Housing & Homelessness Content Topic Results

In this first-ever U.S. National Plan to End Gender-Based Violence, the Federal Government advances an unprecedented and comprehensive approach to preventing and addressing sexual violence, intimate partner violence, stalking, and other forms of gender-based violence.

For over 50 years, survivors’ voices and realities have shaped responses to domestic and sexual violence. From emergency shelter to sheltering solutions beyond imminent threats of harm, housing has always been a critical part of conversations connected to survivor safety and well-being.

This report summarizes the findings from an evaluation of the LGBT Center of Central Pennsylvania's pilot flexible financial assistance model. This includes the challenges encountered and lessons learned in the implementation process along with preliminary evidence of the success of the flexible financial assistance model. 

In this webinar, NRCDV’s Safe Housing Capacity Building Center presents a panel discussion focused on ways to engage youth in program design. Recognizing that young people are the experts of their own lives, staff from Point Source and a member of their Youth Action Council highlight their youth engagement model.

This document covers the common barriers and challenges survivors have brought forth related to accessing housing security. It provides concrete steps and policy solutions that seek to shift the landscape of housing access, inventory, and sustainability.

This paper looks at the effects of the widely adopted use of a questionnaire-based screening tool for prioritizing who receives housing services, such as the VI-SPDAT. The authors review existing research into the unintended negative effects, report on their own research using data from Michigan, look at alternative models, and make specific recommendations to increase efficiency, boost outcomes, and reduce inequity in the provision of services.

The intersection between domestic violence, housing instability, and homelessness continues to be a pressing issue for the field. To this end, the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence conducted a two-part needs assessment project to assess survivors' current and emerging housing needs, particularly in Black and Brown communities, and to document innovative community-based solutions. Available in English and Spanish.

Many domestic violence and homeless shelters are seeing rapid increases in the number of elders seeking shelter. This webinar discusses ways of responding to the needs of Indigenous elders who are experiencing housing insecurity and homelessness and what can be done.

This Toolkit organizes information, resources, tips and tools drawn from the wealth of information gathered when the two service systems were convened through local collaborative projects funded by the Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

The National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV), National AI/AN Women’s Resource Center (NIWRC) and the Alaska Native Women’s Resource Center (AKNWRC) convened a workgroup of gender-based violence and housing advocates from Indian country to reflect on the needs of AI/AN survivors. The October 2021 Technical Assistance Question of the Month (TAQ) outlines some of the needs identified in the workgroup.

In this pre-recorded webinar, the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV) partnered with Diana “Dede” Yazzie-Devine, President and CEO of Native American Connections, an organization improving the lives of individuals and families through Native American culturally appropriate behavioral health, affordable housing, and community development services.

Survivors need flexible, affordable, and safe housing options to achieve safety and lasting stability. The August 2021 Technical Assistance Question of the Month (TAQ) explores how faith leaders can work to address domestic violence and support the housing needs of survivors in their communities.