Porchlight Emergency Shelter

306 North Brooks Street
Madison, WI 53715

608.257.2534 Visit Website

Class of Housing/Services: Porchlight provides temporary emergency shelter to single men at its Drop-In Shelter and two overflow shelters.

General Information:
Porchlight provides temporary emergency shelter to single men at its Drop-In Shelter and two overflow shelters. Guests receive two hot meals per day, personal grooming supplies, laundry facilities, and counseling services. During the winter months, Porchlight serves an average of 160-180 men each night. Intake for all three shelters is at Grace Episcopal Church, at 116 West Washington Avenue. Shelter Hours:     Summer: 7:30 pm to 7:30 am. Intake is from 7:30-10:00 p.m.     Winter: 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. Intake is from 5:00-9:00 p.m.     Anyone needing to enter the shelter after intake has ended must receive prior approval by calling shelter staff at (608) 255-2960 before 9 p.m. on the day of late entry. There is a 90 night limit for Drop-In Shelter use per person, per year. An extreme weather exemption will go into effect for nights that are 20 degrees or less, with wind chill or for other extreme weather conditions such as thunderstorms.

Website: http://porchlightinc.org/emergency-shelter/

How To Volunteer at Porchlight Emergency Shelter:
Be a volunteer. Call Porchlight Emergency Shelter at 608.257.2534 for current volunteer work opportunities.

As A General Note About ShelterListings.org Listings:
ShelterListings.org does our best to provide listings that are free of cost. Many of the homeless shelters and services are free of charge. Some do charge small fees. We always urge the users of our website to visit the websites of the providers listed, OR give them a phone call to find out complete details.

In furtherance; Halfway Houses, Transitional Housing, and Substance Abuse Treatment Centers for the most part charge a fee. Most of the substance abuse resources we provide are low cost, Medicaid or sliding scale fee. We provide as much information as possible on the website of these locations.

Rooming and Boarding Houses do charge fees. We list them where we find them. They are a nice low cost option for housing.

If you need assistance call 'Porchlight Emergency Shelter' directly at: 608.257.2534

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