Center For Woman And Children In Crisis Inc.

Center For Woman And Children In Crisis Inc., doing business as The Refuge Utah, operates as a federal grant recipient providing transitional housing, rapid rehousing, homelessness prevention, and supportive services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and homelessness in Utah. The organization is a tax-exempt nonprofit based in Orem (with administrative presence in Provo), Utah, competing as a prime grant recipient (69% of recent awards) and as a sub-recipient on pass-through awards from state agencies.

The Refuge Utah's customer concentration is heavily weighted toward HUD's Continuum of Care Program and federal violence-against-women funding streams. The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development dominates the portfolio with 30 awards (out of 50 total; 98% coverage), followed by the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women (10 awards) and the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime division (8 awards). The organization also receives funding from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (2 awards). Recent HUD Continuum of Care grants include $201,057 (July 2026 award, completing June 2027) and $162,400 (July 2026 award, completing June 2027) for transitional housing and supportive services in Orem, Utah. A $289,594 Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women Transitional Housing Assistance grant (awarded October 2024, completing September 2027) funds eight clustered-site residences for survivors and their families, with services focused on economic justice and underserved populations including people of color and people with limited English proficiency.

The Refuge Utah's sub-recipient footprint routes through the State of Utah's Office for Victims of Crime and the Utah Department of Workforce Services, channeling TANF family housing assistance and violence-victim services. The organization collaborates with Flourish Therapy, Centro Hispano, Ability 1st Utah, and Utah Valley University's Women's Success Center to deliver holistic, survivor-centered approaches. Activity across the portfolio shows steady growth from three awards in 2022 to eight in 2025, with six awards year-to-date in 2026. Only three awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, indicating a mature, stable funding posture with minimal near-term recompete pressure. Combined federal dollars obligated across all awards total $12.2 million over the award history in the source data.