• Services we provide
• Thinking of leaving?
• What is domestic violence?
• Helping someone you love

→ Safety planning when Preparing to leave

Staying Safe When Preparing to Leave

• Leave money, clothes, an extra set of keys, and important documents with someone you trust.

• Items to take with you when leaving:

  • Driver’s license, photo ID, DSHS ID, Social Security Card
  • Vehicle registration, proof of insurance, title
  • Both your children’s and your birth certificate, school and vaccination records
  • Work permits, green card, passports, divorce papers, marriage certificates
  • Copies of Protection Orders, No Contact Orders, Restraining Orders
  • Keys, important phone numbers
  • Medications, medical records, insurance papers (for self and children)
  • Lease/Rental agreements, house deed, mortgage payment book
  • Copy of your résumé
  • Employment records, address book
  • Clothes (for both you and your children)
  • Pictures, jewelry, children’s favorite toys/blankets
  • Diapers, formula, wipes
  • Non perishable food items
  • Small saleable items

• Check with friends and/or family to know who will let you stay with them or who will lend you money.

• Review your safety plan periodically in order to plan the safest route; review it with someone you trust.

• Open a bank account in your name; build credit in your name by getting a credit card.

• Continue to build independence in a safe way.

• Rehearse your escape plan and practice it with your children.