Our Shelters

SOJOURN SERVICES FOR BATTERED WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN
Sojourn Services for Battered Women and their children – located in Santa Monica, CA – works towards empowering women and children to regain their dignity and make choices to stop the cycle of violence in their families. For more information, please visit their web site: http://www.opcc.org/OurProjects/Sojourn/tabid/88/Default.aspx

VIOLENCE INTERVENTION PROGRAM (VIP)Violence Intervention Program’s mission is simple and yet crucial: Intervening to protect and treat all victims of violence. The center provides medical, forensic, mental health, social and legal services for all victims of violence, regardless of gender or age. Although children continue to be the focus of VIP, clients include all victims of interpersonal and family violence. For more information, please visit their web site: http://www.violenceinterventionprogram.org

DOWNTOWN WOMENS’ CENTER
Before DWC opened their doors in 1978, Skid Row and its surrounding streets provided shelters, pantries and social services accessible only to men. The DWC provides homeless women with both permanent and temporary housing, and a wide array of resources in order to empower each individual woman via access to supportive services and a safe community that can enhance her safety and well-being. For more information, please visit their web site: http://www.dwcweb.org

STEP UP ON SECOND
Step Up is dedicated to long-term support of people with severe and persistent mental illness in recovery and their families, offering quality housing, educational, social and work experiences. For more information, please visit their web site: http://www.stepuponsecond.org/