The Center provides emergency shelter on a 24-hour basis to battered women and their children in local motels and in the Center's own shelter facility.
The Center owns the shelter facility, a 15-bed residence located at a confidential address in Placerville. The shelter is fully ADA compliant and accessible to those with disabilities. Since the Center is unable to afford 24-hour shelter staffing, the shelter can only accept 10-12 residents at one time.
Daytime staffing consists of a full-time Shelter Coordinator, 2 Shelter Counselors assisted by volunteers. and a weekend Shelter Counselor who spends 10 hours at the shelter. Volunteers provide evening coverage 3 to 5 nights each week. Domestic violence victims may spend up to 60 days in shelter and receive counseling, food, art-play therapy for children, assistance with social services, income replacement, job searches, legal services, transportation, housing assistance, computer literacy training, resume preparation/distribution, and parenting skills.
Children of both sexes and all ages are welcome if they are able to keep the shelter location confidential. Children's art-play therapy, a large play room and extensive outside play area are available. Staff are able to enroll children in other schools if safety is an issue or they can remain in their previous school. Operational Agreements are maintained with several districts.
