Local Support Services
IF A SITUATION APPEARS TO BE LIFE THREATENING OR A CRIME IS IN PROCESS, CALL 9-1-1 OR YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.
*For Sexual Assault, it is important the you DO NOT wash, shower, douche, change clothes or brush your teeth.
*Domestic Violence is a crime and law enforcement may make an arrest of your abuser even without your cooperation pursuant to California Penal Code Section 13701(b).
*Human Trafficking is a crime. If you are a victim, please reach out for assistance by calling 9-1-1 or Center for Community Solutions.
Center For Community Solutions
Center for Community Solutions - East County
460 North Magnolia
El Cajon, CA 92020
619-697-7477
http://www.ccssd.org/
Center for Community Solutions - East County
460 North Magnolia
El Cajon, CA 92020
619-697-7477
http://www.ccssd.org/
It is the mission of the Center for Community Solutions to end relationship and sexual violence by being a catalyst for caring communities and social justice. Center for Community Solutions (CCS) helps more than 10,000 adults and children each year to heal and prevent relationship and sexual violence. CCS operates the only rape crisis center in the city of San Diego along with a countywide 24-hour bilingual crisis helpline. The nonprofit agency also provides emergency domestic violence shelters, hospital and court accompaniment, as well as legal and counseling services for those affected by domestic violence and sexual assault. CCS also works with local community groups and schools to provide innovative prevention programs to promote healthy relationships and peaceful communities.
If you need help now, call 1-888-385-4657
CCS operates the only 24-hour toll free County-wide crisis line for crisis intervention and information referrals related to domestic violence and sexual assault in San Diego. Our hotline provides person-to-person crisis counseling by trained staff and volunteers. All hotline services are free and confidential, in both English and Spanish.
We specialize in psychotherapy to address the emotional aspects of:
• Sexual Assault and Sexual Abuse
• Domestic and Relationship Violence
DVS Legal Services Include:
• No-cost 30-day emergency shelter program for domestic violence (female and male) victims and their children
• Safety planning including all members of the family
• Provides Food & Clothing
• Linkage to CCS legal services
• Referral information to community support services
• On-site support groups for adults
• Children’s services include counseling, recreational activities, parent education, enrollment in school, and advocacy related to child safety
• Assistance with obtaining long-term safe housing, including transitional housing
Transitional Housing: Next Step
• Transitional housing units available for up to 12 months, for victims of domestic violence and their children
• Ongoing professional advocacy and support services
• Linkages to all of CCS core programs
• Information and referrals to community and government services
• Reduced rent based on income
If you need help now, call 1-888-385-4657
CCS operates the only 24-hour toll free County-wide crisis line for crisis intervention and information referrals related to domestic violence and sexual assault in San Diego. Our hotline provides person-to-person crisis counseling by trained staff and volunteers. All hotline services are free and confidential, in both English and Spanish.
We specialize in psychotherapy to address the emotional aspects of:
• Sexual Assault and Sexual Abuse
• Domestic and Relationship Violence
DVS Legal Services Include:
- Walk-In Domestic Violence Restraining Order (DVRO) Clinic at El Cajon Courthouse
- DVRO preparation with a California-licensed attorney by appointment
- Consultations regarding domestic violence-related family law – including divorce, custody, and family law processes
- Preparation for restraining order and family court hearings – including mediation preparation and review
- Safe at Home confidential address program enrollment
• No-cost 30-day emergency shelter program for domestic violence (female and male) victims and their children
• Safety planning including all members of the family
• Provides Food & Clothing
• Linkage to CCS legal services
• Referral information to community support services
• On-site support groups for adults
• Children’s services include counseling, recreational activities, parent education, enrollment in school, and advocacy related to child safety
• Assistance with obtaining long-term safe housing, including transitional housing
Transitional Housing: Next Step
• Transitional housing units available for up to 12 months, for victims of domestic violence and their children
• Ongoing professional advocacy and support services
• Linkages to all of CCS core programs
• Information and referrals to community and government services
• Reduced rent based on income
Crisis House--El Cajon
1034 N. Magnolia Ave., El Cajon, CA 92020
(619) 444-1422
www.crisishouse.com
Program Hours/Days
Monday - Friday
8:30 am- 5:00 pm
Closed for lunch 12 - 1 pm
New Journey Program
This long term transitional housing program serves women and their children who are fleeing domestic violence. We provide safe housing in apartments that are fully furnished in confidential locations throughout San Diego County. We have a long term partnership with Soroptomist International of Poway and Ranch Bernardo. The organization subsidizes and fully furnishes several units provided by Community Housing Works. Soroptomists also mentor the women during and after they leave the program. We support families recovering from their trauma by providing individual and group counseling, case management, health care, food, and other critical support services. They learn how to identify red flags in toxic relationships, provide emotional support to each other, rebuild self-esteem, and set healthy boundaries leading to creating a non-violent family unit. Women are empowered to make positive lifestyle changes to transition to a self-sufficient healthy, independent life which includes increasing income and moving to permanent housing when they leave the program.
1034 N. Magnolia Ave., El Cajon, CA 92020
(619) 444-1422
www.crisishouse.com
Program Hours/Days
Monday - Friday
8:30 am- 5:00 pm
Closed for lunch 12 - 1 pm
New Journey Program
This long term transitional housing program serves women and their children who are fleeing domestic violence. We provide safe housing in apartments that are fully furnished in confidential locations throughout San Diego County. We have a long term partnership with Soroptomist International of Poway and Ranch Bernardo. The organization subsidizes and fully furnishes several units provided by Community Housing Works. Soroptomists also mentor the women during and after they leave the program. We support families recovering from their trauma by providing individual and group counseling, case management, health care, food, and other critical support services. They learn how to identify red flags in toxic relationships, provide emotional support to each other, rebuild self-esteem, and set healthy boundaries leading to creating a non-violent family unit. Women are empowered to make positive lifestyle changes to transition to a self-sufficient healthy, independent life which includes increasing income and moving to permanent housing when they leave the program.
LICENSE TO FREEDOM (L2F)
Little House
131 Avocado Ave.,
El Cajon, CA 92020
(619) 401-2800
Arabic and Kurdish Language Help-Line: (619) 813-7415
www.licensetofreedom.org
Little House
131 Avocado Ave.,
El Cajon, CA 92020
(619) 401-2800
Arabic and Kurdish Language Help-Line: (619) 813-7415
www.licensetofreedom.org
Advocacy for Middle Eastern battered immigrant and refugee women. Programs include domestic violence advocacy, faith-based dialogue, and driver's license instruction. License to Freedom offers counseling services to individuals, couples, families and groups. We offer a unique approach to therapy that is based on client's strengths and pays close attention to the effects of culture. We look at problems in their contexts rather than locating problems within the individual. We are interested in the political, gendered, linguistic, social and economic climates that produce problems and cultivate resiliencies. License to Freedom (L2F) exists primarily to address the needs of domestic violence victims among San Diego County’s large refugee and immigrant community. L2F is the only program offering culturally and linguistically appropriate services in this context to populations in the San Diego area, including Iraqi, Iranian, Burmese, Afghani, Kurdish, Turkish, and African populations. In recent years, L2F has greatly increased its value both to these populations and the broader community by developing a palette of mental health and supportive services provided with sensitivity to the histories, experiences, and challenges of these populations. These services include individual and family therapy, domestic violence group treatment, expressive art therapy and music therapy. Many of those served have experienced tremendous trauma prior to arriving here, including life in war zones, loss of family and friends, and/or torture. L2F provides services that address these realities, including home therapy visits if appropriate.
