Safe Futures, Inc.

Safe Futures, Inc., doing business as Women's Center Of Southeastern Connecticut, is a tax-exempt nonprofit organization that receives federal grants as a prime recipient to operate domestic violence shelter services and homelessness intervention programs in southeastern Connecticut, with 97% of its recent award footprint concentrated in Continuum of Care (CoC) program funding from the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Safe Futures operates emergency and transitional housing, permanent supportive housing, rapid rehousing, case management, job training, mental health and substance abuse treatment, and a nationally recognized Protect Our Pets (POP) initiative that provides pet-friendly shelter and support services to domestic violence survivors. The organization is recognized as Connecticut's first domestic violence service provider to accept shelter residents with pets across its seven housing programs. Recent grant awards include a $113,487 CoC Project Grant (CFDA 14.267) from HUD's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026, supporting rapid rehousing and trauma-informed services for homeless individuals and families in New London County; a $100,000 Project Grant (CFDA 16.582) from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime program, running through September 30, 2025, supporting the Protect Our Pets initiative through pet advocacy positions, veterinary services, and staff training on the link between domestic violence and pet abuse; and a Cooperative Agreement from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration on Children, Youth and Families awarded September 30, 2024 and running through September 29, 2026.

HUD's CoC program dominates Safe Futures' customer concentration, accounting for 27 of 31 total awards in the source data since 2007. The Department of Justice, through both the Office on Violence Against Women and the Victims of Crime program, and the Department of Health and Human Services together account for 3 awards. Safe Futures operates exclusively as a prime recipient rather than as a subcontractor; one grant sub-award appears in the portfolio—a sub-recipient role under Futures Without Violence on a Department of Justice Administration on Children, Youth and Families grant for the Strategies to Advance Greater Elder Safety 3.0: Pathways Project (STAGES Pathways), awarded April 28, 2025.

Activity has remained steady at two to three awards per year over the past five years, with $4.1 million in combined dollars obligated across all awards. Three awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months, representing the organization's near-term recompete exposure under the CoC program funding cycle.