Home Start

Home Start is a nonprofit child abuse prevention and treatment agency based in San Diego, working since 1972 to strengthen families and communities. Its work addresses conditions linked to risky or abusive situations, such as poverty, unsafe neighborhoods, lack of affordable housing and unemployment, alongside individual self-sufficiency and emotional needs.

Programs include behavioral health services, family visitation, First Steps, free tax prep, housing programs and community services for families. The Shop to Help thrift boutique supports the agency's work. Families seeking help or anyone worried about a child in danger can call the Child Abuse Hotline at 858-560-2191. The administrative offices are on Texas Street in San Diego.