Eva’s Place is Sanilac County’s only emergency residential shelter program. Eva’s Place provides a safe supportive environment for victims and their children fleeing domestic violence, sexual assault or homelessness. The Eva’s Place shelter is a 16 bed facility that is handicapped accessible. Clients of Eva’s Place are responsible to care for their own children, prepare their own meals, and abide by the safety rules of the shelter.
Shelter residents are required to participate in house meetings, weekly support groups, and work towards achieving their case plan steps. Clients of Eva’s Place are allowed a 2 week stay, providing they adhere to the shelter policies and take action steps to achieve their case plan. When necessary, clients can be given stay extension, however these extensions are given on a case by case basis and depend on the clients efforts on achieving their action plans.