If you or someone you know is a victim of domestic violence please call our Crisis Line at 818-887-6589

Haven Two

Haven Two is an 18-month transitional housing and employment program, which provides women and their children with a comprehensive approach to attaining self-sufficiency. The program includes:

Low income housing for up to 18 months
Job counseling and referrals
Group and individual counseling for children
Individual, group, and family counseling
Educational workshops to build skills and self-esteem

In 2006 the Haven Two apartment complex suffered severe water damage to 10 apartments. Home Aid, a non-profit that helps rehab shelters, took us on as a project. Working with New Urban West and some individual and corporate donors, including the Weingart Foundation, the apartments were completely restored. Home Aid and New Urban West were able to get much of the labor donated or discounted including carpeting, dry wall, referigerators, cabinets, bathtubs and much more. We are grateful for their partnership on this project.

In 2007 25 women and 53 children resided in Haven Two

For more information about this program, please contact the Haven Two office at (818) 346-7640 or Fax (818) 346-9371.

Success Story

Irma met her husband in El Salvador when she was only 14 and he was 19. During their 18-year relationship her abuser beat her with tree branches, cut the battery cables to her car and threatened to kill her and himself. Irma and her three children ages 13, 7 and 5, made three unsuccessful attempts to leave the abuser. One time, she was counseled to return to him by a psychologist (not trained in domestic violence) and the other two times, her husband came after her with a knife and forced her home.

Irma finally called the Crisis Line at Haven Hills and she and her children came into the 30-day Crisis Shelter. During her stay, she was accepted into Haven Two. Irma had only a 9th grade education and could not speak English. Within a very short time, she learned enough English to get a job at a local department store and enroll in computer classes at a community college. In addition to working and attending college, she is developing improved employment skills, caring for her children and participating in Haven Hills programs. Irma has overcome many challenges in order to create a bright future for herself and her children.