Named after the first infant the Daughters of Charity cared for upon their arrival in San Francisco in 1852, the yard provides our children a safe place to play and develop physical, social, emotional, and cognitive skills. Mural painted by students of Academy of Art.

The installation of a soft, safe decking over the existing concrete surface in the infant outdoor play space ensures there is a soft surface touching their skin while learning to roll over, crawl, stand, and walk.

Many of the women who come to us have suffered severe trauma, which causes a person’s nervous system to be in constant high alert. Creating a TIC space offers a safe, calm, inviting place to support focus, relaxation, connection, and healing.

Over the years we have raised funds to provide cosmetic dental work and eyeglasses for so many women to restore their smiles vision, and, in turn, their confidence.

Securing a larger vehicle allowed us to eliminate the need for 2 minivans and multiple trips when transporting clients and their children to court hearings, attorney and doctor appointments, group meetings, and family outings.

To ensure we can provide telehealth recovery treatment, we stablished internet access across our 40,000-square-foot building with 6 miles of new cabling and 300 new jack and access points.

The added an elevator in Step-Down, our transitional living home, because it’s three flights of stairs with over 65 steps bring safety challenges - particularly for mothers carrying bags of groceries, strollers, and their littles ones.

We installed double-pane windows throughout our 43,000 sq ft, 98-year-old building to provide much-needed insulation and help reduce energy costs.

We have successfully raised the funds to install a new security system to cover all vulnerable spaces across the 43,000-square-foot Agency and make it an even safer place for our families and staff. Learn More