Supreme Transitions is a 501c3 nonprofit organization within the State of MI in good standing since its inception in May 2012.  With the assistance of the Wayne State University Law Clinic this grass roots agency became eligible to grant tax exemptions and earn federal funding.

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Supreme Transitions provides Technical Assistance to agencies on a National, Statewide, and local evel

on how to service African American & People of Color who are survivors of Domestic Violence, Sexua Assault and Human Trafficking with a nexus of homelessness and the child welfare system. 

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LOCALLY:

Supreme Transitions has an Oakland County & Wayne County location that provides direct advocacy to survivors by way of Personal Protections Orders, Safety Planning, Exit Strategy, & Warm Referrals to supportive services for ongoing & long term care. Between April 2019 & Oct 2020, We have serviced over 900 survivors & their children.

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We stay up to date on current community partners meetings through the Michigan Coalition to End Domestic Violence & Sexual Violence (MCEDSV) as well as other local programs and agencies that hold community partners meetings Including the Detroit Police Departments 9th & 5th precinct.

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National Cohorts:

Supreme Transitions has participated with the Women of Color Network INC: Economic Task Force & Regional trainings.  We are a current Fellows member of the National Council of Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) for Reimagining the child welfare policies in partnership with UJIMA (Washington, DC), NNEDV, Futures without Violence, FVPSA,  MDHHS, learning cohort on the intersection of domestic violence and child welfare systems since April 2019.  Executive Director, Ericka Murria, has been a panelist for the 2020 National Convening for NCJFCJ.

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International:

Executive Director, Ericka Murria, is the Luminary to the HBO documentary film, "I am Evidence", produced by the acclaimed Actress/Activist, Mariska Hargitay (The Joyful Heart Foundation), starring Wayne County Prosecutor, Kym Worthy, Directors Trish Adelesic & Gheeta Ghandibir on the National Rape Kit Backlog and the MI local backlog where Ericka gives details of her experience on the Detroit Rape Kit backlog of 11,490 peoples kits who were left in an abandoned police warehouse.

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COVID-19:

The Statewide order to "Stay home, Stay safe"  caused many survivors of domestic violence to be quarantined with their abusers.   Statistics say that  a victim of domestic violence is 7 times more likely to die at the hands of an abuser once he/she decides to leave.  We saw a major uptick in DV related deaths as well as a backlog of survivors ready to flee once the State of MI reopened.  DV shelters and Family Shelters were at capacity during the State shut down leaving many survivors to stay home in violent and potential fatal circumstances. 

Supreme Transitions provided FREE Uber rides to survivors, PPE, food supplies, assistance completing grant funded assistance programs applications, Zoom appearances, PPO's, Warm referrals, virtual learning assistance and supplies for children, emergency relocation services, furniture, and home safety/security measures and cameras.  We provided leads and referrals to mental health programs and children's mental health programs.  Supreme Transitions assisted several survivors that were entrepreneurs gain financial stability through second chance bank accounts, business planning, and restart grants applications submissions.  Financial empowerment is key to the success of a survivor.  We assisted several survivors in credit repair, building, and monitoring education programs.