Shelter

Homeless accepted spots

• Homeless shelters by type and location
• Homeless Shelter Locator
• Domestic Shelter Lookup
• Your Safe Place – A Family Justice Center (San Diego, CA)
  • Be guided on the process of a restraining order
  • Provides safe shelter/hotel vouchers to be removed from a dangerous situation

Prior to traveling to the shelter:

• You can either contact the above resources directly, or you can follow the following steps using a local Crisis Center.
• Visit your local Crisis Center
  • Crisis Intervention Hotlines To Get You There:
    • Suicide Hotline: 988
    • Domestic Abuse Hotline: 800-799-7233
    • Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673

1. Indicate your needs (Example: “I am suicidal, homeless, and in need of stabilization and shelter.”)
2. Indicate that shelter is needed.
3. Be an advocate for yourself

• • Tell your crisis worker to contact a shelter to ensure your emotional and physical needs are met (LGBTQ friendly, youth friendly, etc.)
  • Ask your crisis worker to verify and confirm there is space available.
  • You may want to ask about privacy accommodations at the shelter.
  • Ask your crisis worker to obtain information on safety procedures at the shelter.
  • Obtain information on whether healthcare access available at the shelter.
    • Are mental health professionals/therapists on site?

Crisis Hotlines

• National Runaway Safeline
  • 1-800-786-2929
  • Jeff Stern – Chief Engagement Officer
    • jstern@1800RUNAWAY.org
  • Beth Richman – Public Relations Consultant
    • 312-806-8999
    • brichman@1800RUNAWAY.org

Is there a resource we are missing? Please email us at info@unsilenced.org so we may add it.