Partner With Us In Saving & Changing Lives
A Devastating Problem
Homeless women with children continue to be the fastest growing segment of the U.S. homeless population. One-third to one-half of homeless women on the street today are fleeing domestic violence. More women are injured by their spouses or boyfriends than by car accidents, muggings and rapes combined. The American Medical Association estimates that 3,000,000 to 4,000,000 women are battered each year by their husbands or live-in partners. More than half of all women murdered in the United States every year are killed by their partner or ex-partner.
 A Compassionate Solution
Since 1978, the Los Angeles House of Ruth has been a safe haven for homeless and battered women with children — one of only a handful of such specialized shelters in Greater Los Angeles. A compassionate, homelike environment empowers these mothers to move from living destructive, dependant lives to personal responsibility and self-sufficiency. Their children, who have often been raised in chaotic, dangerous surroundings, are given immediate help for behavioral problems or learning disabilities they may have developed. Both women and children are given the time to heal as well as the opportunity to find a new way of life.
 Programs and Services
Our programs and services target not only domestic violence but also homelessness, poverty, addiction and mental health issues. Currently, they include:
- case management
- child care
- counseling & therapy
- crisis intervention
- education planning & placement
- employment development
- health screening & education
- life-skills training
- permanent housing placement & move-in assistance
- shelter — both emergency & transitional
- social service referrals
- transportation
- welfare advocacy
Community Support is Crucial
For more that 25 years, homeless and battered women with children have had a safe haven in Los Angeles called the House of Ruth.
County and city social service agencies, hospitals, police departments and churches have referred single-parent, female-headed families in crisis — who often have nowhere else to turn for help — to the shelter.
We provide a vital link to survival for homeless and battered women with children through emergency and transitional shelter.
The Los Angeles House of Ruth
PO Box 33288, Los Angeles, CA 90033-1727
Phone: (323) 266-4139 Fax: (323) 265-3945 |
