
There are Thousands to Thank. For every one of the hundreds of donations, large and small, from each of you, for the generosity of dozens of area businesses, for the untold number of hours volunteered in planning and preparing for this day…and, for demonstrating, as a community, your belief in the dignity of providing help and shelter for the homeless among us...WE THANK YOU!
The Campaign for Cross Roads House is a $5 million dollar capital campaign that will fund the design and construction of a new facility, the renovation of our existing family shelter facility, and three year's worth of annual operating expenses.
We moved into our new shelter facility in November 2009.
We still need your help! Fundraising continues as we strive to complete our goals:
For over twenty years Cross Roads House has been providing shelter and services to hundreds of homeless adults and children each year. Since moving to its current location in 1986, it has grown to four buildings and over 100 beds. While these buildings have given protection from the elements…they all have inefficiencies and safety concerns for residents and staff. And despite much remedial work, the age, traffic and structural deterioration have lead to critical concerns that must be addressed.
In the last seven years, over half a million dollars has been spent on utilities and maintenance. In the future, much of this money and effort will instead be applied to helping our residents.
The Campaign will consolidate three old buildings into one, on the same property. One remaining building will be renovated, and the shelter will remain open during construction. The new facility will have slightly fewer beds, and reflect a greater emphasis on the transitional program, which has the greatest success in helping people move back to permanent housing.
The new facility will solve the multiple physical challenges that Cross Roads House faces, and also ensure the long-term viability of the shelter and its vital services.
The Campaign for Cross Roads House will make residents' time at the shelter safer, healthier, and shorter; and provide for the long-term survival of the program.
These are the four major objectives:
Download the Campaign for Cross Roads House Brochure (PDF)
Want to learn more? Please contact us at 603-436-2218 or info@crossroadshouse.org