About Operation SafeHouse

Located in Riverside, Operation SafeHouse is a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to the safety and well being of children in crisis.

SafeHouse opened its doors in 1990 and is governed by a

16-member Board of Directors, SafeHouse is the only 24-hour emergency shelter of its kind in Riverside County providing core essential services for runaway, homeless, and throwaway kids. SafeHouse provides emergency crisis intervention and support services for approximately 600 youth yearly through a structured 14-day program consisting of daily counseling sessions with a family counselor, formal secondary education, peer facilitated support groups, and a collaborative educational effort with community agencies such as Alternatives To Domestic Violence, Inland Aids Project, and The Rape Crisis Center. SafeHouse is committed to providing comprehensive support services for at-risk youth and those struggling with crisis-situations

Services

Operation SafeHouse is committed to providing comprehensive support services for at-risk youth and those struggling with crisis situations. Services include:

• Emergency Shelter
  A 24-hour facility providing core services (shelter, food, clothing, counseling and recreation).

• Community Day School
  A partnership with the Riverside County Office of Education to provide shelter residents on-site public school education and credit accumulation.

• Project Safe Place
  A collaborative outreach effort with community businesses to assist youth in crisis.

• Transitional Living Program
  An apartment complex for 20 homeless older youth and their children, if any, between the ages of 18 – 21. This program is designed to provide basic life skills training in a supervised setting for up to 18 months.