Housing & Homelessness Content Topic Results

This webinar focused on the intersections of relationship violence and sex trafficking among runaway and homeless youth. Experts in this field of service suggested a variety of ways that individuals, organizations, and communities can provide effective support to youth experiencing violence and abuse while living in unstable housing situations.

This guide recommends best practices for local leaders to promote fair housing for domestic violence survivors in their communities.

In this tool, you will find recommendations and information on how your shelter environment, programming, policies, and staff can support early childhood safety and development.

This slide deck provides information on trauma informed best practices; guidelines presented by Office of Civil Rights; how to openly discuss challenges and concerns; sharing peer feedback, support and expertise

Nearly one in five young people in the United States runaway from homes before the time they reach the 18 years of age. NRCDV's November 2014 TA Question of the Month offers strategies for addressing the needs of these youth.

This webinar explored the intersection of poverty, domestic violence, and economic security. Important considerations for domestic violence survivors, including strategies to strengthen the safety net for survivors in need, were explored. Resources were shared about financial literacy, asset building, credit repair, and economic empowerment.

This document provides guidance to advocates on addressing the current gap in services for teens needing emergency shelter to escape dating abuse.

This promising practice resource focuses on the way Head Start and Early Head Start grantees are effectively using partnerships to serve homeless children and how other service providers can build relationships with their local Head Start and Early Head Start programs.

This guide has three aims: (a) to provide an overview for the intersections between identity, trauma experiences, and resiliency among youth who are homeless; (b) to highlight core skills and techniques for advocates; and (c) to discuss how to tailor these skills in order to improve services for youth who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning (LGBTQ).

This brief explains what rapid re-housing is, how landlords can be recruited to participate in rapid re-housing programs, and what kind of case management services are available to participants.

Findings discuss IPV victimization, frequency, severity, patterns, need for services, and impacts to more fully convey this public health burden.

Millions of youth run away or are thrown out from their homes every year. Yet, services designed to support them are rare in most communities. NRCDV's November 2013 TA Question of the Month provides suggestions for supporting these youth.