In 2015, The District Alliance for Safe Housing (DASH) was awarded a multi-year grant from the Department of Justice, Office of Violence Against Women to launch a national program, The National Alliance for Safe Housing (NASH), to provide greater access to safe housing for victims of domestic and sexual violence.
NASH’s goal is to ensure that survivors of domestic violence have access to a full range of housing options as they seek to rebuild their lives safely and free from abuse.
NASH will reach a broad audience of stakeholders across the country including domestic violence, sexual assault, and victim-specific housing programs, as well as homeless service providers and homeless Continuums of Care. The efforts of NASH will help to inform and support the work of the newly formed Domestic Violence and Housing Technical Assistance Consortium, comprised of three federal agencies: the Department of Justice (OVW and Office for Victims of Crime), the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Health and Human Services (Family Violence Prevention and Services); as well as four technical assistance providers: DASH, the National Network to End Domestic Violence, the National Resource Center for Domestic Violence, and Collaborative Solutions, Inc. The consortium will work with providers nationwide to improve policies, identify promising practices and strengthen collaborations in order to enhance the safety and stability of survivors of domestic violence and their children.
NASH Partners
- Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence
- National Housing Law Project
- Casa de Esperanza
- DC Coalition Against Domestic Violence
For more information, visit the NASH Safe Housing Partnerships website: https://safehousingpartnerships.org/
