Shelters

Aid the Homeless, Inc. supports several shelters in the Owensboro community. These local, non-government, shelters offer housing, food, support, recovery, health, faith and dignity to homeless adults and children, single people and families alike, all of whom are the most desperate and needy of our community.

Shelters interested in receiving support from Aid The Homeless should complete our funding application.

Boulware Mission

Boulware Mission, Inc. offers both emergency shelter and long term, comprehensive services for homeless men and women. Boulware primarily serves the Green River Area Development District (GRADD) of Western Kentucky which includes the counties of Daviess, Hancock, Henderson, McLean, Ohio, Union and Webster. The shelter is located in Owensboro, Kentucky. The services provided by Boulware Mission are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Boulware provides clients with 3 nutritious meals per day, snacks, emergency clothing, personal hygiene items, secure shelter, telephone crisis intervention, counseling, outreach, advocacy, and referrals to local and regional resources along with follow-up services.

Crossroads

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CrossRoads to Hope Shelter has provided refuge to more than 900 homeless women and children since opening our doors in September 2016. As the only walk-in emergency overnight shelter for homeless women and children in Owensboro/Daviess County, CrossRoads to Hope fills a vital missing link in our community’s continuum of care for this underserved, yet growing demographic. Guests are served a hot meal and provided safe shelter between the hours of 7:00 pm and 6:00 am. There is no application process and no wait time. Women need only to walk in to be served.

The Daniel Pitino Shelter

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The Daniel Pitino Shelter is named in honor of Coach Rick Pitino’s son Daniel. Daniel Pitino died at the age of six months of SIDS. The Daniel Pitino Shelter, Inc. was established in 1994 to address the growing problem of homelessness in the area and to make available additional Emergency and Transitional Housing with essential services for homeless. The shelter is a 65 bed facility. The shelter’s purpose is to assist the homeless in the transition from homelessness to permanent housing. The Daniel Pitino Shelter also has Saint Stephen Cathedral Soup Kitchen. The Kitchen opens at 8:00 a.m. for doughnuts and coffee and serves hot meals at 11:00 a.m. Monday through Saturday. It opens at 12:00 noon on Sunday for doughnuts and coffee. A hot meal is served at 2:00 pm. Meals served 365 days per year.

Friends of Sinners

Friends of Sinners is committed to providing a safe, structured, post treatment environment, in which residents can establish a strong, spiritual foundation in recovery; while most importantly building a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Friends of Sinners is a long term facility that focuses on the restoration of addictions through the transforming of the mind. Their desire is to teach the students how to apply biblical principles to daily life. Unlike secular programs, they intend to make clear who God is and believe that whatever you win a person with is what you win them to.

My Sister’s Keeper

My Sister’s Keeper Emergency Shelter mission is to improve the lives of women and children of all ages experiencing homelessness by providing emergency shelter, basic temporary needs, safety, support, education, tools and resources that empower them to improve the quality of their lives, help to equip them with the skills to achieve self-sufficiency, and build safe, secure lives.

OASIS

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OASIS shelter is a Domestic Violence Program and licensed Women’s Substance Treatment provider for battered women and/or homeless, chemically dependent women and their dependent children. OASIS addresses the unique needs of victims of domestic violence – whether trapped in the cycle of violence and/or the cycle of addiction. Located in Owensboro, Kentucky, and built on the “Empowerment Model”, OASIS provides a safe place for women and their children to escape the trauma and devastation of domestic violence and/or substance abuse.

St. Benedict’s

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St. Benedict’s is a temporary refuge for the homeless men in our community. Our mission is to provide a safe, non-judgmental environment where residents can have a warm place to sleep, take a shower, eat, and wash personal laundry in a Christian atmosphere. St. Benedict’s addresses barriers many of these men face in becoming independent by providing Life Skills classes, Acute Case Management, Ministering, Transitional Housing, and Advocating Services and Resources.

St. Joseph’s Peace Mission and Yewell Home

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St. Joseph Peace Mission For Children provides emergency shelter for children, licensed by the State of Kentucky Cabinet for Families and Children. St Joseph Peace Mission is designated as the emergency shelter for the national Safe Place Project in Owensboro, providing care for boys and girls ages 18 and under. The mission can serve sibling groups, pregnant children and children with children in a nurturing, home-like environment. The Yewell Home for Boys provides residential treatment for eight teenage males who are in the custody of Kentucky DCBS. While at the Yewell Home, each resident will participate in individual, group and family therapy. Treatment will focus on positive social relationships, positive coping skills as well as any other situations the residents may face. In addition to therapy, residents will learn essential independent living skills. Our goal is to fully prepare residents for challenges they may face in every day life and to help residents become well-adjusted citizens in every aspect.