Winter Nights Family Shelter
Date to be determined for early 2025
"Our clients may be homeless, but they are not without hope.
Thank you for hosting the Winter Nights Family Shelter."
Dan Swander,
Board President, Winter Nights Shelter
Thank you for hosting the Winter Nights Family Shelter."
Dan Swander,
Board President, Winter Nights Shelter
St. Timothy's has hosted Winter Night Shelter families since 2004!
Winter Nights Shelter: With the help of St. Timothy’s and Beth Chaim volunteers, we will open the Parish Hall to become a Winter Nights Shelter serving approximately 25 guests (families with children).
How Can I Help: We will provide breakfast, lunch, and dinner; laundry services; showers; assistance with homework; space for play and relaxation. Transportation, counseling, and other services are provided by Winter Nights Shelter program. There are many ways to participate.
How Can I Help: We will provide breakfast, lunch, and dinner; laundry services; showers; assistance with homework; space for play and relaxation. Transportation, counseling, and other services are provided by Winter Nights Shelter program. There are many ways to participate.
The sign up links below are active
Setup & Takedown – Set up tables & chairs, unload the shelter truck, organize the food and supplies, etc. Setup & Takedown
Food & Supply Donation – Donate food & supplies to help us run the shelter for two weeks (i.e. breakfast/lunch fixings, snacks, paper plates, cups, cleaning supplies) Food & Supply Donation
Meal Team – Work with a team to donate, prepare and serve dinner or weekend breakfast. Meal Team
Children's Activities & Homework Help – Help with homework, play games, read books, cleanup the play areas before bedtime.
Children's Activities & Homework Help
Weekend Coverage – Open & monitor the playground, organize games/crafts (not required). Morning volunteers set out lunch fixings and afternoon volunteers set out snacks (all food provided on site.) Weekend Coverage
Overnight – Shelter staff is on site at all times and responsible for the guests. The overnight volunteer locks up at night, puts out the breakfast fixings and tidies up Overnight Volunteer
Food & Supply Donation – Donate food & supplies to help us run the shelter for two weeks (i.e. breakfast/lunch fixings, snacks, paper plates, cups, cleaning supplies) Food & Supply Donation
Meal Team – Work with a team to donate, prepare and serve dinner or weekend breakfast. Meal Team
Children's Activities & Homework Help – Help with homework, play games, read books, cleanup the play areas before bedtime.
Children's Activities & Homework Help
Weekend Coverage – Open & monitor the playground, organize games/crafts (not required). Morning volunteers set out lunch fixings and afternoon volunteers set out snacks (all food provided on site.) Weekend Coverage
Overnight – Shelter staff is on site at all times and responsible for the guests. The overnight volunteer locks up at night, puts out the breakfast fixings and tidies up Overnight Volunteer
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What is Winter Nights Shelter?
Operated by the Interfaith Council of Contra Costa County, the Winter Nights Shelter program is a rotating homeless shelter that uses the facilities and helping hands of over 17 faith organizations to provide shelter for homeless families from October through June. Those served by the program move every two weeks from one congregation to the next during this period. The program serves those most at risk in the cold weather: families with children and seniors. |
The Need:
On any given night there are almost 10,000 people in Contra Costa County, which reflects a 32% increase in homeless families since 2019. Unfortunately, there is not enough shelter space in Contra Costa County.
On any given night there are almost 10,000 people in Contra Costa County, which reflects a 32% increase in homeless families since 2019. Unfortunately, there is not enough shelter space in Contra Costa County.
