Transitional Housing Toolkit
This toolkit is meant to provide transitional housing providers with easy access to information and resources to enhance services to survivors. The information provided here addresses frequently asked questions, common challenges, best practices, templates for adaptation, and resources for additional information and assistance.
Please select a category to access the resources for that topic. Contact Us for additional assistance.
Transitional Housing Toolkit (Resource Downloads)
- Transitional Housing Models & Approaches
- Housing, Homelessness, and Domestic Violence
- Meeting Sexual Violence Survivors’ Housing & Support Services Needs in Your Transitional Housing (This document is in other languages in the following bullets)
- Financial Empowerment & Economic Justice Resources
- Implementing & Sustaining Voluntary Services (A Trauma-Informed Approach)
- Legal Information & Resources
- Technology, Confidentiality, and Privacy Information
- Templates & Tip Sheets for Program Policies & Guidelines
- National Housing Resources
- Enhancing Services for Sexual Violence Survivors
Financial Empowerment & Economic Justice Resources
- Special Collection: Earned Income Tax Credit and Other Tax Credits (from VAWnet)
- Beehive Housing Tools
Employment Resources & Information
- Career Empowerment Curriculum (from Women Employed and the Allstate Foundation)
Implementing & Sustaining Voluntary Services (A Trauma-Informed Approach)
- The Building Dignity Project (from the Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence)
Legal Information & Resources
- WomensLaw
- WomensLaw Email Hotline
- Victim Rights Law Center
- National Housing Law Project
- State Stalking Laws
- The Violence Against Women Act 2013
Technology, Confidentiality, and Privacy Information
- The Relocation Counseling and Identity Project
- Agency’s Use of Technology Best Practices & Policies Toolkit
- Technology Safety & Privacy: A Toolkit for Survivors
National Housing Resources
- VAWA 2013 Housing Implementation (from the National Housing Law Project)
- National Housing Preservation Database
- National Organizations
- Federal Technical Assistance Providers
- Research and Information
- National Center on Family Homelessness
- National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty
- American Bar Association Commission on Homelessness and Poverty
- National Alliance to End Homelessness
- The Center for Survivor Agency and Justice
- Institute for Women’s Policy Research
- National Resource Center on Domestic Violence
Funding Opportunities
Transitional Housing Models & Approaches
- Housing Models and Rent Structures
- Explaining the Housing First Approach
- FAQs About Housing First Approach
- Domestic Violence Housing First Video: The Family Resource Center
- Meeting Sexual Violence Survivors’ Housing & Support Services Needs in Your Transitional Housing (This document is in other languages in the following bullets)
Housing, Homelessness, and Domestic Violence
- Domestic Violence, Housing, and Homelessness
- Housing: Safety, Stability, and Dignity for Survivors of Domestic Violence
- Integrating Services for Survivors of Domestic Violence Experiencing Homelessness
- The Intersection of Domestic Violence and Homelessness
Financial Empowerment & Economic Justice Resources
- Advancing the Economic Rights of Domestic Violence Survivors in Protection Order
- Building and Repairing Your Credit History
- Building Partnerships to Enhance Consumer Rights for Domestic Violence Survivors
- Case Manager’s Guide to Economic Security
- The Civil Protection Order as a Tool for Economic Justice
- Consumer Rights Screening Tool for Domestic Violence Advocates and Lawyers
- Credit History and Access to Housing for Survivors
- Economic Security for Survivors
- Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program Overview
- Power and Control Wheel
- Prioritizing Your Expenses
- Economic Justice Tools
Implementing & Sustaining Voluntary Services (A Trauma-Informed Approach)
- How the Earth Didn’t Fly Into the Sun
- Implementing & Sustaining Voluntary Services (A Trauma-Informed Approach)
- Understanding the Basics of the Voluntary Services Approach
- Spanish – Tip Sheet: Best Practices for Transitional Housing Applications and Intakes
- Transitional Supportive Housing Programs: Battered Women’s Perspectives and Recommendations
- Criminal Records and Employment Rights: A Tool for Advocates Working with Survivors of Domestic Violence
- Housing Rights for Survivors
- Addressing Discriminatory Housing Barriers for Victims of Domestic Violence – A Toolkit for Advocates
- Addressing Discriminatory Housing Barriers for Victims of Domestic Violence – A Toolkit for Attorneys
- Housing Protections for Victims of Domestic and Sexual Violence
- Housing Rights and Needs of Sexual Assault Survivors
- National Housing Law Project Webinars
- VAWA 2013 Housing Protections Webinar
- VAWA 2013 Housing Protections
- VAWA 2005 & 2013 Comparison Chart
- There’s No Place Like Home: State Laws that Protect Housing Rights for Survivors of Domestic and Sexual Violence
- HUD Notice on VAWA 2013 Housing Protections
- Housing Rights and Needs of Sexual Assault Survivors
Technology, Confidentiality, and Privacy Information
- Domestic Violence & Voter Registration: Safety Considerations
- Myths & Realities of Identity Change
- State by State Chart of Address and Voter Protection Programs
- Privacy & Safety on Facebook: A Guide for Survivors of Abuse
Templates & Tip Sheets for Program Policies & Guidelines
- Template Application
- Personal Planning Guide
- Template Grievance Procedure
- Template Intake Guide
- Template Welcome Packet
- Template Housing Extension Waiver
- Toolkit Glossary
- Guide for Policy and Form Creation or Revision (This document is in other languages in the following bullets)
- Guía para la creación o revisión de políticas y formularios (Spanish)
- 정책과 서식의 작성·수정 지침 (Korean)
- Template Appeal Process
- Template Client Limited Release of Information Form
- Template Document Retention Policy
- Template Letter to the Landlord
- Template Participant Verification Letter
- Tip Sheet: Best Practices for Setting Eligibility Criteria
- Tip Sheet: Best Practices for Transitional Housing Applications and Intakes
- Spanish – Template Appeal Process
- Spanish – Template Application
- Spanish – Template Client Limited Release of Information Form
- Spanish – Template Document Retention Policy
- Spanish – Template Goal Setting Tool
- Spanish – Template Grievance Procedure
- Spanish – Template Housing Extension Waiver
- Spanish – Template Intake Guide
- Spanish – Template Letter to the Landlord
- Spanish – Template Participant Verification Letter
- Spanish – Template Welcome Packet
- Spanish – Tip Sheet: Best Practices for Setting Eligibility Criteria
- Spanish – Tip Sheet: Best Practices for Transitional Housing Applications and Intakes
- Coordinated Assessment: Meeting the Needs of Homeless Domestic Violence Victims
- HEARTH Act Regulations and Domestic Violence
- Institute for Children, Poverty, and Homelessness
- National Center on Employment and Homelessness
- NHLP Section 8 Voucher Program
- Overview of Federal Housing Programs
- Rural Development Programs Overview
- State Housing Laws for Survivors
- Working with Public Housing Agencies to Improve Survivors’ Access to Housing
Enhancing Services for Sexual Violence Survivors
- Meeting the Needs of Survivors of Sexual Violence in Transitional Housing
- Meeting Sexual Violence Survivors’ Housing & Support Services Needs in Your Transitional Housing (This document is in other languages in the following bullets)
- Trauma-Informed Advocacy
- Anti-Oppressive Advocacy & Culturally Relevant Work
- Sexual Assault Demonstration Initiative Overviews
- Active Listening
- Support Services for Sexual Violence Survivors
- Foundations for Advocacy: Training Manual for Advocacy
- Throw Away the Menu: Broadening Advocacy
- It Matters! How Defining Sexual Violence Defines Advocacy Programs
- Opening Our Doors: Building Strong Sexual Assault Services in Dual/Multi-service Advocacy Agencies
- Strengthening Our Practice: The Ten Essential Strengths of Sexual Violence Victim Advocates in Dual/Multi-Service Advocacy Agencies
- Individual, Organizational & Community Assessments
- Adults Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse
- Other Helpful Toolkits
- Holistic Healing
- Holistic Healing SASP Paper
- Holistic Healing SASP Paper Research Addendum
- Recursos en español
- Satisfaciendo las necesidades de vivienda y servicios de apoyo para lxs sobrevivientxs de la violencia sexual en la vivienda de transición
- Abriendo Nuestras Puertas: Desarrollo de Servicios Sólidos para la Asistencia a Víctimas de Agresión Sexual en Agencias de Servicios de Auxilio y Servicio Duales/Múltiples
- Bases fuertes para la sanación: refugios y la violencia sexual
- Fortalecer Nuestras Practicas: Las Diez Fortalezas Esenciales de los Defensores de Víctimas de Violencia Sexual en Agencias de Auxilio de Servicio Dual/Múltiple
- RSP y NSVRC Evaluación organizacional para Defensores y Agencias que Trabajan con Víctimas de Violencia Sexual
- RSP y NSVRC Evaluación Personal para Defensores y Agencias que Trabajan con Víctimas de Violencia Sexual
- Consejos para Quienes Trabajan en la Linea de Crisis y Apoyo
- La Cultura de la Atención Integral
- Adiós al Menú: Cómo Ampliar el Alcance de la Intercesoría
- Servicios Integrales para los Sobrevivientes de Violencia Sexual
- Servicios de Sanación Holística Para Los Sobrevivientes