SOUTH LAKE TAHOE WOMEN'S CENTER

1977 - 2007
Celebrating 30 Years of Service in Our Community

ABOUT US
South Lake Tahoe Women's Center provides comprehensive services that directly benefit the health and well-being of our community’s families.  Office hours are Monday-Friday 8:00 am to 4:00 pm.  No appointments are needed. 

Our services are free, confidential, available to women, men, and children, and include:

• Emergency Domestic Violence Shelter for up to 90 days

• Transitional Housing for up to 18 months

• Legal advice and / or representation for low-income survivors

• Advocacy / accompaniment through legal and medical processes

• 24-hour crisis hotline and crisis intervention counseling

• Response-team services with law enforcement, district attorney, and hospital staff

• Individual counseling for adults and children

• Weekly support groups for domestic violence and sexual assault survivors

• Child abuse prevention education in local schools

• 52-week Batterers Intervention and Treatment program for men and women

• Anger Management program for teen boys and teen girls

• 12-week parenting course

• 80-hour crisis intervention certification course (required for all staff and volunteers)

• Emergency clothing, food and transportation

• Referrals to other social service providers and local government agencies

WOMEN'S CENTER HISTORY

1977 South Lake Tahoe Women’s Center is opened by a handful of volunteers to provide a rape crisis hotline.

1980 Rape crisis hotline develops into comprehensive services for sexual assault victims.

1981 Domestic violence services are added, including a 52-week Batterers’ Treatment program.

1986 Child abuse prevention services are added, including prevention education at local schools.

1991 The Emergency Domestic Violence Shelter is purchased.

1995 The Transitional Housing Program is started.

1999 Business office building is purchased.

1999 Sexual assault services are expanded to Alpine County.

2001 The Transitional Housing property is purchased. 

2001 Children's play areas are built at the business office and at the Emergency Shelter.

2003 Domestic violence services are expanded to Alpine County.

2003 Domestic Violence Response Team is established, in collaboration with South Lake Tahoe Police
        Department and the District Attorney’s office.

2006 The Transitional Housing property is remodeled.

2007 30th Anniversary!

South Lake Tahoe Women's Center is the only provider of domestic violence and sexual assault services from South Lake Tahoe west to Kyburz, CA, north to Placer County, CA, and east to Douglas County, NV – and is the only provider in all of Alpine County, CA.