Peace At Home Family Shelter Inc.

Peace At Home Family Shelter Inc., a tax-exempt nonprofit organization based in Fayetteville, Arkansas, operates as a federal grant recipient providing transitional housing, emergency shelter, legal services, and victim support programming for survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. The organization holds eleven prime federal grants and five sub-grant awards totaling $6 million in combined obligated dollars across a four-agency customer base, with 69% of recent activity anchored to direct prime grants from the Department of Justice.

The organization's federal footprint concentrates heavily in victim services and homelessness prevention programming. The Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women is the dominant customer by award count (7 awards), followed by the Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime office (4 awards), the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development (3 awards), and the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (1 award). Together these agencies account for 94% of Peace At Home's recent awards.

Peace At Home holds three active prime project grants under the Office on Violence Against Women: a $550,000 Transitional Housing Assistance Grants award running from October 2024 through September 2027 to operate 17 scattered-site transitional housing units and comprehensive support services including rental assistance, case management, safety planning, career counseling, and housing advocacy; and a Legal Assistance for Victims grant running from October 2023 through September 2026 providing legal representation for family law cases, orders of protection, U-visa application support, and safety planning to survivors in Northwest Arkansas. A third award from the Victims of Crime office, running from October 2022 through September 2025, funds a pet sheltering and support program addressing gaps in safe housing for survivors with companion animals, including veterinary care coordination, pet boarding assistance, and community education on the link between domestic violence and animal abuse. Peace At Home also holds a Continuum of Care program grant from HUD's Community Planning and Development office for permanent supportive housing, rapid rehousing, transitional housing, and supportive services targeting individuals and families experiencing homelessness.

Peace At Home receives five sub-grants from the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration, the most recent awarded in November 2025 under Fiscal Year 2025 Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA) and Fiscal Year 2024 Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) funding streams. Additional sub-grant awards support emergency and supportive services for domestic violence victims in Northwest Arkansas. Activity has held steady at two to three awards per year over the past five years, with 2025 showing three awards to date; no awards face completion in the next twelve months. The organization collaborates with community partners including Credit Counseling of Arkansas and Dress for Success Northwest Arkansas to deliver holistic, victim-centered services.