A 30-day confidential safehouse for women victims of domestic violence and their children. Casa de Paz residents receive individual counseling, food and housing, and participate in group-oriented activities and sessions. Their children are eligible for enrollment in a certified on-site school. In order to secure shelter in a domestic violence shelter, a woman must first complete a telephone screening. A 90-day program designed to assist homeless women address personal issues including domestic violence and substance abuse.
Intensive counseling emphasizes self-esteem building and basic independent living skills.
Women interested in the program will meet with a case manager prior to admission. Becky's House is made possible by unique partnership between the City of San Diego, Star 100.7 Radio and the YWCA to build and operate supported housing. Participants have access to counseling, job training assistance, legal advocacy, health care, and other support services to help them move past the violence and establish healthy lives. Counseling services, structured activities and computer technology will be made available to the children. Becky's House, a ten-unit townhouse project, is currently under construction and will welcome its first families in January 2001.