Gender Affirmation Coaching – Shelter & Housing Staff
We equip shelter and housing staff to support trans, nonbinary, Two-Spirit and gender-diverse people with dignity, safety, and trauma-informed care.
Who It's For
WHAT WE OFFER
Staff Workshops & Training:
- Respectful intake and safety planning for gender-diverse clients
- Navigating gendered spaces (washrooms, sleeping, etc.)
- De-escalation and group safety in shared environments
Policy & Practice Consultations:
- Reviewing house rules, signage, and conflict protocols
- Scripts and visual tools for misgendering or conflict
- Placement, disclosure, and referral procedures
Visual & Print Materials:
- Posters, signs, and name/pronoun displays
- Staff quick-sheets and trauma-aware language guides
- Youth- and adult-friendly rights-based welcome materials
OUR APPROACH
- Trauma-informed, consent-centered, and culturally safe
- Adaptable to staff in high-turnover or high-pressure settings
- Created with lived experience and frontline realities in mind
FEEDBACK FROM STAFF
"We deal with a lot of crisis — and this gave us tools that actually work in the moment."
Shelter Lead, Transitional Housing Program
"The training helped shift our language, our signage, and our intake process. People notice."
Manager, Youth Shelter
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Your shelter might be the first safe space someone has ever had. Let’s make sure it’s truly affirming.