Plan for Homeless Shelter at Manchester’s Community Bainbridge Baptist Church Falls Through News by Michael C. Hild - August 17, 2018August 17, 201810 The Richmond Times-Dispatch is reporting that Commonwealth Catholic Charities has abandoned its plans for a proposed homeless shelter at Community Bainbridge Baptist Church located at 1101 Bainbridge Street in Manchester. Here is what the Richmond Times-Dispatch reported in the form of a statement from Commonwealth Catholic Charities this morning: “’We simply could not accomplish the necessary steps to purchase the property within the time constraints off the existing agreement,’ said Jay Brown, the nonprofit’s division director of housing services.” Jay Brown is quoted further in the article as stating that the group is continuing its search for a new homeless shelter location including cold weather services: “’We will continue to search for an alternative location to house our services for people experiencing homelessness, including the emergency cold weather overflow shelter,’ Brown said.” No word was provided in the article on what alternate locations Catholic Commonwealth Charities was considering for its newly proposed location.
Does anyone know a shelter that will take me and my brother in I’ve tried a few and they said I need a proof of adress but we don’t have any because we’re homeless it’s about to rain all week any info would be greatly appreciated thank you Reply
Hi Giovanni, try SafeHaven. They’re through the Daily Planet. The site says it’s a 21-bed facility providing transitional housing with comprehensive and integrated health support services to homeless adults with mental health and/or substance-use disorders. It provides 24-hour staff supervision and guidance with the ultimate goal of attaining permanent housing and independent living. For more information about referrals, please call Angela Mitchell, director of Safe Haven, at 804-231-7137. Hope this helps. God bless. Reply
Hi Giovanni, try Safe Haven. They’re thru Daily Planet. The site says it’s a 21-bed facility providing transitional housing with comprehensive and integrated health support services to homeless adults with mental health and/or substance-use disorders. It provides 24-hour staff supervision and guidance with the ultimate goal of attaining permanent housing and independent living. For more information about referrals, please call Angela Mitchell, director of Safe Haven, at 804-231-7137. Hope this helps. God bless. Reply
It’s so sad! All people should have a roof over their head! It’s a shame that people forget Jesus was homeless too! Reply
