The womens safe house will implement comprehensive victim support services through the crisis hotline, residential services, youth development, and steps programs

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime awarded The Women's Safe House $500,000 on October 1, 2025, under the Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants program (CFDA 16.582).

The Women's Safe House will implement comprehensive victim support services through a crisis hotline, residential services, youth development, and steps programs. Direct services include intake, case management, shelter, victim advocacy, life skills training, employment assistance, transportation assistance, childcare, and other critical services. Performance occurs in St. Louis, Missouri, with a period of performance through September 30, 2028.

The program supports the development, expansion, and strengthening of victim service programs for all victims of crime. Funding derives from competitive grants with set-asides from deposits into the Crime Victims Fund and may be awarded to states, local units of government, tribal communities, individuals, educational institutions, and private nonprofit organizations. The Women's Safe House, a tax-exempt nonprofit based in St. Louis, operates victim-centered, trauma-informed approaches to help survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking secure housing and achieve economic self-sufficiency.

Direct services will include intake, case management, shelter, victim advocacy, life skills training, employment assistance, transportation assistance, childcare, and other critical services.