House of Ruth
Before expanding into the many programs it offers today, House of Ruth first served the community through this resource
This team works to create cultural change before violence happens by engaging youth, men, and community members in conversations about healthy relationships, respect, and accountability.
Prevention Education Department
This term describes a pattern of behaviors used by one person to gain or maintain power and control over another person in a relationship.
What is domestic violence/Abuse?
This community organization works to celebrate and support LGBTQ+ individuals by creating spaces for connection, advocacy, visibility, and community empowerment.
What is Pomona Pride?
This staff member won a dance battle to the "Freak Dance
Who is Cecilia Gonzalez
House of Ruth serves individuals and families throughout these 3 Southern California Counties
Los Angeles County, San Bernardino, County, Riverside County
This team helps individuals understand their options, navigate complex systems, and make informed decisions when seeking protection and justice.
What is the legal Advocacy Department?
This concept explains why someone experiencing abuse may not leave immediately, as leaving can sometimes increase danger due to factors like fear, financial dependence, or threats.
What is barriers to leaving?
This community partner provides compassionate crisis intervention, counseling, prevention education, a 24-hour Sexual Assault Crisis Hotline, and support services for survivors of sexual assault and abuse throughout Los Angeles and San Bernardino Counties.
What is project sister?
This staff member is also a hair stylist
Who is Evelyn Sanchez?
House of Ruth provides this confidential place where survivors and their children can stay while escaping abuse.
What is Shelter?
This team focuses on healing by providing a space where individuals can process their experiences, develop coping tools, and receive emotional support.
What is the Counseling Department?
This type of abuse involves controlling someone’s access to money, employment, transportation, or financial resources to limit their independence.
What is economic abuse/ Financial Abuse
This public mental health agency serves three neighboring cities by providing prevention, treatment, and recovery services while partnering with local organizations to support community well-being.
What is Tri-City Mental Health Authority?
This Staff member loves white water rafting and survived doing class 5 rapids!
Who is Kimberly Mason?
Name at least three services House of Ruth offers to survivors and families
What are emergency shelter, counseling, legal advocacy, children's services, prevention education, support groups, housing assistance, or community education?
This program provides more than just a temporary place to stay—it offers safety planning, support, and resources to help families move toward independence.
What is the Shelter Program/Emergency Shelter Program?
This framework helps explain how abusive behaviors often escalate over time through repeated patterns of tension, harm, and temporary periods of calm.
What is the cycle of violence?
This organization focuses on strengthening families by building on the strengths of parents, children, youth, and communities through Shared Leadership strategies that promote positive outcomes for everyone.
What is Parents Anonymous?
This staff member played piano for 10+ years, and can still sightread music
Who is Pat Bell?
True or False House of Ruth allows dogs and cats of any type in shelter
False
This team works alongside clients to identify goals, connect them with resources, and support their journey toward stability and self-sufficiency.
What is Case Management?
This term describes the process of gradually cutting someone off from friends, family, community, or support systems in order to increase dependence on the person causing harm.
What is isolation?
This organization’s mission focuses on providing trauma-informed care, healing, violence prevention, and transformative education to empower individuals affected by trafficking.
What is Project Resilience?
This Staff member welcomed her second grandchild into the world today!
Who is Melissa Pitts?