This discussion guide was designed to help sexual assault coalitions and the rape crisis programs consider if and how to best meet the housing needs of survivors of sexual violence in their communities. 

Safe, affordable, and stable housing is an important protective factor against both sexual violence perpetration and victimization.

Este conjunto de herramientas desarrollado por la Organización Metropolitana para Contrarrestar la Agresión Sexual (MOCSA), disponible en inglés y español, es para cualquier grupo o individuo que desee mejorar los lugares donde vive, trabaja y juega. Junto con una explicación detallada de CPTED, proporciona formas prácticas en que los residentes pueden trabajar juntos para ayudar...

In this final episode of our Housing for Prevention series, Brittany Eltringham from NRCDV, Louie Marven from NSVRC, and Mo Lewis from NSVRC draw connections between the conversations in each of the three episodes and share their insights, highlighting the many ways prevention is linked to housing. This episode is part of a series on...

  In this collaborative episode of our Housing for Prevention series, Janae Sargent and Ashleigh Klein-Jimenez from ValorUS talk with Gabby Boyle from the Sexual Trauma & Abuse Care Center in Lawrence, KS. This episode originally aired on July 27, 2023, on Valor’s podcast channel PreventConnect, under the title “Housing Justice as Prevention.” It was...

In this episode of our Housing for Prevention series, Caroline LaPorte and Gwendolyn Packard from the STTARS Indigenous Safe Housing Center talk with Melissa Brings Them about her work in the Native communities in South Minneapolis with those struggling with homelessness and addiction. This episode is part of a series on housing for prevention that...

 Como todos los tipos de opresión, el racismo se encuentra entre las causas fundamentales de la violencia sexual. Al luchar contra el racismo, informarnos y al conversar acerca de estos temas con nuestros hijos y los jóvenes en nuestra vida, podemos ayudar a establecer comunidades seguras para todas las personas. Como padre/madre o representante, puedes...

A safe place to live is a human right for all. However, societal inequities prevent equal access to affordable, safe, and stable housing. 

The past two decades have witnessed a surge in the creation of online travel communities. With that, new worries and concerns about safety have arisen- specifically for women, trans folks, LGBTQIA+, Black, Muslim and other marginalized and historically oppressed communities. Before sites like AirBnb allowed hosts to rent out their home to travelers, the most...

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