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| Providence Baptist Church. Photo: Will Campos |
Providence's emergency shelter site, located at 1601 McKinnon Avenue, sleeps up to 125 individuals - homeless men, women and families - a night. Clients are invited to "sit, relax, nap, watch tv, read, shower and wash." Meals, free voicemail service, and a Resource Center offering case management and life skills classes are also provided.
Providence also operates a shelter at the Bethel AME Church from December 1st through March 31st each year. This shelter houses 25 families nightly.
Information: Shelter doors are open from 5pm to 7am. Reservations can be made from 7am to 9am Monday through Friday. Call 415.642.0234 or look online.
The United Council of Human Services, popularly known as Mother Brown's, currently serves homeless and low-income families at Hope House, Bayview Hope Resource Center, Mother Brown's Dining Room, and Bayview Hunters Point Multi-Service Drop-In Center.
The UCHS operates two respite rooms. "A Place of Grace," the larger room, is designed to encourage conversation with tables and chairs, and a television. The "Serenity Room" promotes peace and quiet. Here, clients typically read or play quiet board games. Both rooms are made available for an over night stay from 7pm to 7am seven days a week.
A Drop-In Center offers shower facilities and coin operated laundry machines from 7:30pm to 11:30pm daily. Case management services are also provided.
From its Jennings Avenue location, Hope House offers formerly homeless persons stable housing, supportive services, and training and employment opportunities.
More information: call 415.671.1100
The Bayview Hunters Point neighborhood has long been home to many military veterans and their families. Hope House for Veterans provides supportive services in a residential, clean and sober environment. The maximum stay is twenty four months.
More information: email HOPE House for Veterans, find it online, or call 415.671.1103
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