Shelter
HELP provides two kinds of temporary shelter:
Emergency Shelter:
Referrals are only accepted through the Housing Crisis Hotline (757-587-4202) and space is limited. This program provides short-term subsidized shelter to help individuals get on their feet and end the cycle of homelessness. It includes intensive case management to ensure that clients are successfully working toward self-sufficiency.
A Night’s Welcome:
Our winter shelter operates between November and March. HELP collaborates with area churches to provide our homeless neighbors with a hot meal and a warm, safe place to sleep.
“Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of injustice…to share your bread with the hungry and bring the homeless poor into your home, when you see the naked, to cover them…”
Client Privacy Statement
We collect personal information directly from you for the reasons that are discussed in our Notice of Privacy Practices. We may be required to collect some personal information by law or by organizations that give us money to operate this program. Other personal information that we collect is important to run our programs, to improve services for homeless persons, and to better understand the needs of homeless persons. We only collect information that we consider to be appropriate.
The collection and use of all personal information is guided by strict standards of confidentiality. A copy of our Notice of Privacy Practices is available to all Clients upon request.