Today our programs meet many different needs:
Emergency Shelter: Serves up to 60 men nightly,
365 days per year. The basic needs of shelter, food, showers,
laundry, lockers and staff support are available nightly.
Most importantly, the shelter provides a warm, safe, caring
alternative to living on the street.
Meals Program: Provides an evening meal 17
days each month for residents of the shelter as well as
those in the surrounding neighborhood living on limited
or fixed incomes. Each month, more than 500 volunteers from
area churches and service organizations help prepare and
serve food to as many as 200 men, women and children each
evening.
Transitional Housing Program: Provides transitional
housing and assists up to 10 homeless men in setting goals,
learning living skills, establishing a regular income and
savings plan, with the goal of moving into independent living.
The Transitional Housing Program also includes the Arts
Collaborative, a program in conjunction with community artists
that allows clients to see themselves in a new and different
light to help them determine what they are capable of through
the process and production of dimensional art, writings,
photography, etc.
Benedict Joseph Labre Center: A residential
care center (licensed through the Missouri Department of
Health and Senior Services and Department of Mental Health),
which serves as a transitional facility for up to 15 men
who are homeless and mentally ill. Psychiatric nursing,
occupational therapy and case management services are provided
in addition to basic housing needs.
Positive Directions Program: Provides housing
and community-based supportive services to more than 80
homeless men and women annually who live with HIV/AIDS, mental illness,
and/or substance abuse issues.
Club Cathedral: A service provided in partnership
with Centenary Methodist Church providing a simple breakfast
for up to 220 persons who are homeless each weekday. Professional
staff members assist clients with vital resources in the community.
Too often, shelters are forced into situations of simply
warehousing "street people." Beyond their immediate
physical needs, some require direction in recovering from
substance abuse; some need help in finding employment; some
lack money management and budgeting skills; and some simply
need to be motivated to provide for themselves. Helping
those who are homeless to change their circumstances is
the primary focus of all our programs.
To learn more about PPCS, our programs and services, or
to volunteer please call 314.588.7111 ext. 206.
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