Emergency Shelter

Yellow Brick House operates an emergency shelter on a twenty-four hour basis.The Emergency Shelter is a safe place for women who are in crisis, meaning they must leave their home as a result of violence or abuse.  The shelter has six bedrooms and it houses 21 beds, 7 cribs, 4 bathrooms, a kitchen, kids play room and homework area, living room, sitting room, storage rooms and laundry room.

Through the shelter, we provide assistance to help women and children make the transition from an abusive home to a safe home, support groups for the women to deal with the challenges they face while making this change, parenting groups to promote healthy families and children’s programs to help the children in these situations understand what is happening and learn positive aspects of communication.  We can also provide free emergency transportation for the women and children who need to escape a dangerous situation but do not have access to a vehicle.