Ywca Missoula

THE GRANTS TO SUPPORT FAMILIES IN THE JUSTICE SYSTEM PROGRAM (REFERRED TO AS THE JUSTICE FOR FAMILIES PROGRAM) WAS AUTHORIZED IN THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2013 TO IMPROVE THE RESPONSE OF THE CIVIL AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM TO FAMILIES WITH A HISTORY OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING, OR IN CASES INVOLVING ALLEGATIONS OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE. THE PROGRAM SUPPORTS THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES FOR IMPROVING THE CAPACITY OF COURTS AND COMMUNITIES TO RESPOND TO FAMILIES AFFECTED BY THE TARGETED CRIMES: COURT-BASED AND COURT-RELATED PROGRAMS; SUPERVISED VISITATION AND SAFE EXCHANGE BY AND BETWEEN PARENTS; TRAINING FOR PEOPLE WHO WORK WITH FAMILIES IN THE COURT SYSTEM; CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES; AND THE PROVISION OF RESOURCES IN JUVENILE COURT MATTERS. PROJECTS SUPPORTED BY THE JUSTICE FOR FAMILIES PROGRAM ARE THOSE THAT FOCUS ON KEEPING VICTIMS AND THEIR CHILDREN SAFE FROM FURTHER ABUSE AND HOLDING OFFENDERS ACCOUNTABLE. THROUGH THIS CONTINUATION JUSTICE FOR FAMILIES PROJECT, YWCA MISSOULA, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH RIES LAW GROUP, THE ALEXANDER BLEWETT SCHOOL OF LAW AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA, AND THE MISSOULA COUNTY JUSTICE COURT, WILL IMPLEMENT A COMPREHENSIVE PROJECT ADDRESSING THE FOLLOWING PURPOSE AREAS: 1) SUPERVISED VISITATION AND SAFE EXCHANGE SERVICES; 5) COURT AND COURT-BASED PROGRAMS AND SERVICES; AND 6) CIVIL LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR FOUR ADJACENT COUNTIES IN WESTERN MONTANA. THE PROJECT WILL ADDRESS PRIORITY AREA 3: UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES FOCUSING ON LOW-INCOME AND AMERICAN INDIAN FAMILIES. SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE: 1) PROVIDING SEVEN PART-TIME POSITIONS TO FACILITATE SUPERVISED VISITATION AND EXCHANGE; 2) PROVIDING A .53 FTE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COURT COORDINATOR TO FACILITATE PARTNER AGENCY COORDINATION AND PROMOTE VICTIM SAFETY BY EXPEDITING THE COURT PROCESS; AND 3) UTILIZING UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA SCHOOL OF LAW STUDENTS AT YWCA MISSOULAS LEGAL CLINIC WITH SUPERVISION BY A PRIVATE LAW FIRM SPECIALIZING IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING.

STANDARD PROJECT: JUSTICE FOR MISSOULA AREA FAMILIES

PURPOSE: THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY-WIDE COMMITMENT TO THE GOAL OF ENDING HOMELESSNESS; PROVIDE FUNDING FOR EFFORTS BY NONPROFIT PROVIDERS, STATES, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO QUICKLY HOUSE HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHILE MINIMIZING THE TRAUMA AND DISLOCATION CAUSED TO HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES BY HOMELESSNESS; PROMOTE ACCESS TO AND EFFECTIVE UTILIZATION OF MAINSTREAM PROGRAMS BY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES; AND OPTIMIZE SELF-SUFFICIENCY AMONG INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. THE MOST RECENT COC AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT LISTING AWARDS BY STATE AND COC IS ACCESSIBLE AT HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/COMM_PLANNING/COC/AWARDS. SELECT THE LINK UNDER THE FUNDING AND AWARD INFORMATION SECTION FOR THE APPROPRIATE FISCAL YEAR.; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM FUNDS MAY BE USED TO PAY FOR THE ELIGIBLE COSTS USED TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE PROJECTS UNDER FIVE PROGRAM COMPONENTS: (1) PERMANENT HOUSING, WHICH INCLUDES PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, AND RAPID REHOUSING; (2) TRANSITIONAL HOUSING; (3) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES ONLY; (4) HOMELESS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS (HMIS), AND (5) IN SOME CASES, HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION. THIRTEEN TYPES OF ASSISTANCE MAY BE PROVIDED THROUGH THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) PROGRAM: (1) COC PLANNING ACTIVITIES/COSTS FOR DESIGNING AND CARRYING OUT A COLLABORATIVE PROCESS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN APPLICATION TO HUD; (2) UNITED FUNDING AGENCY (UFA) COSTS FOR FISCAL CONTROL AND ACCOUNTING NECESSARY TO ASSURE THE PROPER DISBURSAL OF, AND ACCOUNTING FOR, FEDERAL FUNDS AWARDED TO SUBRECIPIENTS UNDER THE CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM, (3) ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY (INCLUDING STRUCTURES) FOR USE IN THE PROVISION OF HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (4) REHABILITATION OF STRUCTURES TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (5) NEW CONSTRUCTION, INCLUDING THE BUILDING OF A NEW STRUCTURE OR BUILDING AN ADDITION TO AN EXISTING STRUCTURE FOR USE AS SUPPORTIVE HOUSING; (6) LEASING OF A STRUCTURE OR STRUCTURES, OR PORTIONS THEREOF, TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (7) RENTAL ASSISTANCE, WHICH MAY BE SHORT-TERM, MEDIUM-TERM, OR LONG-TERM, AS WELL AS TENANT-BASED, PROJECT-BASED, OR SPONSOR-BASED, FOR TRANSITIONAL OR PERMANENT HOUSING; (8) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO ASSIST PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN HOUSING; (9) OPERATING COSTS OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING; (10) COSTS OF IMPLEMENTING AND OPERATING HMIS; (11) PROJECT ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS; (12) RELOCATION COSTS; AND (13) INDIRECT COSTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2 CFR PARTS 200, AS APPLICABLE. IN ADDITION TO USING GRANT FUNDS FOR THE ELIGIBLE COSTS DESCRIBED ABOVE, RECIPIENTS AND SUBRECIPIENTS IN CONTINUUMS OF CARE DESIGNATED AS HIGH PERFORMING COMMUNITIES MAY ALSO USE GRANT FUNDS TO PROVIDE HOUSING RELOCATION AND STABILIZATION SERVICES AND SHORT- AND/OR MEDIUM-TERM RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS AS SET FORTH IN 24 CFR 576.103 AND 24 CFR 576.104, IF NECESSARY TO PREVENT THE INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY FROM BECOMING HOMELESS. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS: NO ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER PROGRAM (OR ANY STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNDS USED TO SUPPLEMENT THIS ASSISTANCE) MAY BE USED TO REPLACE STATE OR LOCAL FUNDS PREVIOUSLY USED, OR DESIGNATED FOR USE, TO ASSIST HOMELESS PERSONS OR PERSONS AT-RISK OF HOMELESSNESS.; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: DECREASE IN THE NUMBER INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, MORE SPECIFICALLY USING PERFORMANCE INDICATORS SUCH AS THE LENGTH OF TIME HOMELESS, RETURNS TO HOMELESSNESS OVER TIME, AND EXITS TO PERMANENT HOUSING. COC PERFORMANCE PROFILE REPORTS CAN BE FOUND AT HTTPS://WWW.HUDEXCHANGE.INFO/PROGRAMS/COC/COC-PERFORMANCE-PROFILE-REPORTS/.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD.

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

THE YWCA ADAS PLACE PROGRAM

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM

OVW TRANSITIONAL HOUSING GRANT PROGRAM

SUMMARIZE PROPOSED PROJECT: THE OVERARCHING GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO INCREASE ACCESS TO SAFE AND DIGNIFIED SHELTER THAT ALLOWS SURVIVORS TO STAY WITH THEIR PETS. PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT: THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO INCREASE ACCESS TO SHELTER FOR SURVIVORS WITH THEIR COMPANION ANIMALS. PRIMARY ACTIVITIES: THE PRIMARY ACTIVITIES DESCRIBED IN THIS PROPOSAL INCLUDE PET-FRIENDLY MODIFICATIONS TO YWCA MISSOULA’S DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER SUCH AS INSTALLING NON-POROUS FLOORING IN SLEEPING ROOMS AND CREATING AN OUTDOOR EXERCISE SPACE. THESE ACTIVITIES WILL BE SUPPORTED BY EXISTING AND NEW STAFF, INCLUDING AN ADVOCATE/PET SPECIALIST LEAD, AND THROUGH DEEPENING OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF WESTERN MONTANA. EXPECTED OUTCOMES: THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES OF THIS PROJECT ARE CREATING ACCESS TO EMERGENCY SHELTER FOR SURVIVORS AND THEIR PETS THAT CAN KEEP THEM TOGETHER. IN THIS WAY, SURVIVORS WITH PETS WILL HAVE ACCESS TO COMPREHENSIVE TRAUMA-INFORMED SERVICES NEEDED TO REBUILD THEIR LIVES AFTER CRISIS AND ACHIEVE SAFE AND STABLE HOUSING. THIS PROJECT WILL ALSO SUPPORT DELIVERY OF OTHER SERVICES TO PETS AS NEEDED, AND A DEEPENING OF OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE WESTERN MONTANA HUMANE SOCIETY THAT WILL LEAD TO BETTER TRAINING FOR YWCA MISSOULA STAFF AND COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS. BY PROVIDING THESE SERVICES AT THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER IN THE MEADOWLARK, WE ARE ADDRESSING A GAP IN SERVICES BY OFFERING SUPPORT SERVICES IN A MANNER THAT ALLOWS SURVIVORS WITH PETS TO FLEE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND ENTER SAFE SHELTER.  SERVICE AREA: THE WIDE SWATH OF OUR SERVICE AREA COVERS MORE THAN 7,000 SQUARE MILES AND ENCOMPASSES URBAN, RURAL, TRIBAL AND FRONTIER COMMUNITIES. OUR SERVICE AREA INCLUDES MISSOULA, MINERAL, GRANITE, AND PORTIONS OF LAKE, RAVALLI, AND GLACIER COUNTIES. BOTH THE FLATHEAD AND THE BLACKFEET INDIAN RESERVATIONS ARE ALSO LOCATED WITHIN OUR SERVICE AREA. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: PROJECT BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND THEIR COMPANION ANIMALS FROM WITHIN OUR SERVICE AREA. THIS POPULATION IS LARGELY COMPRISED OF LOW-INCOME WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN. THE BIPOC COMMUNITY IS OVER-REPRESENTED IN THIS POPULATION. THIS POPULATION ALSO FACES ADDITIONAL BARRIERS DUE TO A SEVERE LACK OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AND HIGH RATES OF POVERTY AND CRIME.