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Results displayed are grouped first by VAWnet Special Collections then by individual related materials. For assistance in locating a resource, use our online contact form.
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December 2006

An Influenza Pandemic Planning Guide for Homeless and Housing Service Providers

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This planning guide is a tool to support planning for pandemic influenza in the homeless and housing service sector, offering new practices for day-to-day operations that will help during an influenza pandemic or any other emergency.
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April 2006

HarborCOV: One Community's Effort to Build Comprehensive Solutions to Domestic Violence

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This paper describes how one local domestic violence program, located in Chelsea, MA, built an innovative organization that transformed services, improving options for women's safety and their families' well-being.
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December 2005

Shelter Health: Essentials of Care for People Living in Shelter

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This document provides guidance on creating shelter environments that are safe and healthy for residents and staff.
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  • General Material
November 2005

Transitional Housing Services for Victims of Domestic Violence: A Report from the Housing Committee of the National Task Force to End Sexual and Domestic Violence

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This paper describes results of phone interviews with 12 DV transitional housing programs across the country. Key considerations for new and emerging programs are offered. Program profiles are also provided.
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August 2005

Violence Shelter Considers Hiring Male Director

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One of the country's oldest shelters opened a gender-neutral search for a new executive director and hired a man to run the organization in the interim. Some feminists call the move a violation of the founding principles to protect women.
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January 2005

HACCP-Based Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)

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This page provides access to Federal information about best practices and procedures for food safety.
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  • General Material
April 2004

Increasing Agency Accessibility for People with Disabilities: Domestic Violence Agency Self-Assessment Guide

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Intended for use in domestic violence victim services, this guide was produced to provide domestic violence programs and agencies with a practical tool to review the accessibility of the agency and services offered for victims with disabilities.
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January 2004

Pathways to and from Homelessness: Women And Children In Chicago Shelters

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Shelter supervisors and staff were also interviewed as to their perception of the needs of the shelter residents. Information about the women such as age, residence, education, health, criminal records, public benefits, children and repeated homelessness are detailed in the report. Additionally, factors contributing to the women's homelessness, and recommendations are also provided.
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January 2004

Women Need Safe, Stable, Affordable Housing: A Study of Social Housing, Private Rental Housing and Co-Op Housing in Winnipeg

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The research findings, based upon three focus groups of female residents from the various housing types, describe women's housing needs specifically and broadly from location to the effect of utility costs with less modern housing.
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  • General Material
January 2004

Vermont's Partnership Between Domestic Violence Programs and Child Protective Services

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Series of publications discuss a coordinated systems approach, provide model policy responses to issues impacting children exposed to domestic violence and review confidentiality and information-sharing issues that arise through collaborations.
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October 2003

Model Protocol on Working with Battered Women and their Teenage Boys in Shelter

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This model protocol covers recommended policy and procedures on working with battered women and their teenage songs in shelter, program activities for teens, community collaboration, training, confidentiality, and safety planning.
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January 2003

Transitioning Our Shelters: A Guide to Making Homeless Shelters Safe for Transgender People

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This guide is specifically directed towards homeless shelters, but it has important information and suggestions that can be used by DV shelters serving transgender individuals.