"To collaboratively serve our community by providing emergency food, shelter, housing and support in ways that meet immediate needs and respect human dignity."
The following programs were established by the Shalom Center to assist those in need of food, shelter, health care, and educational support and to help these individuals move towards a long-term goal of self-sufficiency.
Emergency Family Shelter The
family shelter offers a safe, secure, stable and supportive environment
for adults with dependent children who are experiencing homelessness.
It provides a temporary residence and a full array of services to
assist families in returning to a permanent living situation.
Families
in the shelter receive daily support along with classes and trainings
in family dynamics, job searches, budgeting and nutrition (to name but
a few). They also receive individual case management to develop and
implement a plan of action to move toward self-sufficiency.
The shelter can accommodate 7 families (28 individuals) for 30-45 days.
K-12
students
who are in the family shelter are provided with tutoring and
enrichment in an on-site after-school classroom. This program is
offered in conjunction with the Kenosha Unified School District and has
been adopted as the states model for after school homeless educational
programs.
Success and Outcomes 74% of clients acquired housing 91% obtained employment 97% increased life skills 94% of children increased their education level
The
Interfaith Network Nightly Shelter (INNS) This program provides temporary
emergency nightly shelter for up to 30 homeless persons per night. Those
using the program are provided with limited case management, personal care items and food. This program operates in rotating church sites throughout
Kenosha year-round from 7pm – 7am.
Success and Outcomes 87% of clients acquired housing 42% obtained employment 81% increased life skills 38% of adults increased their education level
Food Pantry Volunteer staffed program providing an average of 800 households with approximately 1 week of supplemental food provisions every month.
Hours of Operation:
For Donations
Monday - Friday: 8:00 to 4:00 pm
For Food Pantry Clients (Monday/Wednesday/Friday)
Legally Disabled 8:30am -9:45 am Must have proof from
SSDI
30 numbers given out 10am
30 numbers given out 1 pm
AT EVERY VISIT CLIENTS MUST HAVE:
Current Piece of mail (no more than 30days
old)
No PO Box numbers accepted
Current Wisconsin ID
Social Security Card for everyone in household
Soup Kitchen Volunteer staffed program serving hot meals to approximately 110 hungry Kenosha men, women and children every evening, 365 days a year. The
Soup Kitchen is open from 430pm-530pm each day.
In 2008 this program served approximately 34,000 meals of the total 72,000 meals provided by Shalom that year.
