Out of the Cold | Winter Emergency Shelter 

Since Winter of 2014-2015, Shelter House has opened a low-barrier Winter Emergency Shelter at a temporary location from December through March. This satellite facility is intended for individuals for whom homelessness has become a chronic condition. Barriers to entry such as sobriety, participation in programs, and other requirements are removed. With our expanded winter shelter capacity, individuals who would have otherwise been incarcerated or sleeping in encampments, parking ramps and hallways of apartment buildings are instead ensured a safe, warm place to sleep...

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Housing First | A Nationwide Trend

As the completion of Cross Park Place draws near, the excitement around Shelter House grows! 24 units will be available to those challenged by chronic homelessness.

Our Executive Director, Crissy Canganelli, sat down with Karol Kelly from Mediacom Newsleaders to talk about the Fairweather Lodge program and Cross Park Place, two permanent supportive housing projects that have proven to save money and more importantly, lives.

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So Many Socks! | Tis' the Giving Season

Mary's Farm Sanctuary coordinated with Shelter House to collect donations of socks from across Johnson County.  The goal at the outset was to have one pair of new socks to go with each of the 500 winter jackets received from the non-profit organization One Warm Coat via the Minnesota-based apparel company UNRL. By the end of National Hunger and Homelessness Week (November 11-16) the generosity of many Iowa City, Hills, Kalona, Wellman, Solon, and Lone Tree individuals, businesses, schools and churches and from departments at the University of Iowa resulted in the donation of 2,437 pairs of socks, nearly five times the original goal!