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Sep 30 2011
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Child Services, domestic violence, kindness, shelters, Women

Women’s Shelters in California

If you or your children are a victim of domestic violence you should: 

  • Get yourself and your children to safety.
  • Call law enforcement (911) if you’re in immediate danger, are being threatened or being abused.
  • Press charges against the aggressor with the police.
  • File for a restraining order in your local family court.
  • Find the local domestic violence shelter and ask for help. 

WOMEN SHELTERS CALIFORNIA 

LOS ANGELES
Battered Service Action Center 134 E. 1st. Los Angeles CA 90012 Business #: 213-268-7568 Toll Free #: (800)548-2722

Center for the Pacific-Asian Family, Inc. 543 North Fairfax Ave., #108 Los Angeles CA 90036

Free Spirit/Chicana Service 134 East First Street Los Angeles CA 90012 Business #: 213-253-5959 Hotline/Crisis: 213-937-1312

Good Shepard Shelter P.O. Box 19487 Los Angeles CA Business #: 213-737-6111

Jenesse Center, Inc. P.O. Box 73837 Los Angeles CA 90003 Business #: 213-751-1145 Hotline/Crisis: 213-751-1145 Toll Free#: (800)479-7328

Los Angeles Commission on Assaults Against Women 6043 Hollywood Blvd., Suite 200 Los Angeles CA 90028 Business #: 213-462-1281 Hotline/Crisis: 213-626-3393 Toll Free #: (310)392-8381

APPLE VALLEY
High Desert Domestic Violence Program 18930 Outer Hwy 18 Apple Valley CA 92307 Business #: 619-242-1468 Hotline/Crisis: 619-242-9179

ARTESIA
Su Casa Family Crisis and Support Center P.O. Box 998 Artesia CA 90702 Business #: 310-402-7081 Hotline/Crisis: 310-402-4888

BAKERSFIELD
Alliance Against Family Violence P.O. Box 2054 Bakersfield CA 93303 Business #: 805-322-0931 Hotline/Crisis: 805-327-1091 Toll Free #: (800)433-7337

BARSTOW
Dessert Sanctuary,Inc. P.O. Box 1781 Barstow CA 92312 Business #: 619-252-3441 Hotline/Crisis: 619-252-3441

BERKELEY
Women’s Refuge P.O. Box 3298 Berkeley CA 94703 Business #: 510-658-7231 Hotline/Crisis: 510-547-4663

BEVERLY HILLS – Women Shelters California
Beverly Hills Center for Domestic Conflict 9401 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 730 Beverly Hills CA 90212 Business #: 310-275-0960 Hotline/Crisis: 310-275-0960

FRESNO
YWCA Marjaree Mason Transitional Living Center 1600 M Street Fresno CA 93721 Business #: 209-237-4701 Hotline/Crisis: 209-237-4701

GLENDALE
Glendale YWCA Shelter 735 E Lexington Dr. Glendale CA 91206 Business #: 818-242-4155 Hotline/Crisis: 218-242-1106

MODESTO
Haven Women’s Center of Stanislaus 619 13th Street, Suite 1 Modesto CA 95354 Business #: 209-576-0659 Hotline/Crisis: 209-577-5980 Toll Free #: (800)834-1990

MONTEREY
Domestic Violence Shelter for Women/Children 2115 N. Fremont Blvd. Monterey CA 93940 Business #: 408-649-0834 Hotline/Crisis: 408-372-6300

OAKLAND
A Safe Place P.O. Box 1075 Oakland CA 94604 Business #: (510) 986-8600 Hotline/Crisis: 510-536-7233 Fax: fax (510) 986-8606

PASADENA
Haven House, Inc. P.O. Box 50007 Pasadena CA 91115 Business #: 818-564-8880 Hotline/Crisis: 213-681-2626

REDONDO BEACH
Second Step Shelter 103 W. Torrance Blvd.,Suite 101 Redondo Beach CA 90277 Business #: 310-370-4712 Hotline/Crisis: 310-370-5902

RIVERSIDE
Alternatives to Domestic Violence P.O. Box 910 Riverside CA 92502 Business #: 909-352-9262 Hotline/Crisis: 909-683-0829 Toll Free #: (800)339-SAFE

SACRAMENTO – Women Shelters California
WEAVE, Inc. P.O. Box 161356 Sacramento CA 95816 Business #: 916-448-2321 Hotline/Crisis: 916-920-2952

California Partnership to End Domestic ViolencePO BOx 1798Sacramento, CA 95812-1798Toll-free phone number(s):(800) 524-4765 (866) 484-4913 TTY Phone number(s):(916) 444-7163 Fax: (916) 444-7165

SALINAS
Salinas Women’s Crisis Center P.O. Box 1805 Salinas CA 93902 Business #: 408-757-1002 Hotline/Crisis: 408-757-1001

SAN BERNARDINO
Option House, Inc. P.O. Box 970 San Bernadino CA 92402 Business #: 909-381-3471 Hotline/Crisis: 909-381-3471

SAN DIEGO
Center for Women’s Studies and Services 2467 E Street San Diego CA 92102 Business #: 619-267-8023 Hotline/Crisis: 619-233-3088

YWCA Battered Women’s Services P.O. Box 126398 San Diego CA 92112 Business #: 619-239-2342 Hotline/Crisis: 619-234-3164

SAN FRANCISCO – Women Shelters California
Asian Women’s Shelter 3543 18th Street,#19 San Francisco CA 94110 Business #: 415-751-7110 Hotline/Crisis: 415-751-0880

Shalom Bayit P.O. Box 64048 San Francisco CA 94164 Business #: 415-241-8874

WOMAN, Inc. 333 Valencia St.,Suite 251 San Francisco CA 94103 Business #: 415-864-4777 Hotline/Crisis: 415-864-4722

La Casa de Las Madres 965 Mission Street, Suite 300 San Francisco CA 94103 Business #: 415-777-1808 Hotline/Crisis: 415-33-1515

Rosalie House 5616 Geary Blvd., Suite 207 San Francisco CA 94121 Business #: 415-255-2754 Hotline/Crisis: 415-255-0165

SAN JOSE
Next Door, Solutions to Domestic Violence 1181 North 4th Street, Suite A San Jose CA 95112 Business #: 408-279-7550 Hotline/Crisis: 408-279-2962

SANTA BARBARA
Shelter Services for Women, Inc. P.O. Box 1536 Santa Barbara CA 93102 Business #: 805-963-4458 Hotline/Crisis: 805-964-5245

SANTA MONICA
Sojourn Services For Battered Women & Their Children P.O. Box 7081 Santa Monica CA 90406 Business #: 310-264-6646 Hotline/Crisis: 310-264-6644

VENTURA
Ventura County Coalition Against Household Violence 4882 McGrath, Suite 240 Ventura CA 93003 Business #: 805-656-3443 Hotline/Crisis: 805-656-1111

If you can’t find the women shelter nearest you in this list, try the:

 

NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE
Live Help 1(800)799-7233 – 24 hours

or the

NATIONAL SEXUAL ASSAULT HOTLINE
at 1-800-656-4673.

Gifts to the Shelters are Tax Deductible.

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Nov 30 2010
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venting, welfare

I don’t know how to help

  • “Joan” and her 14 year old son are living in a car
  • “Brenda” is pregnant and has a husband and a teen aged son and a dog
  • “Suzie” is 7 months pregnant and wants to find work to be able to pay a friend  a little something for letting her and her 4 year old stay in the living room through the winter
  • “Diane” is in a Domestic Violence relationship for the third time since I have met her – this is the third guy. She won’t consider therapy and is homeless again with a 7 year old daughter.

Can I go home now?

“I am not a quitter,  I am not a quitter, I am not a quitter” – I need Tylenol.

We all need places and shelters where entire families are welcomed .

We need shelters that are not afraid of teenage boys

We need Health Education in the Schools about “Healthy Relationships”

and as always – we need more jobs and more affordable housing.

  • “Brenda” needs to loan the dog to a friend and choose her son over the animal.
  • “Diane” and “Suzie” should meet and share an apartment. (but I am not allowed to introduce them to each other)
  • or “Joan” and “Brenda” ‘s families could share an apartment.

###################### Pardon Me #########

Can we have a special bulletin board for low-income families to find each other and combine forces to find housing?

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Nov 04 2010
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california, welfare

Somedays, I Wish I Was a Drinker. #fb

Just read the e-mail and give me help.

Hi,
 Im sorry i took so long but we actually met about a month ago.
I was the one girl who was gonna be taken off the GAIN program due
to my child passing away not to long. My name is xxxxxxx?!
 I hope you do remember. I was placed to tears and remember you being so nice and understanding. I do hope everything is going well with the pregnancy.  I wish you all the joy and happiness. 
  Anyways I was replying as you had said to email you on what is taking place. 
So far the services from the state have ended for me and unfortunately the place I was staying at is forcing me to move. The bad part is that my husband and I were focusing on school and havent got jobs. My previous job was available to me but is only maybe 3-5 hours a week
and deals with kids. They told me to take my time until i have healed from the loss of my own.
  But even so, that job wouldnt be able to provide for a new apartment. So we are praying that
the Lord give us some job or help as  we seem to be headed towards being homeless.
   I also have really bad health at present. My kidneys and such are failing on me due in part to my inability to eat at times as we do not have enough all the time.
   I dont know if there is anything you can do. I dont want to just dump this on you. But perhaps you know things that could help. I went to the MediCal place for low income housing but they rejected me. I was going to try and go again. They had said that they couldnt help unless i was already moved out. It was a big mess.
   Im sorry again for putting my life on you
May God bless and enrich you though, for all you do for not only me but for others.

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

Okay people, I am open to suggestions. How do I help her?

I am telling her to apply for GR (General Relief)  and take in an eviction notice – obviously she and her husband need to work – but finding jobs is super scarce right now.  With the loss of her child, I don’t know if she has MediCal to cove r  price of therapy so I am giving her information about the Los Angeles County Dept of Mental Health. I am going to find out where her skill sets are, invite her to a job fair, point her to employment agencies – and hope. Lots of Hope.

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Nov 03 2010
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A Cry for Help in Florida #fb

Okay, This child is on the verge of homelessness and needs you.  I have found the most depressing web site in the world – but it exemplifies all that I know about the people who are trying to avoid and survive homelessness. The literacy Skills, Relationship Issues, and overall need are very indicative of what I see as reality with my homeless friends and clients.

I am quoting her post so that someone here can reach out and help her -

Hi my name is Landie im 19 i stay in jupiter fl My dad is threating me and saying how he going to pick up all my stuff and kick me out in the streets it can happen any day and i wont have nowhere to go im scared i got no job no car nothing to fall back on I jst graduated in may 18 of this year my house hold is nothing out of a fairytale movie same problem different day all the cursing name calling have really take a toll on me my dad curse me out so bad that all ive been thinking about is suicide i dont feel love sometimes i wonder why im in the world My dad say by January he going to kick me out my friend told me about this place where u can get your CNA license in two weeks i really really want to go take the class i call the office and they told me it cost 299 forthe class 161 to takethe exam and 35 for background check in total it will be 495.25for everything i would be able to get a job at a hospital or nursing home I need help bad please…. Add me on yahoo messenger LandieLosie@YMail.Com help me!
 
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Jun 14 2010
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domestic violence

Domesitc Violence Shelters are hurting

reducing services, staff and possibly beds because there are not enough funds to keep them going.

The state funds have been reduced, Federal Stimulus finding is going away, but the need for the services remain the same or greater. So where can the money come from.

Ultimately the funding comes from you – sometimes in tax dollars that turn into State and Federal Funds, and sometimes in corporate gifts from your workplace or personal donations direct from your pocket.

I agree – it would be best if we didn’t need these services at all. If adults would stop beating on, screaming at, trying to control or hurt each other. i am all for peace – but also for reality.

Today I had a little kid whose mother is a DV victim in my office. She was so closed down, expressionless and had absolutely no plans or goals for her life. She could not see a way out of her situation and basically  plans to live from couch to couch until her son turns 18 and paying her way with cash aid.

Her three-year old child ran rampant – destroying items on co-workers desks, writing on walls and floors and disrupting the entire office with his attempt to get his mother’s attention. Her reaction was  to tune him out and say “I just want out. I can’t take the stress of all this and of him” Domestic Violence has effected this boy. He has learned that to get attention he must be disrespectful and disruptive - but still – Domestic Violence has robbed him of his mother who is incapable of addressing her needs – much less those of her son.

The YWCA Wings program, and other women’s DV services that offer more than beds, the ones that offer case management, life skills, group therapy, individual therapy, and play therapy for the kids – THIS is where your time and money could be spent to really make a change.

If all the government funds run out – all is not lost if the rest of the community steps in.

♥♥Read More http://www.sgvtribune.com/ci_15284039

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May 11 2010
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donation, homeless

HOW to help – FAQ

How can I help a person sleeping on the streets?
Any time you see a homeless person in distress, please call 211. The operator will contact LAHSA or another service agency. An even more simple answer : ASK THEM what you can do to help.

Should I give to panhandlers?
Don’t hand out money.  And Exactly for the reason you think the answer is “no”.  Research shows  most of the money you give to off-ramp beggars and panhandlers is spent on alcohol and drugs.  My rule of thumb for deciding if someone who is panhandling is truly homeless or in need: do they have their belongings with them?

  • But more importantly – If I gave you $1.00 or $5.00 – where are you going to spend it and what good could it do you? A $5 donation to an outreach org or agency can feed that person for a day because they buy in bulk and often get corporate discount. Every penny of your $5 will go for good and sustaining health. it won’t buy cigarettes, alcohol, marijuana, or other drugs. $25 can feed them for a week, $30 covers all services and the cost to shelter someone for a night…

DO hand out Scrip, gift cards, sack lunches and …socks. Scrip is a gift certificate to a grocery or other store. Many schools and agencies sell “Scrip” as fundraisers – and they spend just like cash.

DO give respect. Financial and housing status does  not impact a persons real worth. Everyone deserves respect. A nod in their general direction, smile, or “Hello” is all you need to extend.

How do I find an agency to donate my money, goods or time to?

Look at charitynavigator.org, and Just Give, justgive.org  for information on non-profits. It’s also good to get directly involved with local organizations and see for yourself what they are really accomplishing.

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Apr 03 2010
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homeless, Homeless dumping

Jason Missel – lost on Skid Row

Authorities are asking for the public’s help in identifying a mentally disabled man who was dumped on downtown Los Angeles’ Skid Row over half a year ago and doesn’t  know his name. …[He] has ‘Jason’ tattooed on his arm. He does not remember his birthday and has no idea where his family might be. When police ran his fingerprints, the name Jason Missel popped up. But, that name doesn’t exist under Social Security computer systems. … Jason says he lived in Las Vegas before he was dropped off in Los Angeles. He’s pleading for his family to claim him.

Copyright © 2010, KTLA-TV, Los Angeles

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Dec 06 2009
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california, homeless

Homeless Veterans VA help

How to house a Homeless Veteran?  We all know that there is a shortage of shelter beds, transitional housing beds and permanent affordable housing.

Did you know that the Veterans Affairs  has funds to help you or your agency address that issue and provide and purchase housing?

Grant & Per Diem Program This is the link to the FAQ’s of Veteran Affairs funding

For Shelter plus care type of help – look into HUD-VASH. Quoting the VA’s site “Veterans who are appropriate candidates for this program must need case management services in order to obtain and sustain independent community housing. Veterans who need case management services have serious mental illness, substance use disorder history, or physical disability. Veterans with the most vulnerability are excellent candidates for this program.”

Veterans Justice Outreach Contacts

Each VA medical center has been asked to designate a facility-based Veterans Justice Outreach Specialist, responsible for direct outreach, assessment, and case management for justice-involved Veterans in local courts and jails, and liaison with local justice system partners.

Listed below are the designated Specialists, organized by state.  The VHA healthcare system is organized into regions, known as Veterans Integrated Service Networks (VISNs).  The VISN where the medical center is located is also listed for reference.

- I am listing only the California information -

California

Fresno, VISN 21, VA Central California Health Care System, Thomas Williams, thomas.williams1@VA.GOV

Loma Linda, VISN 22, VA Loma Linda Healthcare System, Jorge Pineda, jorge.pineda@VA.GOV

Long Beach, VISN 22, VA Long Beach Healthcare System, Andrea Serafin, andrea.serafin@VA.GOV

Los Angeles, VISN 22, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (GLA), Sergio Antoniuk, sergio.antoniuk@VA.GOV

Mather, VISN 21, VA Northern California Health Care System, Tracy Cascio, tracy.cascio@VA.GOV

Palo Alto, VISN 21, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Rachael Sanders, rachael.sanders@VA.GOV

San Diego, VISN 22, VA San Diego Healthcare System, Lezlie Neusteter, lezlie.neusteter@VA.GOV

San Francisco, VISN 21, San Francisco VA Medical Center, Brian Dobbs, brian.dobbs@VA.GOV

NON VA assistance can be found HERE

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Oct 09 2009
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The Answer to 18 and homeless

I have been receiving questions about where to go and what to do if you are 18 and homeless.

I have been looking for resources specifically tailored to you – the youhful, but not juvinile, homeless.

My Friend’s Place I credit them with the information I am about to post here:
If you are a youth who needs help, please contact one of the following service providers.

National Runaway Switchboard
Information for youth, parents and providers.
1-800-621-4000
www.nrscrisisline.org

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1-800-273-TALK
www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org

The Trevor Project
Information for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning Youth
1-866-4-U-Trevor
www.thetrevorproject.org

California Youth Crisis Line
1-800-843-5200

24 Hour Info Line
Information on all resources, including shelter
1-800-339-6993

Shelter Resources:
Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority
1-800-548-6047

Emergency Food & Shelter
1-800-339-6993
Includes information on all resources

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Jul 16 2009
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Food Stamp help

The Legal Services of Northern California  has a fantastic site to explain the Food Stamp Program. I can not explain it any better so here is the link: http://www.foodstampguide.org

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