St Vincent de Paul Social Services

Gateway shelters - since 1985, St. Vincent de Paul has operated the community's emergency overnight shelter for adults and families, formerly known as St. Vincent hotel. Currently, there are two distinct shelters in operation that are providing safe, respectful places where people can meet with case managers and other agencies and have their basic human needs met until they can move into appropriate housing. The St. Vincent de Paul gateway shelter for women and families is a 253-bed, 24-hour-a-day shelter for homeless single women and families. The gettysburg gateway shelter for men is a 258-bed, 24-hour-a-day shelter for homeless single men. Both shelters provide three meals a day, laundry Services, complete bath and shower facilities, and other basic human needs.

St. Vincent depaul also operates a supportive Services for veteran families program funded through the u.s. department of veterans affairs. The program provides supportive Services to very low-income veteran families.

Permanent housing - many of the people served by St. Vincent de Paul face a greater number of challenges and need long-term support to achieve and maintain housing stability. Our 4 permanent supportive housing programs serve homeless men, women, and families who have significant disabilities, primarily mental health. Kettering commons serves 25 homeless households comprised of single men, single women and families in which the head of household has been diagnosed with at least one disability. The St. Vincent depaul center serves 39 homeless single men all of whom have at least one diagnosed mental health disability. Safe haven serves 13 single homeless men and women who have severe and persistent mental illness and who cannot or will not link to treatment. Key terrace serves 40 single men and women who have been diagnosed with mental health disabilities. Many of the clients we serve in all of our programs have co-occurring disabilities and require long-term supportive Services to achieve housing, life skills, and employment goals.