At a shelter in French Camp, a new space gives women another place to rest and recover

The space, just under 1,000 square feet, says something about itself through the color of its walls.

Bathed in golden yellow, two identical but separate rooms hold trundle beds, dressers and baby-changing tables for those at Haven of Peace, an emergency shelter just south of Stockton dedicated to women and their children experiencing homelessness or leaving domestic violence situations.

The new space, named the Roos Family Health and Wellness Center, is meant to give the shelter’s residents a private place to isolate, whether because they are sick or need to be away from the shelter’s communal living spaces for other health reasons, explained Rodriguez…

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