NATIONAL WOMEN'S SHELTER NETWORK
WHAT IS THE NWSN ?
The National Women’s Shelter Network is a powerful national network of women’s homeless shelters and programs from across the country. NWSN comes together as one for collaborative action, information sharing, and elevating the voices of women with lived homeless experience and those who serve them, to prevent and bring an end to homelessness.
The NWSN and Lotus House hosted the first ever national conference of women’s homeless shelters and programs September 5-8, 2023 in Miami, Florida. This important convening of the leaders of our nation's women's shelters:
- rose awareness of the gender specific needs of women experiencing homelessness;
- highlighted the importance of ending gender based discrimination, abuse and violence;
- showcased trauma informed best practices for women, youth and their children;
- established a new collective voice of direct service providers;
- and advocated for more resources for women and children and those who serve them to prevent and end homelessness.
