Operation SafeHouse is a 24-hour emergency shelter whose mission is to serve runaway, homeless, and at-risk youth ages 11 – 17 in Riverside County. Services include up to three-weeks of emergency shelter, nutritious meals, counseling, attempts at family reunification, on-site education program, aftercare and a 24- hour toll-free crisis line.
All of SafeHouse’s programs are designed to improve the health, wellness, and well-being of our clients.
Please see our School Wellness Policy:
Program Goals:
- Provide immediate counseling and intervention services for variable and multiple needs (inner conflict resolution, child abuse / neglect, substance abuse, etc.)
- Reunite the youth with their family (family preservation and reunification)
- Foster self-reliance and responsibility.
- Create an intervention point for runaway and homeless youth before they become juvenile offenders.
In 2018, there were 1,680 youth reported as runaways in Riverside County. The SafeHouse Emergency Shelter Programs (Riverside and Thousand Palms) provided 700 young people with emergency crisis intervention services and over 9,500 youth were reached through our education and outreach programs. Our counselors provided over 8,500 hours of individual, group, and family counseling and we are proud to say we have reunited 97% of our youth into safe and stable environments.
Please view our agency fiscal year end annual report:
For more information on Operation SafeHouse and its programs, please contact our shelter (951) 351-4418 or email us at info@operationsafehouse.org