Service Hours

6:00 am till 4:00 pm, Monday thru Friday

7:00 am till 10:00 am and 11:00 am till 2:30 pm, Monday thru Friday/Showers
CLOSED Saturdays and Sundays
Open on Holidays.

Provides a safe place for homeless people to go during the day. Facilities such as restrooms are offered as well as a shower facility that is located at the St Vincent De Paul Day Center. Also offers other services including: laundry facility, message and mail services, limited storage area, and recreational activities. Weekly counseling is offered on-site by outside agencies. Also offers active job development. Provides a computer lab where basic computer skills are taught by an employment specialist who also teaches resume writing skills and conducts job preparation workshops.

The Homeless Court Program in San Diego

Participates in the Homeless Court program, which helps homeless veterans and nonveterans resolve misdemeanor cases (no felonies or parking tickets). Attorneys can also provide general legal information about issues the Homeless Court cannot resolve.

Defendants meet with their defense attorney 1 week before the court hearing. The special court session is held once a month. In San Diego, court is held on an alternating basis either at Vietnam Veterans of San Diego or St Vincent de Paul Village; and the court hears only misdemeanor cases incurred in the City of San Diego.

In North County, court is held on an alternating basis at either the Brother Benno Foundation or Vietnam Veterans of San Diego New Resolve.

Participants must be able to show the court evidence of their progress and activities to overcome homelessness. Judges give court sentences for program activities in which defendants are already involved.