St. Clare's Home has been providing love, shelter and care for homeless and battered women and children since 1983. It was the first of its kind in San Diego's North County. The non-denominational, non-profit organization was founded by Sister Claire Frawley while she was teaching a youth ministry at a local church.

In 1980, a pregnant teenaged girl with a small child sought her help because the girl was living out of her car, had not eaten for two days and had no resources and nowhere to go. Sister Claire took her home for the weekend, and later rented a house for her and another mother in need.

Since that time, St. Clare's Home has helped over 5,000 young mothers and their children escape domestic violence and end the cycle of homelessness, abuse and addiction. it is the largest provider of long-term transitional housing for homeless and abused women and children in North County.

St. Clare's two year program for homeless and abused women includes:

Education & Career Guidance including Life Skills Classes on Health Care, Safety, Parenting Nutrition, Domestic Violence & Child Abuse Prevention Education, Computer stuff, Journaling, Art Therapy, Anger Management and more.

6 transitional homes/housing

• Case Management for Mothers and their children



• Little Angels Learning Center for children under 5 years



• State Certified Chemical Dependency Outpatient Program



• Dual Diagnosis Drug & Alcohol Education & Relapse Prevention



• Group & Individual Counseling



• Inkind Resource Center "The Depot"



• St. Clare's Home Administration



• Resource Development & Support Staff

For more information or questions, please call 760.741.0122.

Or Email Ronnie Schaefer Root at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it