Operation Safe House Inc

Results: Since 1990, SafeHouse has provided emergency shelter and housing to over 20,000 youth in Riverside County and provided thousands of hours of individual, group and family counseling. Our main goal is to reunite youth into safe and stable environments and to assist older homeless youth in their path to independence.

Target demographics: Runaway, homeless, and at-risk youth between the ages of 11-24 in Riverside County, CA.

Direct beneficiaries per year: Last year we assisted more than 10,000 youth in Riverside County

Programs: Emergency shelters located in Riverside and Thousand Palms, these facilities accept males and females, ages 11 - 17, every hour of every day of the year. They are the only shelters in Riverside County providing twenty-four hour a day services to runaway, throwaway and homeless youth. Immediate interventions include three weeks of emergency shelter, food, clothing, daily counseling, family reunification when possible, and ongoing grade level education. The daily counseling services, as well as family sessions assist the teens and their families in addressing individual and family issues in a positive way that is helpful for all family members. A 24-hour toll free crisis line is also available for youth in crisis. Supportive housing and transitional housing programs located in Riverside (Main Street) and Thousand Palms (Harrison House), these apartment settings provide on-going services for up to eighteen months for older youth ages 18 - 24 who are aging out of foster care or who are homeless. Services include life skills, financial education, employment assistance, continuing education, and mental health counseling. The program goal is to move the youth from homelessness to permanent housing and self-sufficiency. Other programs include; Street Outreach, Anti-Human Trafficking for youth under the age of 18, the What's Up, SafeHouse mobile crisis texting line, and school based mental health programs.