Suggestions for Increasing Safety - Items to Take Checklist

• Identification
• Birth certificates for me and my children
• Social Security cards
• School and medical records
• Money, bankbooks, credit cards
• Keys - house/car/office
• Driver's license and registration
• Medications
• Change of clothes
• Welfare identification
• Passport(s), Green Card(s), work permits
• Divorce papers
• Copy of restraining order
• Lease/rental agreement, house deed
• Mortgage payment book, current unpaid bills
• Insurance papers
• Address book
• Pictures, jewelry, items of sentimental value
• Children's favorite toys and/or blankets

Adapted from Domestic Violence: The Facts / Personalized Safety Plan from 'Domestic Violence: The Facts' Peace at Home, Inc., 209 Green Street, Third Floor, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130, 617-971-0131 Fax: 617-971-0915