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Where will the homeless
children of Rensselaer
county
sleep tonight?
The
St. Paul’s Center
can answer that question.
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To donate to the
St. Paul's Center, or visit the St. Paul's
Center Website please click this link
St. Paul's Center |
Why is a shelter needed?
· At
any given time in Rensselaer County there are 15 or more
families living in motels.
· A
recent census counted 143 homeless families in
Rensselaer County, 93 of which were single parent
families (representing 198 homeless children.)
· The
two family shelters in Rensselaer County are always
filled to capacity.
· There
is no family shelter in the City of Rensselaer.
How will the St. Paul’s Center Help?
· By
providing emergency and transitional housing for
homeless mothers and children in a 19-bed shelter.
· By
providing support and services to help families move on
to independent living
Our History
The
center was inspired by the knowledge that homeless women
and children in Rensselaer County were severely
underserved. When the St. Paul’s church building became
available to St. Timothy’s in 2001, the congregation
voted unanimously to use the building for this ministry.
In
2004 St. Timothy’s was awarded a New York State grant of
$1.286 million to convert St. Paul’s into a 19-bed
shelter.
Renovations began in October 2005 and the Center opened
in October 2006. The shelter was almost immediately
filled to capacity, and continues to meet the needs of
women and children who find themselves homeless. A new
position was created in the Fall 2007 to
help alumnae of the shelter continue to be
self-sufficient and living in their own homes or
apartments.
We’re in the city for good!
Find
out how you can help Rensselaer County’s homeless
children.
Please send your name, address, telephone number and
e-mail address to St. Paul’s Center, P.O. Box 589,
Rensselaer, NY 12144
Residents will receive support and services in the
areas of:
· Counseling
· Parenting
Skills
· Homemaking
· Budgeting
· Literacy
· Pediatric
and maternal health care
· Mental
health
· Substance
abuse
· Domestic
violence
· Education
· Job
training and placement
· Permanent
housing
Each mother and child will
receive a gift of a
hand-made quilt to use at the
center and take with them to
their new home.
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Our Mission Statement
With the strong belief
in the dignity and value of every human life,
the mission and purpose of the St. Paul’s Center
is to provide a warm, nurturing, home-like
environment where each mother will have the
opportunity to became equipped and empowered to
make a successful transition to independent
living and to a better life for herself and her
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