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Street Sources*

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Almost Home, Inc.                 314/768-1744

Almost Home is a transitional living home for homeless young women who are primarily teenage. The young women may or may not be pregnant, or may have one or two children. The program is nine months and may be extended. Clients must be homeless, drug- and alcohol-free, and willing to participate in structured, goal-oriented programs. They must be willing to utilize counseling; seeking to live a functional, independent life in appropriate or permanent housing; and willing to change unsatisfactory living patterns. Clients will attend classes in budgeting, parenting, and child development.

Christian Service Center, Inc.          314/231-1515

The Christian Service Center is a 90-day, 24-hour shelter for 135 single women, single women with dependent children, married couples with or without dependent children, and single fathers with dependent childeren. Services provided include basic shelter services, individual case management, life skills program, medical and psychological services, educational assistance, permanant and transitional housing placement, self-esteem, emergency assistance, tutoring, employment referrals and activities for homeless youth.

Club Cathedral                 314/231-3454

A collaborative effort of Christ Church Cathedral, Peter and Paul Community Services, and St. Patrick’s Partnership Center that reaches out to downtown homeless with coffee, donuts, a phone line, and a whole list of community resources from 8-11 AM Monday-Friday.

Good Samaritan Center                 314/772-7720

The Good Samaritan Center offers stabilization and resettlement services for homeless families coming out of the shelter system. Services include transitional housing, case work training, support groups, life skills, follow-up, and referrals. Clients must be at least 18 years of age, have a family or children living with them, employable, and willing to work at their resettlement.

Grace Chapel Ministries                    314/995-5013

Grace Chapel Ministries provides emergency and transitional housing for men, food pantry, clothing for homeless, permanent housing assistance, job placement, and transportation assistance for health services. The services are for adult male homeless clients with no serious chemical dependency problems.

Grace Hill Neighborhood Services            314/539-9659

Grace Hill provides transitional housing and emergency assistance (when funds are available) for single women and mothers. Clients must meet several criteria, including 1.) being homeless or in imminent danger of becoming homeless; 2.) having no more than two small children; 3.) having income or being eligible to receive income assistance; and 4.) being willing to participate in self-help activities (i.e., employment, training or GED classes).

Haven of Grace                        314/621-6507

Haven of Grace assists homeless, pregnant women with shelter, goal-setting, education, employment, parenting, household management, and permanent residence.

Homeless Resource Bank                  314/231-1515

The Homeless Resource Bank, a subsidiary of Christian Service Center, Inc., provides in-kind contributions (i.e. furniture and household furnishings) to homeless individuals and families placed in transitional and permanent housing. The Resource Bank also sponsors seasonal direct-service programs including Kids Caring 4 Kids, a toy and food distribution effort, School Supplies 4 Kids, the region’s larges school-supply distribution effort in September, and Warm Wishes, an effort that provides warm clothing to the homeless during cold-weather months.

Hope House                          314/382-3801

Hope House offers 50 transitional housing apartments for homeless families, comprehensive social services, family development, vocational and educational counseling, housing placement assistance, on-site living skills classes, and day care center. Clients must be prior St. Louis City residents and in a shelter for 15-30 days or referred by Housing Resource Center. After completing a comprehensive screening, the average stay is 12 months.

Housing Resource Center  Hotline for Services                 314/802-5444

The Housing Resource Center provides centralized, comprehensive housing assistance for families who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. The focus is on prevention, but when prevention is not possible, emergency shelter placement and post-shelter placement is provided. Services include intake, assessment, and screening. Clients must be city or county residents (based on last permanent address).

New Life Evangelistic Center (NLEC)                 314/421-3020

NLEC provides Christian outreach ministry to meet mental, physical, and spiritual needs of the City’s endangered residents. Among its services are: 24-hour hotlines, counseling, overnight emergency shelters at three locations (singles, men only, women only and families), rental/mortgage assistance, women’s services, utility assistance, transitional housing programs and shelters.

Olive Branch                  314.367-7676

Olive Branch provides 24-hour maternity shelter care for homeless/pregnant adolescents. Mother and baby may stay for up to three months after birth.

Our Lady’s Inn                    314/241-6050

The Inn is an emergency shelter for homeless pregnant women. Clients must be pregnant, 18 years old or older, and City or County residents.

Peter & Paul Community Services, Inc.                  314/621-5520

Peter & Paul Community Services assists homeless and near-homeless single men in several ways: a 50-bed year-round emergency shelter, a 20-bed year-round transitional program, meals, showers, lockers, medical referrals, living skills classes, and case management. Federal poverty guidelines apply and clients must be 18 years or older. Candidates for the transitional program must be sober and drug-free for a minimum of 30 days and have a willingness to continue treatment.

Salvation Army Family Haven                 314/534-1250

Family Haven offers shelter for homeless families and single women, follow-up after housing assistance, casework, life skills, education, healthcare, and spiritual programs. A substance abuse counselor and developmental specialist are on staff.

Salvation Army Harbor Light Center                314/652-3310

The Harbor Light Center provides meals, shelter, medical referrals, and referrals to Vocational Rehabilitation and the Social Security Administration. Also provides substance abuse treatment for men (except for alcohol) and referrals to clinics and ConnectCare for emergency medical needs.

Salvation Army CIP: Transitional Housing Program             314/389-9293

CIP offers 30 transitional housing apartments for homeless families in recovery. The center also accept homeless families that are not in drug recovery program and willing to work in our program. Families must have been in a shelter for 30 days prior to a referral being made.

Shelter the Children, Inc.                        314/351-8306

Shelter the Children provides emergency and long-term (12-24 months) transitional housing to prepare single women ages 16 to 21 for independent living. Services include individual counseling, family therapy and group counseling. Clients are homeless, single women 16 to 21 years old who need residential care and skill training to live independently, and are willing to comply with program activities and structure.

Sherwood Forest Camp                      314/644-3322

Sherwood Forest Camp provides an intensive parenting skills retreat for families in homeless shelters or transitional housing. Also provides residential camp for 120 campers in summer.

Someone Cares Mission           314-621-6703

Someone Cares Mission, a subsidiary of Christian Service Center, Inc., provides fresh and nutritious brown-bag lunches, personal hygiene products, and blankets for homeless and impoverished individuals and families five days a week. The Mission also distributes approximately 20,000 pounds of food daily to benefit bi-state regional homeless shelters and food pantries.

St. Martha’s Hall                  314/533-1313

St. Martha’s Hall is a confidential shelter for abused women and their children. Services include individual and group counseling, legal advocacy, information, referral, and follow up. Clients must be female victims of domestic violence, 18 years old and up. The Hall does not admit males older than 13 years of age.

St. Patrick Partnership Center                 314/802-0700

The Partnership Center provides home living skills training and open market housing for individuals referred by agencies within the Homeless Services Network. Casework, employment training, child care, GED, and vocational referrals are available. The Center provides furniture and supplies to graduates of homeless and at-risk people referred by a member of the Homeless Network Board.

St. Phillipine Emergency Shelter                314/454-1012

St. Phillipine offers families with children 60-day shelter, providing hot meals, laundry and bathing facilities, referrals to transitional housing to women and children, medical referral, and access to City of St. Louis Homeless Services classes.

St. Vincent de Paul Society                   314/531-2183

St. Vincent de Paul assists with transportation for the homeless. Service needs to an out-of-town location would be referred to Mullanphy Travelers Aid, and local needs would be provided by the Society via bus and MetroLink passes when available. Serves families and individuals facing homelessness in St. Louis City, St. Louis County, Jefferson County, and St. Charles.

Sunshine Mission                314/231-8209

Sunshine Mission offers a men’s emergency shelter, men’s long term rehabilitation program, women’s emergency services, food pantry, and youth programming. The men’s shelter is first-come, first-served.

The Salvation Army                 314/423-7770

This Salvation Army program is a year-round 50-bed shelter for County families who are homeless. Life skills training, legal assistance, child care, GED, and assistance into permanent housing are available for homeless families and abused women and children.

United Methodist Metro Ministry Shalom House           314/534-1010

Shalom House is a 90-day shelter, which provides medical and dental services through Grace Hill Neighborhood Services, mental health services through St. Louis Mental Health Center, and a drug/alcohol day program through BASIC, D.A.R.T., or C-STAR programs. Clients are females (predominately mentally ill) aged 18 and older only.

Veterans Affairs Homeless Veterans Program                 314/289-6547

The veterans’ program provides intake, assessment, referral, counseling, consultation for rehabilitative services, and residential placement through the program contract. The program serves honorably discharged veterans homeless for at least 30 days.

Department of Veterans’ Affairs (VA)               314/342-1171

The VA interviews homeless veterans for service-connected disability or pension benefits, if eligible. Job referral service is available through the Missouri State Employment Service. If mentally ill or chemically dependent, clients are referred to VA Hospital Homeless Program. The office provides referrals to Veteran agencies, shelters, and employment services.

Women’s Safe House                   314/772-4535

The Women’s Safe House is a shelter for battered women and their children. Services include legal advocacy, community speaking and education, housing referrals, support groups, children’s programs, and limited transportation.

YWCA-Phyllis Wheatley                     314/533-9400

The facility provides housing for single women (up to two years). Personal and career development services include: Case Management Services, GED Certification, Educational and Vocational Assessment, Counseling, Job Readiness Training, Job Search and Referrals, Life Skills. Clients are single women, homeless or about to become homeless, 18 and older, and employed a minimum of 20 hours per week or with current written verification of income.

*If you are currently homeless please call the Housing Resource Center @ 314-802-5444 before attempting to contact the individual organizations.

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