Homelessness is traumatic. Without shelter, people become more vulnerable to physical, emotional, and psychological harm. For unhoused people, traumatization often manifests in behaviors and vulnerabilities that are incredibly difficult, sometimes dangerous, for service providers to manage. At this time, many social services have acknowledged the importance of trauma informed care, hereafter referred to as TIC, a framework that takes into account the impact of past trauma and the resulting coping mechanisms adopted. My research, an independent study with the Law, Societies, and Justice and Disability Studies programs, aims to understand TIC’s potential to effectively manage the behaviors and address the needs of traumatized clients. Through interviews with service providers caring for young adults experiencing homelessness, I argue that young adult homeless service providers are currently unable to fully address the needs of their clients with histories of traumatization due to a combination of individual, structural, and systemic barriers. As a means to address this, I am in the process of creating a trauma-informed safety and accountability program at ROOTS Young Adult Shelter. The program is informed by interagency interviews and will address trauma, manage behaviors, and support direct service staff in homelessness services through a combination of restorative justice, support group, and individual support models. The efficacy of this program will be researched in relation to safety, accountability, and recidivism. This research has the potential to be widely applicable within social services, particularly shelters. It takes extensive research on the impact of trauma and TIC and applies into an expansive program that providers can use to address the behavioral needs of their clients. Further, it provides qualitative and quantitative research on the implementation of TIC in shelter spaces.