 The Emergency Shelter provides a safe supportive temporary home for women and children who are homeless. Residents are provided basic necessities in a caring and nurturing environment while staff assist them in planning for stable income and housing. Collaboration with other agencies brings a variety of supportive services such as legal support, mental health counseling, chemical dependency treatment and nursing care to the shelter.
Total served in 2008: 290 individuals (174 adults and 116 children). 40% of the residents were children; 67% of the children were birth to 5 years of age.
- Unit cost: one individual per day - $31
- Average length of stay – 39 days
- Adults with disabilities – 73%
- Of the 9,000 projected number of bed nights in 2008, Welcome House provided 10,202 nights of shelter.
- Overall 46% obtained housing; however, for those who stayed 3 weeks or longer this outcome increased to 67%
- For residents who stayed 3 weeks or longer 78% obtained income on exit in contrast to 12% for those who stayed less than 3 weeks.
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