TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM Transitional Housing Assistance Grant Program July December 2016 The Transitional Housing Program supports programs that provide transitional housing, short-term housing assistance, and related support services to victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and/or stalking, and their children and other dependents, for whom emergency shelter services or other crisis intervention services are unavailable or insufficient. 1,2 225 grantees reported this period. HOUSING Transitional Housing Program grantees provide housing units, which include program-owned units, program-rented units, and units paid for with voucher or rental assistance. 166 grantees reported using funds to support housing units (74% of all grantees reporting). Type of housing unit Number of units/vouchers Program owned Program rented Vouchers/subsidies Scattered 3 54 142 948 Clustered 4 305 64 37 Co-located with DV emergency shelter 51 14 N/A 1 This report contains selected data submitted by Transitional Housing Program grantees on a semi-annual progress report. 2 Throughout this document, the sum of percentages may not equal 100 due to rounding. 3 Individual housing units located throughout the community or service area. 4 Multiple housing units located in one building or in a complex.
VICTIM SERVICES Grantees provided an array of support services to 2,725 victims, 3,775 of their children, and 85 other dependents who were fleeing domestic/sexual violence, in order to locate, secure, and maintain permanent housing and economic stability. 189 grantees used funds for victim services (84% of all grantees reporting). Victims seeking services Victims Total Percentage Served 2,482 66% Partially served 243 6% Not served 1,021 27% Total seeking services 3,746 100% Victims, children, and other dependents not served or partially served due to lack of available housing: 853 victims; 1,043 children; and 4 dependents. Services to victims: Case management was provided to 2,378 victims (87% of all victims receiving services); Housing advocacy was provided to 1,535 (56%) victims; Material assistance was provided to 1,528 (56%) victims; Counseling/support groups were provided to 1,256 (46%) victims; Crisis intervention was provided to 1,255 (46%) victims; Financial counseling was provided to 1,225 (45%) victims; Other victim advocacy was provided to 1,170 (43%) victims; Employment counseling was provided to 908 (33%) victims; Transportation was provided to 908 (33%) victims; Civil legal advocacy/court accompaniment was provided to 440 (16%) victims; Education was provided to 313 (11%) victims; Translation and interpretation was provided to 253 (9%) victims; Job training was provided to 212 (8%) victims; Criminal justice advocacy/court accompaniment was provided to 180 (7%) victims; Civil legal assistance was provided to 156 (6%) victims; and Leadership development opportunities were provided to 121 (4%) victims. VAWA MEI, MUSKIE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC SERVICE 2
Victims receiving housing assistance: Rental subsidy/voucher: 964 Utilities: 602 Rental unit fees: 369 Household furnishings: 129 Relocation expenses: 33 Transitional housing nights of shelter: 1,032 victims received a total of 125,806 bed nights. Demographics of victims served Total % of those receiving services Race/ethnicity 5,6 White 1,141 43% Black or African American 768 29% Hispanic or Latino 541 20% American Indian and Alaska Native 163 6% Asian 117 4% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 28 1% Gender 5 Female 2,674 98% Male 45 2% Age 5 13-17 1 <1% 18-24 326 12% 25-59 2,303 85% 60+ 70 3% Other demographics 7 Rural 613 22% Disabilities 488 18% Limited English proficiency 429 16% Immigrants/refugees/asylum seekers 380 14% 5 Percentages are based on victims receiving services for whom this information was known. 6 Some victims may identify with more than one race/ethnicity, so the total number reported in race/ethnicity may be higher than the total number of victims served. 7 Because victims may be represented in more than one of these categories, or not at all, the total for this category may be higher or lower than the total number of victims served. VAWA MEI, MUSKIE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC SERVICE 3
Victims relationship to offender 8 Total % of those seeking services Spouse/intimate partner 2,366 83% Dating relationship 216 8% Other family/household member 184 6% Acquaintance 57 2% Stranger 35 1% SERVICES TO CHILDREN Services were provided to 3,775 children (75% of all children seeking services). Services to children: Case management was provided to 1,660 children (44% of all children receiving services); Material assistance was provided to 1,500 (40%) children; Children s activities were provided to 914 (24%) children; Other victim advocacy was provided to 889 (24%) children; Transportation was provided to 669 (18%) children; Crisis intervention was provided to 658 (17%) children; Child care was provided to 570 (15%) children; Counseling/support groups were provided to 528 (14%) children; Education was provided to 312 (8%) children; Translation and interpretation was provided to 73 (2%) children; and Leadership development opportunities were provided to 8 (<1%) children. Transitional housing nights of shelter: 1,485 children received a total of 177,852 bed nights. Children seeking services Victims Total % Served 3,516 70% Partially served 259 5% Not served 1,258 25% Total seeking services 5,033 100% 8 Victims may have been abused by more than one offender, so the total (when unknowns are included) may be higher than the total number of victims served. Percentages presented here are based on the total number of known relationships. VAWA MEI, MUSKIE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC SERVICE 4
Demographics of children served Total % of those receiving services Race/ethnicity 9,10 White 1,324 36% Black or African American 1,300 36% Hispanic or Latino 895 25% American Indian and Alaska Native 241 7% Asian 139 4% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 40 1% Gender 9 Female 1,901 51% Male 1,843 49% Age 9 0-6 1,790 48% 7-12 1,292 35% 13-17 649 17% Other demographics 11 Rural 845 22% Disabilities 245 6% Limited English proficiency 238 6% Immigrants/refugees/asylum seekers 156 4% SERVICES TO DEPENDENTS Services were provided to 85 dependents (94% of all dependents seeking services). Other dependents seeking services Victims Total % Served 80 89% Partially served 5 6% Not served 5 6% Total seeking services 90 100% 9 Percentages are based on victims receiving services for whom this information was known. 10 Some victims may identify with more than one race/ethnicity, so the total number reported in race/ethnicity may be higher than the total number of victims served. 11 Because victims may be represented in more than one of these categories, or not at all, the total for this category may be higher or lower than the total number of victims served. VAWA MEI, MUSKIE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC SERVICE 5
Services to other dependents: Case management was provided to 39 dependents (46% of all dependents receiving services); Material assistance was provided to 23 (27%) dependents; Crisis intervention was provided to 16 (19%) dependents; Other victim advocacy was provided to 11 (13%) dependents; Transportation was provided to 10 (12%) dependents; Counseling/support groups were provided to 4 (5%) dependents; and Translation and interpretation were provided to 1 (1%) dependent. Transitional housing nights of shelter: 38 other dependents received a total of 4,571 bed nights. Demographics of other dependents served Total % of those receiving services Race/ethnicity 12,13 White 29 35% Hispanic or Latino 27 33% Black or African American 18 22% Asian 8 10% American Indian and Alaska Native 2 2% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 2% Gender 12 Female 56 66% Male 29 34% Age 12 18-24 71 88% 25-59 9 11% 60+ 1 1% Other demographics 14 Rural 19 22% Immigrants/refugees/asylum seekers 7 8% Limited English proficiency 6 7% Disabilities 5 6% 12 Percentages are based on victims receiving services for whom this information was known. 13 Some victims may identify with more than one race/ethnicity, so the total number reported in race/ethnicity may be higher than the total number of victims served. 14 Because victims may be represented in more than one of these categories, or not at all, the total for this category may be higher or lower than the total number of victims served. VAWA MEI, MUSKIE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC SERVICE 6
Transitional housing and destination upon exit: 15 Permanent housing of choice: 420 Temporary housing with family or friends: 51 Transitional housing (other than grant-funded program): 14 Domestic violence emergency shelter: 6 Health care facility/substance abuse treatment program: 4 Homeless emergency shelter: 2 Incarceration/jail: 2 Victim perception of risk of violence upon exit: 16 Lower risk of violence: 410 Equal risk of violence: 20 Does not know: 19 Greater risk of violence: 8 Follow-up services: 154 grantees used funds for follow-up services (81% of all grantees reporting). 15 Does not include the 37 victims for whom the destination upon exit was reported as unknown/other. Total number of victims who exited from their transitional housing program was 536. 16 Does not include the 79 victims for whom perception of risk of violence upon exit is unknown. VAWA MEI, MUSKIE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC SERVICE 7
Most frequently reported follow-up support services 17 500 471 450 400 Victims Children Other dependents 350 300 250 200 150 241 219 203 197 193 150 184 176 100 50 0 77 71 63 42 39 12 8 1 7 0 4 0 17 Frequency determined by totaling all individuals receiving each follow-up service. VAWA MEI, MUSKIE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC SERVICE 8
STAFF Grant-funded staff provide direct services to victims, children, and other dependents, as well as program administration. 198 grantees used funds for staff (88% of all grantees reporting). 204 full-time equivalent (FTE) staff were funded this period. Funded staff positions 18 FTEs % of all funded staff Case manager 76 37% Program coordinator 35 17% Housing advocate 19 9% Transitional services advocate 16 8% Victim advocate 16 8% Administrator 15 7% Counselor 8 4% Child care worker 5 2% Support staff 5 2% Facilities/operations staff 4 2% Child advocate/counselor 3 1% Driver/transportation provider 1 <1% Legal advocate 1 <1% 18 Categories are rounded to the nearest whole number and only categories with at least one FTE after rounding are included. VAWA MEI, MUSKIE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC SERVICE 9