Application Assistants

The only way to begin the application process for  Safe at Home is with the help of a Safe at Home Application Assistant. An application assistant is a victim advocate who voluntarily partners with the Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State. Application assistants have  been specially trained to  help people understand how Safe at Home can be an effective safety strategy for someone with safety concerns.

Application assistants are not employees of Safe at Home. They are employed by, or volunteer for, organizations that provide victim services. The role of the application assistant is to act as the gateway to Safe at Home enrollment. After enrollment, their Safe at Home work is finished.

A person who wants to enroll in Safe at Home must meet with an application assistant. In the meeting, the application assistant and the potential applicant will:

• Discuss current safety concerns; and
• Determine whether the potential applicant is eligible for Safe at Home; and
• Develop a personal safety plan for the potential applicant; and
• Explain how Safe at Home can be a part of that plan.

If together the application assistant and the potential applicant decide that Safe at Home could be an effective safety strategy for the potential applicant, the application assistant will refer the potential applicant to Safe at Home after safety planning is performed.