Safehaven Of Tarrant County

Safehaven Of Tarrant County, doing business as Domestic Violence, is a tax-exempt nonprofit organization based in Arlington, Texas that provides emergency shelter, transitional housing, rapid rehousing, and supportive services to survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. The organization operates as a federal grant recipient (47% prime recipient, 53% sub-recipient) with no federal contracting activity; its federal footprint consists entirely of grant awards and sub-awards from HUD, the Department of Justice, and the Department of Health and Human Services.

Safehaven's customer base is heavily concentrated in housing and victim services grantor agencies. The top four funding agencies account for 54% of recent awards, led by the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development (21 awards under the Continuum of Care Program, CFDA 14.267), the Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (8 awards, primarily under the Transitional Housing Assistance Grants for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program, CFDA 16.736), the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (5 awards), and the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime (3 awards). Recent prime grant work includes a $666,931 Continuum of Care Program project grant from HUD effective August 1, 2025, through July 31, 2026, a $578,587 CoC Program grant from HUD covering August 1, 2024, through July 31, 2025, and a $500,000 three-year Transitional Housing Assistance Grants award from DOJ's Office on Violence Against Women effective October 1, 2023, supporting 60 scattered-site transitional housing units. In its sub-recipient role, Safehaven delivers shelter services, rapid rehousing, and domestic violence supportive services as a sub-grantee of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission and the Texas Governor's Office, including Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG) sub-awards for emergency shelter operations and rapid rehousing programs serving homeless women and children.

The organization has received grants consistently since at least 2021, with six awards in 2022 and 2023, seven in 2024, and four in 2025, for a combined obligated value of $18.1 million across 70 total awards. Safehaven's service portfolio centers on case management, safety planning, financial and career counseling, job training, housing advocacy, rental assistance, legal support, and follow-up assistance for survivors experiencing homelessness or housing instability. Collaboration with regional partners including the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, the City of Arlington, Tarrant County, and nonprofit partners such as the Women's Center shapes service delivery across the Arlington, Texas area and, under some state pass-through grants, Tarrant County at large.