The Inasmuch Ministry

• Emergency shelter for up to 30 days.
• Budgeting, life-skills and empowerment classes.
• Case management to help residents get a job and find a home.
• Referrals to social services, legal aid and health care agencies.
• Gain Access Program, to enroll children in school and/or daycare.
• Shared bedrooms for single women, with 4 beds each.
• Private rooms for one or two-parent families.
• Laundry facilities.
• 3 meals a day, toys for kids, clothing, shoes, supplies and personal hygiene products.
• Warm shelter: if there are no beds available, people can still stay overnight in the community lounge.

• Domestic violence is the #1 reason why women experience homeless.
• Being homeless increases the risk of becoming a victim of sexual violence.
• 41% of the homeless population in the U.S. are families.
• Unsheltered children experience long-lasting effects that affect their mental, emotional and physical well-being.
• 75% of homeless parents are unemployed.
• 92% of homeless mothers were physically or sexually assaulted.
• Approximately 3.5 million people or 1% of the U.S. population experience homelessness each year.

*Statistics from nationalhomeless.org

• Financial Donations are always appreciated.
• Donating clothes for people all ages, diapers, toilet paper, personal hygiene products, twin-size sheets, all-purpose cleaners, African-American hair products, and toys for kids all ages.
• Volunteering.