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)
- Templates & Tip Sheets for Program Policies & Guidelines
- Enhancing Services for for Survivors of Sexual Violence in Transitional Housing
- Implementing & Sustaining Voluntary Services (A Trauma-Informed Approach)
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
- Template Appeal Process
- Template Client Limited Release of Information Form
- Template Document Retention Policy
- Template Letter to the Landlord
- Template Participant Verification Letter
Enhancing Services for Survivors of Sexual Violence in Transitional Housing
- Sexual Assault Survivors’ Access to Services under the Office on Violence Against Women Transitional Housing Grant Program
- Sexual Assault Survivors’ Access to Services under the Office on Violence Against Women Transitional Housing Grant Program (English)
- Acceso de las personas sobrevivientes de agresión sexual a los servicios del Programa de Subvenciones de Viviendas de Transición de la Oficina sobre la Violencia contra la Mujer (Spanish)
- 여성폭력방지국임시주거보조금 프로그램에 따른성폭력 생존자의 서비스 이용 (Korean)
- Bato oyo babɛtamaki mpo na makambo ya kosangisa nzoto Biro mpo na kobundisa mobulu epai ya basi Programme ya kopesa lisungi mpo na bandako ya ntango mokuse (Lingala)
- حصول الناجين من الاعتداء الجنسي على الخدمات المقدمة بموجب برنامج ِمنَحالسكنالمؤقتTransitional Housing Grant Programالتابع لمكتب Office on Violence Against Women (Arabic)
- L’accès des victimes d’agressions sexuelles aux services du programme de subvention de l’Office on Violence Against Women pour les logements transitoires (French)
- Acesso de sobreviventes de agressão sexual a serviços no âmbito do Programa de financiamento de moradias transitórias do Office on Violence Against Women (Brazilian Portuguese)
- Meeting the Needs of Survivors of Sexual Violence in Transitional Housing
- Meeting Sexual Violence Survivors’ Housing & Support Services Needs in Your Transitional Housing
- Satisfaciendo las necesidades de vivienda y servicios de apoyo para lxs sobrevivientxs de la violencia sexual en la vivienda de transición
- 전환주거에 있는 성폭력 생존자의 주거 및 지원 서비스 니즈 충족
- Kokutana na bato oyo banyokwamaki mpo na kosangisa nzoto na Ndako & Bosenga ya misala ya lisungi na ndako na yo ya mbongwana (Lingala)
- تلبية احتياجات السكن وخدمات الدعم للناجين من العنف الجنسي في برامج السكن المؤقت (Arabic)
- Répondre aux besoins des victimes de violences sexuelles en matière de logement et de services de soutien via vos logements transitoires (French)
- Atendendo às necessidades de moradia e serviços de apoio dos sobreviventes de violência sexual no seu programa de moradia transitória (Brazilian Portuguese)
- 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
- Recursos en español
Implementing & Sustaining Voluntary Services (A Trauma-Informed Approach)