DOWNTOWN WOMEN'S CENTER

HOUSING: DWC OPERATES 159 UNITS OF PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR WOMEN, SURVIVORS OF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE, AND FAMILIES ACROSS OUR THREE RESIDENCES IN LOS ANGELES. PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING IS COMFORTABLE, SAFE, AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING PAIRED WITH ON-SITE INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPORT AND SERVICES NOT JUST TO END THE STRUGGLE WITH HOMELESSNESS, BUT ALSO TO THRIVE IN PERMANENT HOUSING AND WORK TOWARD ACHIEVING GOALS. IN 2024, DWC PERMANENTLY HOUSED 451 PEOPLE. COMMUNITY-BASED HOUSING: DWC'S COMMUNITY-BASED HOUSING PROGRAM CONNECTS UNACCOMPANIED WOMEN AND FAMILIES TO PERMANENT HOUSING AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES THROUGHOUT LOS ANGELES COUNTY. DWC OFFERS RAPID RE-HOUSING ASSISTANCE, PARTICULARLY FOR WOMEN ESCAPING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, AND CONNECTS THEM WITH SAFE, PERMANENT HOUSING AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. DWC ALSO SUPPORTS WOMEN VETERANS THROUGH HOUSING VOUCHERS, MOVE-IN ASSISTANCE, TRAUMA RECOVERY RESOURCES, AND HELP NAVIGATING THE COMPLEX PROCESS OF APPLYING FOR VETERAN BENEFITS.

HEALTH AND WELLNESS: WE RECOGNIZE HOMELESSNESS AS A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS. UNDERSTANDING THE COMPOUNDING CHALLENGES OF HOMELESSNESS AND POOR HEALTH, WE TAKE A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO WELLNESS. WOMEN'S HEALTH CENTER: DWC OPERATES SKID ROW'S ONLY WOMEN'S MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH CENTER. OUR HEALTH CENTER IS AN ON-SITE CLINIC JOINTLY RUN WITH LOCAL PARTNER JWCH, THROUGH WHICH WE PROVIDE BASIC MEDICAL CARE, PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENTS, AND REFERRALS FOR SPECIALTY CARE. OUR EXCEPTIONALLY TRAINED STAFF FOCUSES ON PREVENTIVE CARE TO REDUCE DIABETES, OBESITY, HYPERTENSION, AND OTHER CHRONIC DISEASES. WE SUPPLEMENT OUR CLINIC OFFERINGS WITH PSYCHIATRIC SESSIONS, MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING, AND GROUP THERAPY, AS WELL AS SELF-CARE AND HEALTH EDUCATION WORKSHOPS, FITNESS CLASSES, AND ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES. IN 2024, DWC PROVIDED MORE THAN 906 PEOPLE WITH MENTAL HEALTH OR PHYSICAL HEALTH SERVICES AND FACILITATED 1,635 MENTAL HEALTH SESSIONS. TRAUMA RECOVERY CENTER: OUR LOS ANGELES TRAUMA RECOVERY CENTER WAS CREATED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PEACE OVER VIOLENCE, AND OFFERS SURVIVORS OF VIOLENT CRIME EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, INFORMATION, COMPASSION, ACCOMPANIMENT, REFERRALS, AND ADVOCACY SERVICES. WITH A COMBINED 75 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, DWC AND PEACE OVER VIOLENCE PROVIDE ASSISTANCE APPLYING FOR VICTIM COMPENSATION, REFERRALS FOR FOOD, SHELTER, AND HOUSING SERVICES, MEDICATION SUPPORT SERVICES AND ACCESS TO THERAPY, COMMUNITY TRAININGS, AND MORE. THE TRAUMA RECOVERY CENTER IS SUPPORTED BY THE CALIFORNIA VICTIM COMPENSATION BOARD (CALVCB) AND IS THE ONLY ONE OF ITS KIND IN DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES. DAY CENTER: DWC'S DAY CENTER IS THE ENTRY POINT FOR OUR SERVICES AND THE HUB OF OUR HEALTHY COMMUNITY. IT PROVIDES A SAFE SPACE FOR WOMEN IN THE HEART OF THE SKID ROW NEIGHBORHOOD IN DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES. WOMEN WHO COME THROUGH OUR DOORS HAVE ACCESS TO 3 NUTRITIOUS MEALS DAILY, CLEAN BATHROOMS AND SHOWERS AND CHANGES OF CLOTHES. DAY CENTER CASE MANAGERS CAN ALSO LINK WOMEN TO HEALTHCARE, HOUSING, LEGAL AID, TRANSPORTATION, JOB TRAINING AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, AS WELL AS WORK PLACEMENTS AND OTHER RESOURCES. IN 2024, THE FOLLOWING MILESTONES WERE ACHIEVED: DOWNTOWN WOMEN'S CENTER - PROVIDED OVER 113,639 NUTRITIOUS MEALS TO THOSE IN NEED. WE'RE OPEN MONDAY-FRIDAY FROM 6AM-4PM, AND SATURDAY-SUNDAY FROM 7AM-3PM. - CREATED A SAFE SPACE FOR 4,831 WOMEN. - PROVIDED PHYSICAL OR MENTAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO 906 WOMEN. - PROVIDED 17,358 SHOWERS TO SUPPORT WELLNESS AND HYGIENE. - 1,750 VOLUNTEERS JOINED US IN SERVING OUR COMMUNITY