Emergency Services for Domestic Violence Victims in Central Connecticut Prudence Crandall Center, Transitional Housing

The Rose Hill Supportive Housing Program serves homeless women and women with children with a history of domestic violence. This program includes specialized services to help women and their children regain their independence. It is the only facility of its kind in the country.

The project consists of

	8 units of transitional housing
	10 units of permanent supportive housing
	Counseling, support groups, classroom instruction, common space, outdoor facilities and 24 hour security.

Prudence Crandall Center's Rose Hill Campus offers women several housing options and the flexibility to work with individuals whatever their needs. Not all victims of domestic violence need shelter, transitional living or supportive housing, but for those who do our Rose Hill Campus is critical to empowering them with the skills to help end the cycle of abuse.

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Women with custody of their children tend to have more difficulty leaving violent situations because of the struggle to find adequate housing. The few women who do find adequate housing generally lack the supportive services to improve their situations and work towards independent living, often cycling back and forth between the abuser, an emergency shelter, and adequate housing.

The Rose Hill Supportive Housing Program will interrupt this cycle and insure that residents have access not only to safe housing, but also support services to assist them in developing the skills and resources for independent living.

Transitional Living Program

The transitional living program is one option for clients after they have completed their 60-day shelter stay. Due to the lack of affordable housing, once women have resided in our shelter for 60 days they often have no place to go. This can result in them being forced to stay with a friend, going to a homeless shelter or even worse, returning to the abuser. Having a TLP will help to insure that women and their children have access to safe housing after they leave the shelter.

The transitional living program is made up of individual apartments. Women are required to have some type of income and are required to pay rent based on their income level. Although they have their own apartments they are required to participate in services including case management, support groups and tenant meetings. There are set rules that all residents must abide by. Each adult has an action plan and works with staff to accomplished specified goals. Clients can reside in the TLP for up to two years, during which time they can pursue an education or steady employment. In the TLP women and their children have access to ongoing services that are critical when building a new life.

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Permanent Supportive Housing

The permanent supportive housing component of the program is structured much like the transitional living component, but with no time limit. This housing is open to women and children who have a history of domestic violence as well as some type of disability. Residents hold leases for their units and are required to abide by the rules. They have access to ongoing services, but do not have rigorous attendance requirements.

The Center’s counseling and support group space for residents of the housing program as well as members of the community and the Center’s administrative office space are also located at Rose Hill. The additional space not only allows us to add the supportive housing program, but also adds additional programs that are helpful to the clients we serve. We hope to offer job skills training to the women we serve by partnering with the Connecticut Department of Labor and other similar resources. This is a critical component in helping women become self-sufficient and in building a life free of violence. We are in the process of partnering with other local non-profits about the possibility of providing onsite childcare, substance abuse services and mental health care to our clients.

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Counseling and Support

The Center’s counseling and support group space for residents of the housing program as well as members of the community and the Center’s administrative office space is also be located at Rose Hill. The additional space not only allows us to add the supportive housing program, but also to add additional programs that are helpful to the clients we serve.

We hope to offer job skills training to the women we serve by partnering with the Connecticut Department of Labor and other similar resources. This is a critical component in helping women become self-sufficient and in building a life free of violence. We are in the process of partnering with other local non-profits about the possibility of providing onsite childcare, substance abuse services and mental health care to our clients.

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