Friends of OSCS:
The renovation and expansion of our Emergency Shelter at 2219 Chicago Avenue is quickly approaching!
As of today, we expect that our Emergency Shelter guests, staff, and volunteers will be moving temporarily to 2545 Portland Avenue in mid-December. This temporary site is about half a mile from our current location. It will be a great temporary fit for guests, volunteers, and staff for about 6 to 8 months before we return to our larger building next year!
This project has been and will be a significant lift for our organization. Your partnership is key! Here are 5 ways you can help ensure a smooth transition for everyone:
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The renovation and expansion of our Emergency Shelter at 2219 Chicago Avenue is quickly approaching!
As of today, we expect that our Emergency Shelter guests, staff, and volunteers will be moving temporarily to 2545 Portland Avenue in mid-December. This temporary site is about half a mile from our current location. It will be a great temporary fit for guests, volunteers, and staff for about 6 to 8 months before we return to our larger building next year!
This project has been and will be a significant lift for our organization. Your partnership is key! Here are 5 ways you can help ensure a smooth transition for everyone:
- Help us pack up the shelter and unpack on the other side! If you love organizing, playing Tetris with boxes, and carrying moderately heavy things, be a Packing Partner! Packing is underway now, running through mid-December.
- Support guests at the temporary location by serving as a Welcome Host. This new role will greet arriving guests, host activities, support meal service, and spend time interacting with guests. This role involves a little bit of everything and will be an essential part of our guests’ experience this winter!
- Shop for good! We are looking for donations of specific bedding and cleaning supplies for the new space. Find what we’re looking for on the Our Saviour’s Housing Amazon Wishlist, or please contact Wateen at [email protected] for more information. As new needs arise, we will continue to add them to the wish list.
- Provide or sponsor a meal this winter. Our guests love your meals more than anything. Please consider signing up to provide and serve a meal at the temporary site or sponsoring the costs of a meal for $250 or more!
- Give! Give to the Max Day (Thursday, Nov. 21) offers one important way you can help. We also need your increased and sustained support to be able operate a larger shelter next year.
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