Shelters
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A Safe Place's mission is to end domestic violence by providing battered victims and their children with safe shelter and resources and to break the cycle of violence through outreach and education to at risk populations and diverse communities.
P.O. Box 23006
Oakland, CA 94623
Call: (510) 986-8600
Asian Women’s Home serves survivors of domestic violence and human trafficking is a program of Asian Americans for Community Involvement (AACI).
Call crisis hotline for screening: (408) 975-2739
Center for Domestic Peace provides a safe, confidential refuge for victims of domestic violence and sex trafficking and their children. Shelter staff helps individuals evaluate their options and make future plans. Shelter residents also receive medical assistance, food and clothing, support groups, housing assistance, child care and transportation.
734 A Street
San Rafael, CA 94901
Call: (415) 924-6616 (English)
Call: (415) 924-3456 (Spanish)
Call: (415) 924-1070 (ManKind)
Emergency shelter for women and their children, individual and group counseling, children programs, advocacy, teen support services, information on restraining orders, legal services, and referrals. Provides support to male survivors. Bilingual- Spanish.
2211 Palm Ave
San Mateo, CA 94403
Call: (650) 652-0800
Crisis Line: (800) 300-1080
Legal Info Line: (650) 259-1855
La Casa offers shelter, advocacy and support services to women, teens, and children exposed to and at risk of abuse and domestic violence.
1663 Mission St #225
San Francisco, CA 94103
Call: (415) 503-0500
La Isla Pacifica is Community Solutions' emergency confidential shelter for women and children who are survivors of domestic violence and are seeking safety. This program provides supportive services towards independent living, shelter, food, clothing, safety planning, transportation, counseling, goal planning, legal assistance and community referrals.
9015 Murray Ave, #100
Gilroy, CA 95020
Call: (408) 842-7138
A 24/7 domestic violence emergency shelter that provides safe housing and crisis counseling for women and their children. One of the few shelters that accepts boys up to the age of 18 and into adulthood when accompanied by their mothers.
Call crisis hotline for screening: (408) 279-2962
The St. Vincent de Paul Society of San Francisco's Riley Center offers safe and confidential comprehensive services to survivors of domestic violence, along with their children, from the point of crisis to a woman's achievement of self-sufficiency. Services also include a Community Office that offers drop-in services, support groups, community education, and follow-up support to former residents of the residential programs.
1175 Howard St
San Francisco, CA 94103
Call: (415) 552-2943
Housing for DV and Human Trafficking survivors. Homeless shelter. Phone intake required. Assist with financial hardship, eviction, family problems, loss of employment, housing search assistance, counseling services, and child and infant care. Also provides assistance with household goods, clothes, parenting/life skill classes and employment. Bilingual.
1180 B Street
Hayward, CA 94541
Call: (510) 786-1246
Crisis Line: (888) 339-7233
SAVE provides alternatives to domestic violence through support services, advocacy and education, and assists domestic violence victims and their families. SAVE's 30-bed shelter offers a safe place for women and children fleeing abuse.
1900 Mowry Ave, Suite 201
Fremont, CA 94538
Call: (510) 574-2250
Shepherd's Gate
2 campuses, located in Livermore and Brentwood, provide long-term, comprehensive care to some of California’s most vulnerable people: women and children experiencing homelessness due to poverty, addiction, domestic violence, and other threats. Shepherd’s Gate is a Christian nonprofit on a mission to free women and children from the destructive cycles of homelessness, addiction and abuse.
1660 Portola Avenue
Livermore, CA 94551
Call: (888) 216-4776
Provides rape crisis services, domestic violence services, a restraining order clinic, homeless services, counseling services and support groups, a food pantry, parenting support, and shelters.
3663 Pacific Ave
Livermore, CA 94550
Call: (925) 449-5845
Domestic violence crisis line that provides information, referrals, and safety planning. Onsite therapy. Sliding scale fee. Bilingual.
26 Boardman Pl.
San Francisco, CA 94103
24 hour Crisis Line: (415) 864-4722
Espanola Crisis Line: (877-384-3578
Provide crisis counseling, safety planning, support in finding emergency shelter, case management services, legal information and assistance, accompaniment to family and criminal courts, assistance with immigration issues, individual or group therapy, support groups, children's activity groups, and more.
375 South Third Street
San Jose, CA 95112
Call: 1-800-572-2782