Hope house, a nonprofit domestic violence agency, is expanding and strengthening the agencys 24-hour crisis hotline program to increase access to victim services and better address the needs of…

The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime awarded Hope House, Inc. $500,000 on October 1, 2025, under the Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants program (CFDA 16.582) to expand and strengthen the organization's 24-hour crisis hotline serving victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking in eastern Jackson County, Missouri.

Hope House operates the crisis hotline to provide immediate crisis intervention and emotional support to victims. Hotline operators conduct safety assessments, develop safety plans, and connect callers to Hope House services including emergency shelter, therapy, case management, and civil legal assistance. The program extends information and resource navigation to all callers regardless of service utilization.

Hope House, Inc., a tax-exempt nonprofit organization headquartered in Lee's Summit, Missouri, has 40 years of experience delivering victim-centered services and transitional housing throughout the Kansas City metropolitan area and surrounding Missouri counties. Performance occurs in Lee's Summit, Missouri. The award period runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. The assistance type is a project grant.

Hope house, a nonprofit domestic violence agency, is expanding and strengthening the agencys 24-hour crisis hotline program to increase access to victim services and better address the needs of victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking in eastern jackson county, missouri. Hope houses crisis hotline provides immediate, life-saving crisis intervention and emotional support to victims. Hotline operators provide safety planning, information, and resources to all callers. Operators listen to the caller, assess their current needs, and offer information about available hope house services and how to access those services. Services will include safety planning; safe shelter; scheduling follow up appointments with staff; and adding callers to waitlists for therapy, case management, and civil legal services.