Steps to End Domestic Violence (formerly women Helping Battered Women)
www.stepsvt.org
The transitional housing program at Steps to End Domestic Violence (Steps) is a key example of how the organization operates. It began as a collaborative effort of the Vermont Department of Children and Families Economic Services Division, the City of Burlington’s Housing Authority (BHA) and Steps. It was based on a simple plan to provide victims of domestic violence quicker access to public housing subsidies so that they could move directly from violent homes into safe transitional housing- avoiding the trauma and costs of overlong stays in emergency shelters. This solution simultaneously eased suffering, streamlined services and saved money. Housing services is one aspect of Steps' broad based advocacy programs, all operating in partnership with other governmental and NGO services, that help survivors of domestic violence to meet their goal of safety and self-sufficiency.
Pennywise funds help support this innovative, collaborative and cost-saving programming.
The transitional housing program at Steps to End Domestic Violence (Steps) is a key example of how the organization operates. It began as a collaborative effort of the Vermont Department of Children and Families Economic Services Division, the City of Burlington’s Housing Authority (BHA) and Steps. It was based on a simple plan to provide victims of domestic violence quicker access to public housing subsidies so that they could move directly from violent homes into safe transitional housing- avoiding the trauma and costs of overlong stays in emergency shelters. This solution simultaneously eased suffering, streamlined services and saved money. Housing services is one aspect of Steps' broad based advocacy programs, all operating in partnership with other governmental and NGO services, that help survivors of domestic violence to meet their goal of safety and self-sufficiency.
Pennywise funds help support this innovative, collaborative and cost-saving programming.
