GOOD SHEPHERD SHELTER OF LOS ANGELES
PO BOX 19487, LOS ANGELES, CA 90019 www.goodshepherdshelter.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: GOOD SHEPHERD SHELTER'S MISSION IS TO STOP THE GENERATIONAL CYCLE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE BY PROVIDING INDIVIDUALIZED, COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES AND SHETLER TO BATTERED WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN, AND BY RAISING THE LEVEL OF COMMUNITY AWARENESS.

PROVIDE SHELTER FOR BATTERED WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN.

GOOD SHEPHERD SHELTER PROVIDES A SAFE, NURTURING ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH MOTHERS WHO HAVE BEEN THE VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND THEIR CHILDREN CAN HEAL, REAWAKEN THEIR DIGNITY AND SELF-CONFIDENCE, AND LEARN SKILLS THAT WILL HELP THEM STOP THE CYCLE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. WE MAINTAIN A 14-APARTMENT TRANSITIONAL SHELTER FOR MOMS AND CHILDREN WHO PARTICIPATE IN A YEAR-LONG PROGRAM WITH MULTIPLE ELEMENTS. AN ADULT LEARNING CENTER TEACHING INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS THAT INCLUDE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, NUTRITION EDUCATION, GED TESTING, ESL TRAINING, PARENTING EDUCATION, AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CLASSES, EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION FOR AGES 0-4, A K-5 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, CASE MANAGEMENT SUPPORT, INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP THERAPY, AND MORE. WE PROVIDE OUR SERVICES ON A SANCTUARY-LIKE CAMPUS THAT INCLUDES THE SCHOOL BUILDING, THE SHELTER, THE MIRACLE BUILDING HOUSING GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL TREATMENT ROOMS, AN AMPLE PLAY YARD AND FIELD, A SWIMMING POOL, AND A CONVENT/ADMINISTRATION BUILDING HOUSING OUR NUNS AND PROVIDING OFFICES FOR OUR ADMINISTRATORS. FAMILIES STAY FOR AN AVERAGE OF 18 MONTHS BUT CAN REMAIN IN RESIDENCE WITH FULL SERVICES FOR UP TO 2 YEARS. THIS YEAR WE INCREASED OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, INCLUDING FORMING A RELATIONSHIP WITH FREEFORM, AN ORGANIZATION THAT TEACHES ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS TO THE MOMS. GOOD SHEPHERD SHELTER OF LOS ANGELES SERVED 19 FAMILIES, INCLUDING 50 CHILDREN, IN 2019.

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