Wednesday, January 7, 2009

List of Transitional Housing/Shelter Resources

Below is a listing for those seeking transitional housing, shelter, resources, etc...

Anaheim Interfaith Shelter (Anaheim)
Aishalcyon@earthlin k.net - (714) 774-8502
P.O. Box 528, Anaheim, CA 92815
Provides transitional housing and savings programs for working adults with dependent children. Single and two-parent families welcome.

Boys Hope/Girls Hope of Southern California (Costa Mesa)
949.515.8833 - www.bhghsocal. org
Provides housing and training for homeless youth.

Casa Teresa (Orange)
714-538-4860 - www.casateresa. com
Provides shelter for homeless pregnant women and their newborns and long-term transitional care.

Catholic Worker - Isaiah House
714.957.2523 - www.occatholicworke r.org
Provides emergency shelter and food for homeless individuals and families.

Families Forward (Irvine)
949-552-2731 - www.families- forward.org
Assists families in crisis.

Friendship Shelter (Laguna Beach)
949-494-6928 - www.friendshipshelt er.org
Provides accommodations for homeless adult men and women who are working to rebuild their lives.

Fullerton Interfaith Emergency Service (Fullerton)
714-680-3691 - www.fies.us
Provides food, housing, job development and life skills training to people in need – north Orange County.

H.I.S. House (Placentia)
714-993-5774 - www.hishouseplacent ia.org
Assists homeless individuals, couples and families to gain self-sufficiency through housing, training, counseling & personal support.

H.O.M.E.S. Inc. (Newport Beach)
949-851-2766 - www.homesinc. org
Provides affordable housing and support systems for low-income adults who are recovering from mental illness.

Human Options (Irvine)
949-737-5242 - www.humanoptions. org
Assists battered women, their families and our community break the cycle of domestic violence.

Huntington Youth Center (Community Services Programs, Inc.)
714-842-6600 - www.CSPinc.org
Houses and assists children and youth in crisis.



Laura's House (San Juan Capistrano)
www.laurashouse. org
Prevents and reduces the incidence of domestic and family violence through shelter and support programs, education and outreach.

Mary's Shelter (Santa Ana)
714-730-0930 - www.teenshelter.org
Provides housing for homeless, pregnant youths under 17 and second stage housing for girls and their newborns.

Mercy House (Santa Ana)
714-836-7188 - www.mercyhouse.net
Provides walk-in emergency service and is a resource center for the homeless including employable women with children; single, employable men; and adults living with HIV/AIDS.

Orange County Cold Weather Shelter Program 2008 - 2009
714-836-7188 x 105 - michaelm@mercyhouse.net
The Armory program provides up to 400 beds per night for the homeless in Fullerton and Santa Ana.

Orange County Rescue Mission (Tustin)
714-258-4451 and House of Hope, El Modena Shelter (Santa Ana) and Mustard Seed Ranch for Abused Children
714-247-4309 - www.rescuemission. org
Assists the least, the last and the lost of Orange County by providing guidance, counseling, education, job training, shelter, food, clothing and health care.

Orangewood Children's Home (Orange)
714-619-0200 - www.orangewoodfound ation.org Strives to end the cycle of child abuse by providing innovative programs and supporting children in foster care.

Precious Life Shelter (Los Alamitos)
562-431-3365 - www.preciouslifeshe lter.org
Provides shelter for homeless women in crisis pregnancy and their newborns through two years of age.

Shelter for the Homeless (American Family Housing)
714-897-3221 - www.shelterfortheho meless.org
To assist low-income individuals and families become self-supporting and ultimately find permanent housing.

Thomas House Temporary Shelter
(Garden Grove)
714-554-0357 - www.thomashouseshel ter.org
Provides a safe, supportive environment and the resources necessary for homeless families with children to remain together while empowering them to become independent and self-sufficient; provides opportunities for new beginnings.

Women's Transitional Living Center
714-992-1939 ext 101 - www.wtlc.org
Seeks solutions to end domestic violence and human trafficking.