Crossroads for Women's Transition House is a shelter that offers safe temporary emergency housing to women, trans and non-binary folks who are victims of domestic violence, as well as their children. Residents are able to stay at the transition house until they are able to secure safe housing for themselves, with the help of onsite staff. Emergency housing is available and staffed 24/7. While staying at the transition house residents are able to access a number of resources with the help of our trained staff. Crossroads has 38 beds, which includes 3 wheelchair accessible beds, and 3 cribs. Residents have access to a fully stocked kitchen, adult lounge area, family lounge area, children’s playroom, laundry rooms, and resource center. This is a service provided free of charge to those in need.
What to expect?
Step 1: Admission Process
Step 2: Breathing period
Step 3: Income
Step 4: Identification
If you have no identification on you and need support accessing them or if you don't currently have the means to pay for this, there are certain agencies that can help with the costs.
Step 5: Housing
There are a lot of different options that you can use when looking for housing and we are here to help give you those resources.
Step 6: Waiting Period
During this period is where things may seem more difficult. You are waiting for callbacks, getting your ID’s, sometimes just not knowing where else to look. This is a perfect time to take advantage of our programs and our staff to help guide you in the direction you want to go. Daily programming is made and posted on a calendar at the entrance of the program room. If there is something you need specified help with please find a staff member to let them know. If you do not tell us what your needs are we aren’t able to support you as well as we can. Also, it is important that if you do not have a job or many appointments for you to be present in the shelter to be able to have access to all of the support we can offer.
Please be aware that during this time it is important to be aware of your spending. This means purchasing food should be minimal due to us already providing meals and snacks. This is also a good time to be working on budgeting with staff, to ensure your maximizing your savings during your stay here.
It is also important to be following the rules, being in by curfew, ensuring your chores are being done, helping out with the cleaning, your room being tidy, being in bed by lights out, so on and so forth. When rules are not being followed you will be receiving broken house rules. With this being said after 3 broken house rules, we are able to assess your stay here and if there is still a need for our services. We are at liberty to ask you to leave or to give you an end date of your stay here.
Step 7: Moving
During this period you will be feeling overwhelmed with everything you will need to move out. TAKE A BREATH, we are all here to help you as best we can and there are services that can also help you with furniture and household items.
We will provide you with a moving list and we will gather items that we have for you as well with a food box upon leaving day.