This four-part guide offers guidance and resources that demonstrate ways to create safer, more accessible, and inclusive congregate shelters, regardless of size or mission. It highlights procedural enhancements, practice improvements, and structural recommendations that work in concert to enhance safety for organizations providing shelter.
The guide combines practices from shelters across the country that have successfully supported safer operational environments.
General guidance and principles are organized into four broad categories:
- Part 1: Operational and Administrative Rules
- Part 2: Physical Spaces
- Part 3: Staff Training
- Part 4: Building Trust
View the Guide
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