Our Emergency Shelter is open to single women and women with children of all ages (up to age 17) 7 days a week from 5:00pm to 8:00am, 365 days a year. It is short-term emergency/crisis shelter, although temporary, it provides a safe place for our clients to sleep, have an evening meal, take a hot shower, do laundry, and obtain access to additional services and programs.

Once staying with us a resident will meet with a case manager to begin their journey to restoration through safety and support. Life skill classes, counseling, money saving and housing are some of the services we offer to ladies. This is all done in an effort to help maximize the potential for stabilized independent living upon leaving our shelter.

The Contact Ministries Transitional Shelter for women with children, displaced by homelessness, is a safe-haven with a concentrated 6-month program with required life skill classes (i.e. budgeting, parenting, nutrition, job skills, etc.), case management with weekly goals and mental health counseling services available. Long-term self-sufficiency is the ultimate goal for our women and children. The Transitional Shelter is open and staffed 24 hours per day, 7-days per week, 365 days per year.

To seek residency in either shelter you must have a valid photo ID for all adults and a birth certificate/medical card or other form of identification for every minor accompanying you..

OUR PARTNERS

Contact Ministries is a member of the Springfield area Continuum of Care and United Way of Central Illinois. These alliances make it possible to address the needs of our local citizens such as mental health, homelessness and poverty to name a few.

Together with the help of many local churches, businesses and organizations we work towards a common goal of providing assistance to all who are in need. We believe that we are all better when working together.

OUR PARTNERS

Contact Ministries is a member of the Springfield area Continuum of Care and United Way of Central Illinois. These alliances make it possible to address the needs of our local citizens such as mental health, homelessness and poverty to name a few.

Together with the help of many local churches, businesses and organizations we work towards a common goal of providing assistance to all who are in need. We believe that we are all better when working together.