This guide is designed to assist service providers in helping women and children who have experienced violence, or are at risk of violence, to access secure and appropriate housing in the private rental market. The goal of this guide is to provide you with women-centred, practical suggestions that recognize the varied needs women may have, as they move on from transition housing or other temporary shelters/housing, to permanent housing free of family violence. Published by BCSTH and BC Housing, April 2015.