The Umbrella Inc

HEALING TOGETHER

THE GRANTS TO PREVENT AND RESPOND TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, STALKING, AND SEX TRAFFICKING AGAINST CHILDREN AND YOUTH PROGRAM SUPPORTS COMPREHENSIVE, COMMUNITY-BASED PROJECTS THAT DEVELOP OR EXPAND PREVENTION, INTERVENTION, TREATMENT, AND RESPONSE STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH IMPACTED BY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, STALKING, AND SEX TRAFFICKING, INCLUDING SUPPORT FOR THEIR NON-ABUSING PARENTS, CAREGIVERS, AND LEGAL GUARDIANS. WITH THIS FUNDING, UMBRELLA, INC., WILL CONTINUE TOIMPLEMENT THE UMBRELLA PREVENTION AND RESPONSE PROJECTAND PROVIDE SERVICES TOCHILDREN AND YOUTH AGED 11-18 IN NORTHEAST KINGDOM, VERMONT. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NORTHEAST KINGDOM COMMUNITY ACTION AND NORTHEAST KINGDOM YOUTH SERVICES, CALEDONIA SIU, THE COMMUNITY RESTORATIVE JUSTICE CENTER, ORLEANS COUNTY RESTORATIVE JUSTICE CENTER, ST. JOHNSBURY SCHOOL, LAKE REGION UNION HIGH SCHOOL, NORTH COUNTRY UNION HIGH SCHOOL, ST. JOHNSBURY ACADEMY, ORLEANS COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, AND NORTHEASTERN VERMONT REGIONAL HOSPITAL, UMBRELLA, INC.WILL: 1) MAINTAIN AND CREATE ACCESS TO RESOURCES FOR YOUTH SURVIVORS THAT ARE SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR THEIR UNIQUE NEEDS; 2) IMPLEMENT A MULTI-PRONGED COMMUNITY WIDE PREVENTION APPROACH; AND 3) STRIVE TO EMPOWER YOUTH TO WORK TOWARD PREVENTION THROUGH COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP INITIATIVES. THE PROJECT WILL ADDRESS OVW PRIORITY AREA 4BY PARTNERING WITH ENTITIES SUCH AS THE VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND ESTABLISHING THE NEK ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT TO PROVIDE WRAP AROUND SERVICES TO HOMELESS, RUNAWAY, FOSTER CARE, AND EMANCIPATED YOUTH VICTIMS. THE PROJECT PERIOD FOR THIS AWARD IS 36 MONTHS.

THE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE GRANTS FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING PROGRAM (TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM) IS AUTHORIZED BY 34 U.S.C. § 12351. THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE AID TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING WHO ARE HOMELESS, OR IN NEED OF TRANSITIONAL HOUSING OR OTHER HOUSING ASSISTANCE, AS A RESULT OF THEIR VICTIMIZATION, AND FOR WHOM EMERGENCY SHELTER SERVICES OR OTHER CRISIS INTERVENTION SERVICES ARE UNAVAILABLE OR INSUFFICIENT. A HOMELESS INDIVIDUAL IS ONE WHO LACKS A FIXED, REGULAR, AND ADEQUATE NIGHTTIME RESIDENCE, AND INCLUDES AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS SHARING THE HOUSING OF OTHER PERSONS DUE TO LOSS OF HOUSING, ECONOMIC HARDSHIP, OR A SIMILAR REASON. THE PROGRAM SUPPORTS HOLISTIC, SURVIVOR-CENTERED APPROACHES TO PROVIDING TRANSITIONAL HOUSING AND SUPPORT SERVICES THAT MOVE INDIVIDUALS INTO PERMANENT HOUSING AND HELP THEM SECURE EMPLOYMENT AND INTEGRATE INTO A COMMUNITY. PROJECTS MUST PROVIDE: 1) TRANSITIONAL HOUSING AND 2) SUPPORT SERVICES (TO INCLUDE FOLLOW-UP SERVICES) TO SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, OR STALKING. TRANSITIONAL HOUSING MODELS INCLUDE: COMMUNAL/SHARED FAMILY LIVING SPACES, CLUSTERED/INDIVIDUAL FAMILY CO-LOCATED SPACES AND SCATTERED SITE/INDIVIDUAL FAMILY SPACES INDEPENDENTLY LOCATED. PROJECTS MUST OFFER A MINIMUM OF SIX MONTHS AND MAXIMUM 24 MONTHS OF HOUSING ASSISTANCE. SUPPORT SERVICES CAN BE A WIDE RANGE OF SURVIVOR-CENTERED VOLUNTARY SERVICES FOCUSED ON EMPOWERING SURVIVORS AND ADDRESSING THE UNIQUE CHALLENGES FACED BY UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS BECAUSE OF GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION, RELIGION, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY, RACE, ETHNICITY AND SPECIAL NEEDS (SUCH AS LANGUAGE BARRIERS, DISABILITIES, ALIENAGE STATUS, OR AGE). EXAMPLES OF SURVIVOR-CENTERED VOLUNTARY SUPPORT SERVICES INCLUDE: RENTAL AND UTILITY ASSISTANCE, CASE MANAGEMENT, SAFETY PLANNING, CHILDCARE, TRANSPORTATION, CAREER COUNSELING, FINANCIAL AND CREDIT COUNSELING, SUPPORT GROUPS, INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING, JOB TRAINING, EDUCATION ATTAINMENT, LIMITED LEGAL ASSISTANCE (REGARDING HOUSING, PROTECTION ORDERS, AND LIMITED IMMIGRATION MATTERS THAT AFFECT A VICTIM’S ABILITY TO OBTAIN HOUSING), AND OTHER ASSISTANCE. PROJECTS ARE REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN A COMPENSATED PARTNERSHIP IN THE COMMUNITY TO ENSURE CONSISTENT QUALITY OF SERVICE. ONCE PERMANENT HOUSING IS SECURED, SURVIVOR-CENTERED VOLUNTARY FOLLOW-UP SERVICES ARE OFFERED TO SURVIVORS FOR A MINIMUM OF THREE MONTHS AND A MAXIMUM OF 12 MONTHS.

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UMBRELLA'S TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROJECT

TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

UMBRELLA'S HEALING TOGETHER PROJECT - THE PROGRAM EXPANDS THE CAPACITY OF FAMILY VIOLENCE, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, AND DATING VIOLENCE SERVICE PROGRAMS AND COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS TO PREVENT FUTURE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE BY ADDRESSING, IN AN APPROPRIATE MANNER, THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN EXPOSED TO FAMILY VIOLENCE, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, OR DATING VIOLENCE. REQUIRED ACTIVITIES INCLUDE DIRECT COUNSELING FOR SURVIVORS AND THEIR CHILDREN; SERVICES THAT ARE DEVELOPMENTALLY AND AGE APPROPRIATE; ADVOCACY FOR SURVIVORS, INCLUDING COORDINATING SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM; SERVICES FOR NON-ABUSING PARENTS TO SUPPORT THEIR ROLES AS CAREGIVERS; AND SERVICES THAT WORK WITH THE NON-ABUSING PARENT AND CHILD TOGETHER WHERE APPROPRIATE.

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