Gateway Center

Not Just a Bed and a Meal… A Chance for a New Beginning
Our Gateway Center (emergency shelter) is the most basic of our programs and is often the entry-point into our long-term programs. Emergency Shelter receives clients – literally – off the street, who have exhausted all support and typically have multiple and long-term problems.

The Mission provides 48 beds for homeless men; the shelter is open 5:20 p.m. to 8:00 a.m.

There is a 14-day limit; shelter use is not an answer to homelessness, but a first step to self-sufficiency.

The men are encouraged to join a long-term recovery program to resolve the root causes of their homelessness so they can end it permanently. They can join one of our long-term programs or be referred to another agency if needed.

Free services include nutritious meals, personal care items, beds, clothing, shower facilities, and chapel services.

In 2010, 547 individuals were served by the Gateway Center Emergency Shelter. There were 137 individuals placed in programs to end their homelessness, or in housing, and 58 obtained employment.

Here’s a Practical Way to Help the Men in Our Gateway Center

The Mission has partnered with Minimus.biz to allow our supporters to purchase individual-sized personal products and ship them directly to the Mission. The average length of stay at the Gateway Center, our emergency shelter, is 14-days, making travel size products the perfect fit for our Gateway Center guests!

Just $30 provides personal care kits for 10 individuals. For less than $10, you can purchase 100 bars of soap or 100 packets of shaving cream. 144 toothbrushes can be provided for under $14. Indeed, a little can go a long way. Please help us continue to meet the basic needs of the men we serve.

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