As St. John Center and our community navigate the Coronavirus situation, you can contribute through our Amazon Wishlist.
As St. John Center and our community navigate the Coronavirus situation, you can contribute through our Amazon Wishlist.
For Raisin' the Rent, this community raised over $300,000. Your generosity and caring is amazing and life-changing!
For Raisin' the Rent, this community raised over $300,000 to provide Street Outreach, Day Shelter, Social Services, and Permanent Supportive Housing to our neighbors experiencing homelessness! Your generosity and caring is amazing and life-changing!
For Raisin' the Rent, this community raised over $300,000 to provide Street Outreach, Day Shelter, Social Services, and Permanent Supportive Housing to our neighbors experiencing homelessness! Your generosity and caring is amazing and life-changing!
The impact of your support for St. John Center is profound. Watch this video to learn more.
The impact of your support for St. John Center is profound. Watch this video to learn more.
The impact of your support for St. John Center is profound. Watch this video to learn more.
St. John Center is on a mission to help homeless men address barriers to self-sufficiency and housing so that they may leave homelessness for good.
St. John Center is on a mission to help homeless men address barriers to self-sufficiency and housing so that they may leave homelessness for good.
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More than 60% of St. John center’s annual budget is provided by the local community. You are what makes the work of St. John Center possible. Contributions from our community are literally life-saving at St. John Center.
Volunteer
Since the day we opened our doors, volunteers have extended hospitality to our homeless guests. Volunteers welcome our guests, serve coffee, and ensure the men have the supplies they need to shower, seven days a week.
Employment
Want to see current employment opportunities at St. John Center? Our mission is to help homeless men address the barriers to housing and self-sufficiency so that they can leave homelessness for good.
Mission Success: 2019 Calendar Year
2,042 different people visited the shelter 62,662 times, an average of 171 per day.
166 guests moved off the streets and into permanent housing.
87% of guests connected to social work services in addition to accessing basic shelter, shower phone and mail.
11% or 233 of guests are veterans.
86 guests met with the Legal Aid Society at St. John Center to open a new case and 19 people were awarded disability.
168 people who met with an Employment Specialist received 354 supportive services, leading to 27 people gaining permanent, full-time employment.
989 people living on the streets found support from the Street Outreach Team, which provided 4,691 services between February and December 2019.
People receiving services from the Street Outreach team reported living most recently in 31 different Louisville zip codes.
101 men were in the Permanent Supportive Housing Program.
98% of Permanent Supportive Housing participants retained their housing for 12 months or longer.
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We simply couldn't do what we do without our volunteers. They make our day shelter a place of refuge and hope. The sign here says it all. #TeamKentucky #TogetherKy
Thank you. We miss being there.
Sending all of you lots of love and healthy vibes every day!!! Miss you all!!!
Our St. John Center volunteers fill 17 shifts per day and directly make our community a better place. Volunteers, we cannot thank you enough and we miss you! #TeamKentucky #TogetherKy
And we miss you guys so much TOO. I will sure be glad when I get back “home”.
Miss you so much too! Sending lots of love!! ❤❤❤
I miss St. John Center so much! I look forward to the day we are allowed to come back. ❤️
I miss you all beyond measure and continue to send prayers, love, and positive vibes to all of you. Stay well!
Miss you all too!
we miss you too! <#
And I miss you
"As my sufferings mounted I soon realized that there were two ways that I could respond to my situation: either to react with bitterness or seek to transform the suffering into a creative force. I decided to follow the latter course." - Dr. Martin Luther King
Thank you to all of you who are part of the St. John Center family during this time - and in every time.
So grateful to our friends taking such good care of us ... today’s bounty includes this batch of beautiful masks! Wow!!
