Good Shepherd Center for Homeless Women and Children

Of the 48,000 people in Los Angeles County who are homeless, nearly 40% are women and children. Good Shepherd Center for Homeless Women and Children is dedicated to meeting the unique needs of this vulnerable population. In 1984, Catholic Charities opened Good Shepherd Center as a 20-bed shelter. Today, services are provided to over 1,300 women each year through several programs.

Languille Emergency Shelter provides up to six weeks of shelter and emergency services while helping women obtain transitional or permanent housing. The shelter also offers drop-in services, which include warm showers and fresh meals, and mobile outreach to the homeless living on the streets.

The Women’s Village has progressively grown into a large complex, consisting of three distinct phases that address different areas in women's lives as they move toward independence. Phase I/Hawkes Transitional Residence offers transitional housing and supportive services to formerly homeless women. Phase II/Angel Guardian Home provides long-term apartments for women with disabilities and their minor children. Phase III/Sister Julia Mary Farley Center consists of 21 transitional apartments, a computer lab, a job-training and career center, and The Village Kitchen, which combines a Culinary Arts job training program with a cafe that is open to the public.