Hogar Ruth Inc.

Hogar Ruth Inc., a tax-exempt nonprofit domestic shelter organization based in Vega Alta, Puerto Rico, operates as a federal grant recipient delivering culturally and linguistically specific housing and supportive services to Hispanic and Spanish-speaking victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and related crimes across northern, coastal, and rural regions of Puerto Rico. The organization acts primarily as a prime grant recipient (74% of recent awards) and secondarily as a sub-recipient on Puerto Rico Department of Justice and other state-level grants.

Hogar Ruth's federal grant portfolio concentrates on two grantor agencies. The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development accounts for 16 awards under the Continuum of Care Program (CFDA 14.267), which funds the establishment and operation of permanent supportive housing, rapid rehousing, transitional housing, and supportive services. The Department of Justice contributes four awards from the Office on Violence Against Women — a $495,000 Sexual Assault Services Culturally Specific Program grant (CFDA 16.023) running through September 2027 and a $575,000 Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program grant (CFDA 16.016) running through September 2026 — and four awards from the Victims of Crime office, including a $200,000 Crime Victim Assistance / Discretionary Grants award (CFDA 16.582) for medical costs, housing assistance, transportation, employment training, and emergency relocation services to survivors of gender-based violence. Recent CoC Program awards total $439,800 (January 2026 through December 2026), $421,119 (August 2025 through July 2026), and $423,563 (January 2025 through December 2025). The organization also holds a sub-recipient relationship with the Puerto Rico Department of Justice, receiving pass-through awards for women and children's shelter services and direct shelter services for victims of crime.

Activity increased sharply from a single award in 2022 to six in 2023, before moderating to five annually in 2024 and 2025, with one award recorded in 2026. Combined dollars obligated across all awards total $12.6 million. Two awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months. The source notes that Hogar Ruth has received over $2.4 million in recent years from HUD's Continuum of Care Program and the Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women combined. Services delivered include 24-hour crisis hotlines, case management, crisis intervention, legal advocacy, emergency relocation assistance, counseling, support groups, and housing acquisition or rehabilitation activities. The organization also partners with Coordinadora Paz Para Las Mujeres, Inc. and Instituto de Deficiencias en el Desarrollo on Department of Justice grants to enhance access to services for underserved Hispanic communities.