quality of crisis intervention services for victims of domestic…

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime awarded Greenhouse17 Inc. $498,516 on October 1, 2025, under the Crime Victim Assistance program (CFDA 16.582) to implement the Expanded Crisis Intervention and Pathways to Support Services Project across the 17-county central Kentucky region.

Greenhouse17, operating as the Bluegrass Domestic Violence Program, will operate the region's only 24-hour crisis hotline providing safety planning and access to support services for domestic violence victims and their children. The recipient will implement the evidence-based Lethality Assessment Program in partnership with regional law enforcement to identify high-risk victims at the scene and connect them directly to trained crisis advocates. Greenhouse17 will also launch confidential digital crisis intervention services to reduce barriers and expand access to safety planning and pathways to additional support services.

The award period runs through September 30, 2028, with place of performance in Lexington, Kentucky. Greenhouse17 is a tax-exempt nonprofit organization providing domestic violence crisis intervention, emergency shelter, transitional housing, and victim support services. The award supports the development and expansion of victim service programs for crime victims, consistent with the program's goal to increase access to direct services and enhance the capacity of victim service providers.

GREENHOUSE17 will implement the expanded crisis intervention and pathways to support services project to increase the quantity and quality of crisis intervention services for victims of domestic violence crimes and their children in the 17-county central kentucky region. Services include operation of the regions only 24-hour crisis hotline dedicated to providing safety planning and access to support services for victims of domestic violence crimes in central kentucky; in partnership with regional law enforcement, implementation of the evidence-based lethality assessment program (LAP) to identify high-risk victims of domestic violence crimes and connect them directly from the scene to trained crisis advocates; and launching safe, confidential digital crisis intervention services to reduce barriers and expand access to safety planning and pathways to additional support services for victims.