The Day shelter provides a point of entry for persons wanting to get off the streets and back to a positive track. Located on the first floor of the facility, the United Caring Shelters' Day Shelter provides three meals a day, every day of the year for anyone in need, no questions asked. Laundry and shower facilities are provided so that people who live without running water or hot water, can clean up. We allow use of the shelter address by people who need to use it for job applications, social security disability benefits and so that their family can keep in contact with them.

United Caring Shelters also provides access to social services, counseling, health care, mental health, housing, and employment services as needed.


Night Shelter

United Caring Shelters' Night Shelter is located on the second floor and provides a safe haven for men to sleep from 7:00 p.m. until 7:00 a.m. There are bunk beds in a dorm-type atmosphere. Every guest is required to shower at night. We have a curfew at night and a wake up service for those who need to get to work on time in the morning. There is a limit to how many belongings that each guest can have on their bed. A plastic storage container is provided for their personal belongings. Each guest is breathalized nightly and we do not allow anybody to stay that has been drinking.

At United Caring Shelters, we have 21 studio apartments, located on the third and fourth floors of our facility, for our two year transitional program for single men. Each apartment has a kitchen, bathroom, bedroom and living area. Each tenant is required to have a job and the rent is based on his income, the rent is subsidized federally by Section 8.

The apartment residents work closely with a case manager to determine what has led them to homelessness and what steps they must take to overcome their situation. The tenants can only be in the program for a total of 24 months and are they required to take many different classes such as “Credit When Credit is Due”, “Out of Poverty”, “The Tenant Education Program”, The Home Buyer’s Club”, “Live the Dream, Own a Home”, “Grief and Loss”, “Domestic Violence”, “Nutrition” and “Cooking” so that they can become self-sufficient and be better prepared for independent living. Also, the life/coping skills classes that can be incorporated into the program provide an emphasis on assertiveness, anger management, feelings, relationships, substance abuse, stress management and spirituality/meditation