Residential / Shelter Services Content Topic Results
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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.
Special Collection
Special Collection
November 2017
Serving Trans and Non-Binary Survivors of Domestic and Sexual Violence
Despite the fact that people who identify as trans or non-binary experience violence at alarming rates, there are still significant gaps in services for these survivors of domestic and sexual violence. This collection supports advocates and agencies seeking to provide accessible, sensitive, and relevant services that are inclusive to survivors of all genders.
Special Collection
May 2017
Housing and Domestic Violence
This collection offers a doorway to the resources available through Safe Housing Partnerships, a project of the federal Domestic Violence and Housing Technical Assistance Consortium. The resources and tools included here are provided to advance your work at the critical intersection of domestic violence, sexual assault, homelessness, and housing.
Special Collection
March 2014
Open Doors: Domestic Violence Shelter Development
The NRCDV receives a large number of technical assistance requests related to domestic violence program development. Part 1 provides resources for building, sustaining and enhancing shelter programs to meet the diverse needs of domestic violence survivors.
Special Collection
May 2012
Enhanced Services to Children and Youth Exposed to Domestic Violence: Promising Practices & Lessons Learned
This Special Collection provides lessons learned and related resources from nine HHS-funded 3-year demonstration projects to enhance services to children and youth who have been exposed to domestic violence.
Special Collection
November 2011
Meeting Survivors' Needs Research Project
This collection complies information and resources from both Meeting Survivors' Needs studies, documenting our movement work to provide both residential and non-residential services to survivors of domestic violence and their loved ones.
Special Collection
July 2010
Housing and Sexual Violence
This collection includes resources to assist communities in developing more effective strategies to address the multi-layered and complex relationship between sexual violence and housing.
Special Collection
November 2009
Conflict Resolution Tools for Domestic Violence Shelter Staff
This collection includes selected materials and resources intended to equip advocates with a contextual framework and practical skills to better resolve conflicts that often arise within a shelter environment.
Materials
Materials
- General Material
November 2024
Advancing Equity: Strategies, Tactics, and Best Practices for Disaster-Impacted Communities
Publisher(s):This comprehensive toolkit is designed for advocates and organizers in communities that have experienced or are likely to experience climate change-induced disasters.
Materials
- General Material
October 2024
Policy Recommendations to Increase Safe Housing for Survivors: Learning from & Leveraging Public-Private Partnerships
Publisher(s):National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV), STTARS Indigenous Safe Housing Center, National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV)
On October 12-13, 2023 the Office of Family Violence Prevention Services hosted a roundtable discussion on safe housing solutions for survivors of domestic and sexual violence. This report shares key insights and recommendations that emerged from the roundtable.
Materials
- General Material
May 2024
Centering: African American & Black Women & Girls in Indiana
Publisher(s):Materials
- General Material
April 2023
Toolkit for Increasing Shelter Access to LGBTQ Survivors of Domestic Violence
Publisher(s): This toolkit is intended to be a starting point for promoting LGBTQ survivors’ access to shelter spaces, and agency-wide training and technical assistance is a critical next step.
Materials
- General Material
- NRCDV Publications
August 2022
Needs Assessment Report: Promising Practices and Interventions to Address the Housing Needs of Domestic Violence Survivors
Publisher(s):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.