Project Home provides 24/7 support for families facing homelessness.
For more than 23 years, Project Home has provided overnight shelter for area families facing homelessness in partnership with dozens of area churches, synagogues, and schools. Additionally, in 2019, Project Home added day shelter services and rapid exit case management services. This 24/7 support helps families achieve both stability and economic mobility through assistance in finding permanent, affordable housing and employment.
Current Programming
When the pandemic hit in March 2020, area faith communities could understandably no longer host guests. Since then, Project Home families have been staying temporarily at the First Baptist Church and at a downtown Saint Paul hotel in safe, socially distanced spaces. These spaces allowed us to double our capacity.
The Future
Interfaith Action, Ramsey County, and the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet are exploring the possibility of leasing the Provincial House for use as shelter for families experiencing homelessness. The proposed site, located at 1880 Randolph Avenue in the Highland Park neighborhood of Saint Paul, would serve approximately 20 families with minor children. Learn more about the potential shelter.
In addition, post-pandemic, Interfaith Action plans to re-open the rotating shelters at our network of faith community partners.
Get Involved
During the pandemic, we must limit the amount of volunteer contact with Project Home guests. Learn about safe opportunities here.
Contact
If you are seeking emergency shelter, please dial 2-1-1- (or 651-291-0211).
Other questions? Contact:
Sara Liegl
Director
651-789-3848
sliegl@interfaithaction.org
Project Home in the News
Star Tribune: Ramsey County considers family homeless shelter in Highland Park
Pioneer Press: Ramsey County to have two town hall meetings on leasing a space for homeless
Pioneer Press: Partnership secures contract with Ramsey County to run homeless day shelter in downtown St. Paul
Star Tribune: St. Paul day shelter for homeless families gets county funds
“Volunteering at Project Home is our chance to be hospitable in the same way my parents were. It’s really important that my kids see it as hospitality. Hospitality is really all about forgetting oneself and attending to the needs of the other.”
—Peter Distelzweig, Church of Saint Mark volunteer
Our Impact
10,597
shelter-bed nights (2019-2020)
26
families moved into permanent housing last year through support from our case workers
15,598
hours of direct volunteer service