Rainbow Services, Ltd.

Rainbow Services provides safety and healing for survivors of domestic violence in Los Angeles. With emergency shelter, transitional housing, housing navigation, and trauma-informed wraparound services, we help individuals and families move from crisis to stability. This grant will provide general operating support to meet urgent needs, retain skilled staff, and sustain services amid rising demand for shelter and long-term support.

In Los Angeles County, survivors of domestic violence (DV) make up 39% of the county’s homeless population (LAHSA Point-In-Time 2022) while many continue to struggle with the difficult decision between continued abuse or homelessness due to the inaccessible rental market. Rainbow Services’ combination of trauma-informed shelter and housing advocacy supports the many needs survivors and their children face when fleeing abuse so they may establish immediate safety and a path towards emotional and economic independence.

Rainbow Services is supporting the prevention and early intervention of intimate partner violence (IPV) through our new "Building Healthy Relationships" initiative. The program teaches various community organizations how to identify signs of domestic, sexual, and dating violence, as well as red flags that accompany unhealthy relationships. Engaging both youth and adults, we aim to put the power to stop IPV in the hands of our community and spur a cultural shift in the way we identify and respond to instances of violence in our neighborhoods.