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…
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Lavon Morris Grant, Director of Community Engagement at NRCDV, and Andrea Miller, Housing Director at ZeroV (formerly the Kentucky Coalition Against Domestic Violence) have a candid conversation on the development of accessible, permanent, affordable, and…
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 seeks to shift the landscape of housing access, inventory, and…
The National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV) conducted a two-part needs assessment project. The first part of the assessment documented domestic violence survivors’ current and emerging housing needs, centering on the perspectives of marginalized…
Building Dignity explores design strategies for domestic violence emergency housing. Thoughtful design dignifies survivors by meeting their needs for self-determination, security, and connection. The ideas here reflect a commitment to creating welcoming, accessible environments that…
TransitioningOur Shelters The following article summarizes the Vera Institute report that explains how services for Deaf survivors often lack language and cultural competencies necessary for serving Deaf survivors, and may fail to even recognize domestic…
Some domestic violence shelters may use hotels or motels for overflow when their emergency shelters are full or when a hotel better meet the needs of the survivor (accessibility, safety). Programs will often have to…
In this document, you will learn about how domestic violence victims who have a traumatic brain injury (TBI) may need help coping with the high levels of stress and stimulation that can exist in a…
This toolkit was designed in hopes that it will be widely used for training advocates and other service providers, creating support groups for individuals coping with multi-abuse trauma issues, and educating and advocating in the…
This Accessibility and Responsiveness Tool – conceived by the Metropolitan Organization to County Sexual Assault (Kansas City), the Rose Brooks Center, and the University Center for Excellence in Development Disabilities – aims to enhance the…
