Carpenter's Shelter

Carpenter's Shelter serves approximately 700 homeless and formerly homeless people in alexandria each year through the following programs: a 64-bed emergency residential Shelter, a day Shelter for the people experiencing chronic homelessness allowing them to meet some of their personal hygiene needs, an overnight Shelter during the cold weather months to ensure no one needs to experience hypothermia, as well as rapid rehousing and permanent supportive housing for clients, linking them to permanent housing in the community. Carpenter's Shelter meets the immediate needs of individuals and families experiencing homelessness and provides support to achieve housing stability through individualized case management, housing location, connection to education and training, workforce development, financial literacy workshops, on-site health clinic services, mental health services, and children's programming. The Shelter received other contributed services from volunteers, including board and members, who contributed approximately 12,500 hours of their time to the Shelter. The contributed hours are valued at $380,000.