Homeless Centers

St. Francis House rebuilds lives by providing refuge and pathways to stability for adults experiencing homelessness and poverty every day.

Our mission is to provide homeless and nearly homeless individuals and families with individualized supportive services and tailored housing solutions with a goal of obtaining and maintaining affordable housing. The Somerville Homeless Coalition was created by the community’s grassroots response to the social crisis of homelessness in 1985. Today, SHC transforms lives by providing services, support, and housing to well over 7,500 men, women, and children.

Russell House is a not-for-profit organization that provides service and support to victims of domestic violence, sexual violence, and stalking. We support the principle that all individuals have a right to a life free of abuse. We seek to break the cycle of violence by increasing awareness, acting as advocates for victims, coordinating existing resources, and providing safe shelter to victims and their children.

THE MISSION OF THE COLORADO COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS IS TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY TOWARD THE PREVENTION OF HOMELESSNESS AND THE CREATION OF LASTING SOLUTIONS FOR FAMILIES, CHILDREN, AND INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING OR AT-RISK OF HOMELESSNESS THROUGHOUT COLORADO. CCH ADVOCATES FOR AND PROVIDES A CONTINUUM OF HOUSING AND A VARIETY OF SERVICES TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH, WELL-BEING AND STABILITY OF THOSE IT SERVES.

TO CARE FOR THE HOMELESS AND THOSE AT RISK OF BECOMING HOMELESS IN OUR COMMUNITY, THROUGH SERVICES THAT ALLEVIATE SUFFERING, PROMOTE DIGNITY, AND INSTILL SELF-SUFFICIENCY AS AN EXPRESSION OF THE ONGOING MINISTRY OF JESUS CHRIST.

PATH IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WITH THE MISSION TO BREAK THE CYCLE OF HOMELESSNESS BY EMPOWERING PEOPLE WITH THE TOOLS FOR SELF-SUFFICIENCY. THE ORGANIZATION'S APPROACH IS TO HELP PEOPLE FIND EMPLOYMENT, SAVE MONEY, SECURE HOUSING AND EMPOWER THEIR LIVES.

THE PEOPLE CONCERN BELIEVES NO ONE SHOULD HAVE TO LIVE ON THE STREET OR IN A VIOLENT HOUSEHOLD. OUR STAFF, VOLUNTEERS AND THOSE WE SERVE WORK TOGETHER TO ADDRESS THE EFFECTS OF HOMELESSNESS, POVERTY, MENTAL AND PHYSICAL ILLNESS, ABUSE AND ADDICTION. OUR PROGRAMS EMPOWER THE MOST VULNERABLE AMONG US TO IMPROVE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE - HOUSED, HEALTHY AND SAFE - AND BECOME ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS IN THE COMMUNITY. WE ALSO WORK TO EDUCATE THE BROADER COMMUNITY AND IMPROVE PUBLIC POLICY.

EPISCOPAL COMMUNITY SERVICES OF SAN FRANCISCO (ECS) HELPS HOMELESS AND VERY LOW-INCOME PEOPLE EVERY DAY AND EVERY NIGHT OBTAIN THE HOUSING, JOBS, SHELTER, AND ESSENTIAL SERVICES EACH PERSON NEEDS TO PREVENT AND END HOMELESSNESS.

THE MISSION OF HOMES FOR THE HOMELESS IS TO HELP FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS ADDRESS THE ISSUES THAT CREATE INSTABILITY IN THEIR LIVES. SPECIFICALLY, HFH'S PROGRAM HELPS PARENTS FIND HOUSING, FURTHER THEIR EDUCATION, AND OBTAIN EMPLOYMENT WHILE PROVIDING CHILDREN WITH ENRICHING ACTIVITIES TO HELP THEM THRIVE BOTH IN SCHOOL AND IN THE HOME ENVIRONMENT. HFH STRIVES TO ACCOMPLISH THIS MISSION BY PROVIDING SAFE, CLEAN, AND HEALTHY RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES WHERE PARENTS AND THEIR CHILDREN CAN LEARN AND GROW THROUGH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT. ON ANY GIVEN DAY, 720 FAMILIES WITH 780 CHILDREN RESIDE IN OUR SIX FAMILY RESIDENCES IN THE BRONX, MANHATTAN, QUEENS AND STATEN ISLAND.

The Rescue Mission Alliance's primary purpose is to establish and operate rescue missions to reach the less fortunate with the gospel of Jesus Christ and to assist in the feeding, clothing, and lodging of those who are destitute or homeless. With the support of our community, we offer: refuge - food, clothing, and shelter for those in need, recovery - biblically based programs to minister to the whole person: body, mind, and spirit, and restoration - equipping people to lead productive and independent lives. Our target population is poor and homeless men, women, and children of all ages, ethnicity, or religious beliefs, located in Ventura, Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, and San Bernardino counties. These activities are carried out through four unique rescue missions and two food banks. The organization operates six thrift stores dedicated to the rehabilitation of men and women in recovery.

REACHING OUT TO ADULTS AND CHILDREN IN NORTHEAST OHIO TO END HOMELESSNESS, PREVENT SUICIDE, RESOLVE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CRISES AND OVERCOME TRAUMA

PROVIDE A FORUM IN MASSACHUSETTS FOR PLANNING, COORDINATION, COMMUNICATION, ADVOCACY, DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PROGRAMS FOR UNACCOMPANIED HOMELESS ADULT PERSONS.

TO FACILITATE A COMPREHENSIVE AND INTEGRATED SYSTEM OF SERVICES IN CENTRAL FLORIDA DESIGNED TO ENSURE THAT ANY EXPERIENCE OF HOMELESSNESS IS BRIEF AND RARE.

PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES IN COLLABORATION WITH OTHERS THAT EMPOWER OUR RESIDENTS WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT TO OVERCOME HOMELESSNESS, AND ACHIEVE AND MAINTAIN LONG-TERM SELF-SUFFICIENCY.

THE MIDNIGHT MISSION SEEKS TO OFFER A BRIDGE TO SELF SUFFICIENCY FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS THROUGH INTERIM SHELTER, ADVOCACY, EDUCATION, TRAINING AND JOB PLACEMENT, MAKE AVAILABLE THE NECESSITIES OF LIFE, OFFER THE 12-STEP APPROACH TO RECOVERY AND PROVIDE FOR THE HOMELESS AS AN INDEPENDENT SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCY.

HHCLA's primary mission is to provide innovative strategies for reducing the harms associated with homelessness, substance use, and mental/physical health conditions. See Schedule O.

Inspiration Corporation's mission is to help people who are affected by homelessness and poverty, to improve their lives and increase self-sufficiency through the provision of social services, employment training and placement, and housing. Additionally, the Foodservice Training program, operated within Inspiration Corporation's restaurants, provides skill-specific job training and employment placement.5840 S. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, LLC provides affordable and permanent supportive housing to low-income families, including those experiencing homelessness, in Chicago.

TO WORK TO END HOMELESSNESS BY PROVIDING HOUSING, SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, ADVOCACY AND EDUCATION.

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TO END CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS IN WASHINGTON, DC BY MEETING IMMEDIATE NEEDS THROUGH DIRECT SERVICES AND HOUSING WHILE ADVOCATING TO CORRECT BROKEN SYSTEMS THAT CAUSE HOMELESSNESS. WE DO THIS IN A WAY THAT HONORS OUR GUESTS' DIGNITY, GIVES OUR GUESTS A SENSE OF BELONGING, AND MAKES LASTING CHANGE.

THE VISION OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY IN DAYTON IS TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF PEOPLE IN NEED IN THE MIAMI VALLEY. OUR MISSION IS TO, WITH CHRISTIAN PURPOSE, ACCOMPANY THOSE IN NEED ONE PERSON AT A TIME BY FOCUSING ON SHELTER, FOOD, AND CLOTHING. OUR CORE VALUES ARE UNCONDITIONAL SERVICE, HOSPITALITY, STEWARDSHIP, AND GRATITUDE.

Crossroads empowers youth who are homeless, abandoned, abused or at-risk, to lead healthy, productive lives.

We affirm the value of human dignity and self-respect for every person. We are called by our collective spiritual and social responsibility to serve all people in need: The homeless, disadvantaged, disabled, unemployed and oppressed. Our goal is to enhance societal & personal advancement through provision of housing & support services that empower individuals & families to reach their fullest potential. Emmaus helps people rebuild and restore their lives by creating & renewing a sense of community within all of its programs.

THE HOMELESS FAMILIES FOUNDATION EDUCATES AND NURTURES CHILDREN WHILE EMPOWERING FAMILIES TO ACHIEVE STABLE HOUSING AND SELF SUFFICIENCY.

PROVIDES EMERGENCY, TRANSITIONAL OR LONG-TERM SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR HOMELESS AND LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS. PROVIDES FOOD, CLOTHING, MEDICAL CARE, HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT COUNSELING AND OTHER PROGRAMS TO ASSIST THE HOMELESS, ELDERLY, MENTALLY ILL, VETERANS, AND SINGLE WOMEN WITH AND WITHOUT CHILDREN.

MORNING STAR MISSION MINISTRIES IS A NON-DENOMINATIONAL ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO RELIEVING THE SPIRITUAL AND PHYSICAL HUNGER OF THE POOR. WE DO THIS BY PROVIDING FOOD FOR THE HUNGRY, CLOTHING FOR THE NEEDY, SHELTER FOR THE HOMELESS AND THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST FOR ALL.

THE MISSION OF THE WVCEH IS TO CREATE PARTNERSHIPS AND COLLABORATIONS AT THE LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL LEVELS TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS TO HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY. THE WV COALITION TO END HOMELESSNESS SHALL ADVOCATE FOR PUBLIC POLICIES THAT WILL ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND CONTRIBUTE SYSTEMATICALLY TO THE PREVENTION AND ELIMINATION OF HOMELESSNESS IN WV; AND SHALL WORK WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, ALONG WITH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ENTITIES, ADVOCATES, PROVIDERS, AND CONSUMERS, TO PURSUE SOLUTIONS TO PREVENT AND END HOMELESSNESS.

TO END HOMELESSNESS FOR FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS BY OFFERING HOME, HELP, AND HOPE.

SAMARITAN INNS, INC'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE STRUCTURED HOUSING AND RECOVERY SERVICES IN AN ENVIRONMENT OF SUPPORT AND ACCOUNTABILITY THAT WILL GIVE HOMELESS OR AT-RISK INDIVIDUALS WHO SUFFER FROM DRUG AND ALCOHOL ADDICTIONS THE OPPORTUNITY TO REBUILD THEIR LIVES.

To serve vulnerable populations with housing service and facilitate data collection, reporting and analysis

The Organization is based in Sacramento, California, and brings together a diverse, cross-sector network to prevent and end homelessness, increase the supply of safe, stable, affordable homes, and reverse the legacy of racial and economic injustice working to create a California with homes, health, and prosperity for all in thriving, sustainable communities. Housing California works to: shape the narrative on homelessness and housing affordability to speak with a shared voice and vision; build and shift power by cultivating, connecting, and leading statewide, cross-sector coalitions and grassroots networks that center people with lived expertise of housing instability, to advance shared priorities and change the balance of power; and drive transformative, equitable policy change that builds affordable homes, protects low-income renters, ends homelessness, and advances racial equity and economic inclusion.

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THE CONNECTICUT COALITION TO END HOMELESSNESS, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MEMBERS AND COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE, CREATES CHANGE THROUGH LEADERSHIP, ADVOCACY, AND BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF MEMBERS AND THE FIELD TO RESPOND TO ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES. OUR COLLECTIVE MISSION IS TO PREVENT AND END HOMELESSNESS IN CONNECTICUT.

THE NATIONAL COALITION FOR HOMELESS VETERANS WILL END HOMELESSNESS AMONG VETERANS BY SHAPING PUBLIC POLICY, PROMOTING COLLABORATION, AND BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF SERVICE PROVIDERS.

SEE SCHEDULE OHATAS IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY WHOSE FOCUS IS ASSISTING FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE HOMELESS OR AT RISK OF BECOMING HOMELESS. THE HATAS MISSION IS TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE TO SERVE AS A RESOURCE FOR CHANGE IN AN EFFORT TO END HOMELESSNESS, PRESERVE THE DIGNITY OF ALL PERSONS, AND PROMOTE SELF-SUFFICIENCY.

DRUEDING CENTER HAS BECOME A TANGIBLE EXPRESSION OF HOLY REDEEMER HEALTH SYSTEM'S COMMITMENT TO FAMILIES AND AN EMBODIMENT OF ITS MISSION: TO CARE, COMFORT, AND HEAL. DRUEDING CENTER PARTNERS WITH OUR FAMILIES TO BUILD THE SKILLS TO HEAL FROM TRAUMA, RESTORE HOPE AND END THE CYCLE OF HOMELESSNESS. DRUEDING CENTER DIRECTLY ADDRESSES THE MULTIFACETED ISSUES OF HOMELESSNESS, TRAUMA, AND POVERTY; BY PROVIDING TRANSITIONAL HOUSING AND COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO FAMILIES. WE ARE THE FIRST HOUSING PROGRAM TO ACHIEVE SANCTUARY CERTIFICATION, REFLECTING AN AGENCY-WIDE COMMITMENT TO TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE.

PROVIDE BASIC RESOURCES AND HOUSING TO THE HOMELESS AND FORMERLY HOMELESS OF THE HUNTINGTON, WV AREA

FAMILY SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, INC. IS COMMITTED TO THE ENTIRE FAMILY AND ENCOURAGES FAMILIES TO STAY INTACT WHILE ADDRESSING THEIR NEEDS FOR FOOD, SHELTER, EDUCATION, AND EMPLOYMENT. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES SHELTER, HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THOSE AT RISK OF LOSING THEIR HOUSING, AND EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR FAMILIES TO MAKE LIFE ALTERING CHANGES, AND A SYSTEM TO AID IN FINDING PERMANENT HOUSING.

COMMUNITY ACTION CHANGES PEOPLE'S LIVES, EMBODIES THE SPIRIT OF HOPE, IMPROVES COMMUNITIES AND MAKES AMERICA A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE. WE CARE ABOUT THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY, AND WE ARE DEDICATED TO HELPING PEOPLE HELP THEMSELVES AND EACH OTHER.

THE ORGANIZATION IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING IMMEDIATE RELIEF TO MIDTOWN MANHATTAN'S HOMELESS POPULATION. THROUGH OUR MAINCHANCE DROP-IN CENTER, WE OFFER BASIC NECESSITIES (FOOD, CLOTHING, SHOWERS, AND CHAIRS FOR RESPITE) AND A RANGE OF SOCIAL SERVICES INCLUDING EMPLOYMENT COUNSELING, TREATMENT REFERRALS, AND HOUSING ASSISTANCE. IN ORDER TO HELP PEOPLE USE OUR CENTER AS A BRIDGE TO A MORE SECURE LIFE, WE HAVE DESIGNED A CONSUMER-ORIENTED MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM TO MEET OUR CLIENTS AT THEIR VARIOUS LEVELS OF NEED TAILORING OUR SERVICES TO FIT THE SPECIFIC SITUATIONS OF EACH INDIVIDUAL. WE GIVE THEM A CHOICE AND, IN DOING SO, WE GIVE THEM A GREATER CHANCE OF SUCCESS. WE RECOGNIZE THAT, FOR SOME, SIMPLY COMING IN FROM THE STREETS IS A SIGNIFICANT STEP. IT IS THESE PEOPLE THOSE USUALLY EXCLUDED FROM OTHER SERVICE AGENCIES THAT WE AID MOST.

AURORA'S MISSION IS CREATING SOLUTIONS TO PREVENT AND END HOMELESSNESS IN OUR COMMUNITY.

BRIDGES ENDS HOMELESSNESS THROUGH VOLUNTEER-DRIVEN OUTREACH AND INDIVIDUAL CASE MANAGEMENT FOCUSING ON HEALTH, HOUSING, AND INDEPENDENCE. BRIDGES FORMS RELATIONSHIPS WITH THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS WHILE MEETING THEIR MOST URGENT NEEDS. BRIDGES CONNECTS THE HOUSED AND HOMELESS TO ESTABLISH RELATIONSHIPS THAT LEAD TO GREATER ACCEPTANCE AND UNDERSTANDING, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC GROWTH, AND WELLBEING.

DIAKONIA, INC. IS DEDICATED TO BUILDING A FOUNDATION FOR THOSE IN CRISIS OR WHO ARE HOMELESS WHILE MAINTAINING DIGNITY AND RESPECT; PROVIDING HOPE AND ENHANCING THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE.

THE MISSION OF THE CATHERINE MCAULEY CENTER IS TO DIRECTLY MINISTER TO WOMEN AND TO THE ECONOMICALLY POOR. THE CATHERINE MCAULEY CENTER COMMITS ITSELF TO MEETING THE HOUSING NEEDS OF WOMEN PROVIDING TEMPORARY SHELTER FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN WHO ARE IN CRISIS WHICH LEAVES THEM HOMELESS OR WITHOUT SUBSTANTIAL RESOURCES; PROVIDING PROGRAMS AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES THAT ASSIST WOMEN IN OBTAINING PERMANENT HOUSING WHICH IS SAFE, DECENT, AND AFFORDABLE; BY PROVIDING A SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR THE WOMEN AND A BRIDGE TO SELF RELIANCE; BY ASSESSING THOSE WHO NEED ASSISTANCE IN ACCESSING MEDICAL AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES.

THE WHOSOEVER GOSPEL MISSION IS A CHRISTIAN NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION WHOSE PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE SHELTER, FOOD, CLOTHING, EDUCATION, COUNSELING, REHABILITATION AND OTHER ASSISTANCE TO HOMELESS AND/OR NEEDY MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN IN THE PHILADELPHIA AREA.

STEPUP INSPIRES ADULTS AND CHILDREN AT ECONOMIC RISK TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR EVERY ASPECT OF THEIR LIVES THROUGH COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMS AND MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS. TO DO THIS, STEPUP PARTNERS WITH ADULTS AND CHILDREN IN THE SHARED GOAL OF STABLE LIVES THROUGH EMPLOYMENT AND LIFE SKILLS TRAINING. PRACTICING COMPASSIONATE ACCOUNTABILITY, WE SEEK TO BREAK DOWN THE BARRIERS THAT KEEP INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR FAMILIES UNEMPLOYED, THUS BENEFITING THE WHOLE COMMUNITY.

THE MISSION OF THE PROJECT HOME COMMUNITY IS TO EMPOWER ADULTS, CHILDREN, AND FAMILIES TO BREAK THE CYCLE OF HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY, TO ALLEVIATE THE UNDERLYING CAUSES OF POVERTY, AND TO ENABLE ALL OF US TO ATTAIN OUR FULLEST POTENTIAL AS INDIVIDUALS AND AS MEMBERS OF THE BROADER SOCIETY. WE STRIVE TO CREATE A SAFE AND RESPECTFUL ENVIRONMENT WHERE WE SUPPORT EACH OTHER IN OUR STRUGGLES FOR SELF-ESTEEM, RECOVERY, AND THE CONFIDENCE TO MOVE TOWARD SELF-ACTUALIZATION.