My Friend's Place is a shelter helping homeless youth move toward wellness, stability and self-sufficiency. The organization has an aging facility with much needed repairs and upgrades. Priorities include shower improvements and roof repairs to address leaking.
Project Compassion wants to refurbish its Free Cafe and Laundry facility's deck for access and safety. The accessible ramp leads to the organization's primary entrance. The organization also needs two new washers and dryers to help homeless mothers wash clothing, and they would like to add pantry shelving for families to take nonperishable meals home.
St. Francis House is a daytime shelter with permanent supported housing, where the shower and bathroom facilities are deteriorating as they have not been upgraded since their initial installation in 1997. Functionality, efficiency, and accessibility is impaired, presenting safety concerns. Upgrades will transform the space, providing modern, high-quality, accessible facilities for all residents.
Shower the People exists to address the lack of shower, hygiene and laundry services for people who who are unhoused, and this project entails securing a permanent location for the organization. The Shower the People office gives people the chance to shower, wash clothes and pick up necessities before moving into a more permanent living space. This program provides low-income families with clean laundry weekly. A permanent space to continue these services is central to Shower the People’s mission to be successful.
Safehouse Services operates a shelter, facilitates support groups and advocacy programs, assists with protection order filings, and provides 24-hour crisis care and safety planning. They seek outdoor renovations including tree removal, installing an underground sprinkler system, sidewalk installation and additional planting/sod/landscaping.
The Salvation Army operates a program called Passage that provides supervised independent living and case management to young people aged 18-24 years who have aged out of the state foster care system. The Passage Program serves as a bridge between the exit of the foster care system and that journey to self-sufficiency. The goal of this project is to renovate four smaller existing structures to create a single on-site haven to house and manage the Passage Program.
The Salvation Army of El Paso wants to renovate its shelter facilities including the lobby, five restrooms, three laundry spaces, and two hallways. Each portion of the project will require replacing sinks/vanities, toilets and shower units. The laundry rooms require repaired and updated electrical and lighting, and the project will include installing plumbing for two washers and dryers, installing four additional washers/dryers, new tiles and baseboards and undertaking significant interior painting.