Make it Happen
If you’re interested in getting the word out or organizing a group of sheltering organizations to join a collaborative in your region, thank you for your commitment and your enthusiasm!
Here's some helpful resources you can use to get started.
Your agency is a part of the
Safe Shelter Collaborative,
and you want to encourage
other agencies to join you:
Interested in starting a new collaborative in your region?
What it does
Cut & Paste Messaging
Use these words in your outreach. Pick and choose, cut and paste, and most importantly: thank you!
Our website
It’s free
The Safe Shelter Collaborative is currently free for qualified agencies. If you are a 501(c)(3) public charity, a tribal organization, or a government agency that provides support to victims of human trafficking, domestic violence, or sexual assault, you may be eligible to join the Safe Shelter Collaborative. All participating agencies complete a vetting process to verify that they provide sheltering services. If you aren't quite ready to apply and have questions, please get in touch at ssc@caravanstudios.org.
Share a video about the Safe Shelter Collaborative
Include information sheets
Support, always!
At any point during this process, our support team is ready to help with technical questions, operational best practices, and general assistance. Our web site is also filled with resources staff can use to get started and expand their knowledge:
www.safesheltercollaborative.org/support
You’ve spread the word and you’re ready to help launch a regional collaborative
What does it look like?
There are agencies:
A mix of sheltering agencies and referral agencies (around 8, but each region is different) spanning a county, a city, or even a state, depending on the best fit for your area.
A kick-off meeting:
Caravan Studios will schedule this informative meeting for all participating agencies and stakeholders. This in-person or online meeting will take an hour, and will include introductions to all of the participating agencies, account set up, and testing the process to some practice in how the Safe Shelter Collaborative works.
An official launch:
When all participating agencies are ready to go, we'll select a date to officially launch the collaborative. At this point, agencies have all of the information needed and feel comfortable moving forward together.