The purpose of the Transitional Housing (XH) Program will be to create and/or enhance transitional housing for crime victims. The Program will support transitional housing, short-term housing assistance, and supportive services, including follow-up services that move victims of crime into permanent housing. Successful transitional housing programs provide a range of optional supportive services and let victims choose the course that best fits their needs.
Subrecipients may choose a specific victim population (e.g., domestic violence victims, youth victims, human trafficking victims, elder abuse victims, other crime/population-specific victims). A minimum of four projects that serve homeless youth victims will be selected for funding.
Programs must have the following components:
- Transitional Housing and Short Term Housing Assistance - Subrecipients must offer transitional housing and short-term housing assistance for a period of between 12 and 24 months. Victims of crime must either reside in a transitional housing unit or receive short-term housing assistance in order to receive supportive services, with the exception of follow-up services to a survivor who has recently exited the Program.
- Supportive Services - Subrecipients must offer supportive services, while victims of crime participate in the XH Program. Supportive services may include locating and securing permanent housing, securing employment, legal assistance, transportation, counseling, childcare services, case management, and other assistance.
- Participation in Services - Subrecipients cannot require participation in supportive services in order for victims of crime to have access to transitional housing. Subrecipients may not impose restrictive conditions in order to receive services.
- Follow-up Services - Subrecipients must provide follow-up supportive services for a minimum of three months after a victim has secured permanent housing. Follow-up services should be limited to: advocacy, support groups, case management, minimal financial assistance (e.g., security deposits, first month's rent, or childcare) when a survivor is establishing permanent housing.
- Community Collaboration - Subrecipients must collaborate with at least one organization to expand the scope of services available to victims. Working together with victim service providers, housing and homelessness organizations, job training organizations, legal services agencies, underserved population specific organizations, etc. will assist in providing a broad range of supportive services that promote selfsufficiency and economic independence for victims of crime.
- Accessibility of Services - Subrecipients must address the barriers victims experience when accessing transitional housing and supportive services, including lack of knowledge about resources, language barriers, social and cultural challenges, and accessibility for victims of crime with disabilities.