Items on the following lists with asterisks by them are the most important to take with you. If there is time, the
other items might be taken, or stored outside the home. These items might best be placed in one location, so that
if we have to leave in a hurry, I can grab them quickly. When I leave, I should take:
*Identification for myself
*Children’s birth certificate
*My birth certificate
*Social Security cards
*School and vaccination records
*Money
*Checkbook, ATM card
*Credit cards
*Key - house, car, office
*Driver’s license and registration
*Medications
*Copy of protection order
*Welfare identification, work permits, green cards
Passport(s), divorce papers
Medical records - for all family members
Lease/rental agreement, house deed, mortgage payment book
Bank books, insurance papers
Address book
Pictures, jewelry
Children’s favorite toys and/or blankets
Items of special sentimental value
Telephone numbers I need to know:
Police/sheriff’s department (local) - 911 or ___________________________
Police/sheriff’s department (work) __________________________________
Police/sheriff’s department (school) _________________________________
Prosecutor’s office _______________________________________________
Battered women’s program (local) __________________________________
National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-SAFE (7233)
800-787-3224 (TTY)
County registry of protection orders __________________________________
State registry of protection orders ___________________________________
Work number ___________________________________________________
Supervisor’s home number _________________________________________
I will keep this document in a safe place and out of the reach of my potential attacker.
Review date: _________________________
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