Cortez Hill Shelter
a program of Ywca Of San Diego County at Ywca Cortez Hill Shelter
About Cortez Hill Shelter
Provides transitional housing program for homeless intact or single parent families. Offers case management services, including individual and group counseling, career development, finance management training, housing assistance, medical referrals and services, therapeutic programs, and children's activities.
Phone
- (619) 531-8937 (Service/Intake)
Location
1012 C St
San Diego, CA, 92101-5522
Service Hours
24-hour/7-day Facility24hours a day, Monday through Friday. Client must call on the weekends.
Additional Information
- Affordable Housing: Affordable Rental Housing Units, Shelter
- Areas Served: All Areas
- Capacity/Availability: 150 persons
- Curfew: 9:00 pm.
- Eligibility: Accepts married and unmarried couples with children, single women with children, and single men with children. As long as they have children, persons with disabilities who can care for themselves, persons in wheelchairs, and undocumented persons are accepted.
- Fees: No fees charged.
- Intake: Referral from a case management agency is encouraged; or client can apply at the YWCA, 1012 C Street, 8:00 am till 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday (applicant must provide a phone contact and will be called by a shelter representative to set up an appointment for an interview). If client does not have a case manager,2-1-1 San Diego will connected client to a case management agency. , Must attend informational interview before being placed on waiting list., Intakes done by referral at 3:00 PM, TB test required, Well child exams for all children required, Homeless verification form required, Shot records required for all children , All family members must have ID's, Referral
- Languages: English, Spanish
- Meals: Breakfast, Dinner, Meals for residents only
- Other Services Offered: Casework/Case planning, Mental health counseling, Legal Assistance , Medical Assistance, Pediatric Clinics, Employment Assistance, Housing Assistance
- Service Categories: Transitional Housing/Shelter
- Shelter Exclusions: Unmarried couple with a child whose birth certificate does not say both (couple's) parents' names.
- Shelter Type: T
- Stay Length: 120 days
- Target Populations: Families with Children, Single Parent Families Headed by Fathers, Single Parent Families Headed by Mothers
- Transportation: Public transportation is within 3-4 blocks of the agency.
- Waiting List: Approximately 4 to 8 weeks.
- Wheelchair Access: Yes
Bed Availability
- Family Beds Available: 0 SHELTER FULL. 5 to 7 month waiting list.
- Family Units Available: 0
- Single Beds Total Available: 0
- Single Female Beds Available: 0
- Single Male Beds Available: 0
