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Winter Nights Family Shelter
January 6 - 20 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
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. 

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 Help
 
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:
Between 2023 and 2024 Contra Costa County has increased temporary and permanent housing beds by 26%.  Unfortunately, there is still not enough shelter space in the County.  The Winter Nights Shelter helps to fill this ongoing gap.

Please reach out to Joann O for more information
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      • Readers - Youth & Adult
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      • Acolytes - Youth & Adult
      • Altar Guild
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      • Ushers
      • Lay Eucharistic Visitors
      • Liturgical Art
      • Healing Prayer
    • Baptisms
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    • Weddings
    • Funerals
    • Server Schedule
    • Stations and Labyrinth
  • Outreach
    • What "Outreach" is
    • Earthfest
    • Contra Costa Interfaith Coalition
    • Rise Against Hunger
    • Warm Winter Drive
    • Christmas Food Boxes
    • Adopt A Family Bikes
    • Winter Nights Family Shelter
    • Trinity Center
    • Community Garden
    • Social Justice Ministry
    • Options Recovery
    • Mission / Immersion Trips
    • Fruits of the Harvest
  • Fun/Edu
    • Coffee Hour and Sign Up
    • Life Story Writing Group
    • Book Club
    • Children's Liturgy and Sunday School
    • Youth Ministry
    • adult education
  • Members
    • Property Team + Workdays
    • Greeter Sign Ups
    • Server Schedule
    • Check Request Form
    • Directory
    • Campus Reservation Forms
    • Sunday Flower Dedications
    • Giving and Stewardship
    • Minor Media Release Form
    • youth event medical info and release
    • Endowment
    • Emergency Preparedness
    • Deanery (Diocesan)
    • Ministry Manuals
    • Vital + Thriving
    • Livestream Tech
    • Financial review