Clackamas Women's Services

Clackamas Women's Services, a tax-exempt nonprofit domestic shelter based in Oregon City, Oregon, receives federal grant funding as a prime recipient to deliver comprehensive emergency shelter, transitional housing, rapid rehousing, and trauma-informed supportive services to survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, dating violence, human trafficking, and homeless individuals and families. The organization operates across multiple federal grant programs and acts as both a prime grant recipient (70% of awards) and a sub-recipient (30% of awards) on state and county-administered federal funding.

Clackamas Women's Services concentrates almost exclusively in the HUD Continuum of Care (CoC) Program (CFDA 14.267) and the Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women and Office for Victims of Crime grant portfolios. The top customer agencies account for 92% of the organization's award count: the HUD Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development holds 44 awards; the DOJ Office on Violence Against Women holds 21 awards; and the DOJ Office for Victims of Crime holds 16 awards. Recent prime grants include a $422,219 HUD CoC award (October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026) focused on permanent housing and rapid rehousing for domestic violence survivors; a $600,000 DOJ Transitional Housing Assistance Grant for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking (CFDA 16.736) carrying a three-year completion date of September 30, 2026 and providing 13 scattered-site transitional housing units with trauma-informed support services; a $500,000 DOJ Office for Victims of Crime award (October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2027) for the Safe Pets Program, which expands emergency shelter and transitional housing capacity for domestic violence and sexual assault survivors who bring companion animals; and a Legal Assistance for Victims (LAV) grant (CFDA 16.524) running through September 30, 2026, providing civil and criminal legal assistance to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking survivors.

In its sub-recipient role, Clackamas Women's Services receives funding from the Oregon Department of Justice, Oregon Health Authority, Oregon Department of Human Services, and Clackamas County for community-based victim advocacy, youth services, sexual assault support, and emergency financial assistance. The organization delivers co-located advocacy and case management through the A Safe Place Family Justice Center and collaborates with subrecipients and partner organizations including Safety Compass, Northwest Family Services Casa Esperanza, Bridges Oregon, and Disability Rights Oregon to expand service delivery and accessibility for underserved populations, particularly the Latinx community in Clackamas County.

Activity has grown steadily year over year from 8 awards in 2022 to 16 in 2024, with 11 awards in 2025 and modest recent activity. Eight awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, creating recompete exposure on multiple HUD CoC and DOJ violence-against-women grant vehicles. Combined federal dollars obligated across all awards total $22.9 million across 92 awards since 2007. The organization's federal footprint is deeply specialized in victim services and homelessness-prevention grant work, with no contracting presence and no participation in contract vehicles or commercial set-asides.