Move-Out Program 2015-19

Imagine this happy day: after six weeks at the shelter with her baby boy, a mother has worked hard with the Director of Family Programs and just picked up the key to an affordable apartment, which will become her family’s new, and hopefully permanent, home! She’ll be back on her feet.

But the apartment is completely empty. No crib for the little one. No bed for mom. No couch to sit on. No dishes, no silverware to eat with. Nothing.

That’s where the Move-Out Program comes in.

If you’d like to join our mailing list and receive occasional emails from us, please sign up here. And you can also keep track of our current needs!

Our volunteer Move-Out Coordinators help individuals and families make the all-important transition out of the shelter and into permanent housing.

First and foremost, the Move-Out team furnishes new homes. And we also help guests troubleshoot any issues that arise over the first weeks and even months of the transition.

We are always in need of furniture and household items, from beds, dressers, and tables, to cookware sets, kitchen utensils, and dishes, to vacuum cleaners, toaster ovens, and televisions! And Target gift cards are always enormously helpful.

And we are happy to pick items up! Just email us, and we’ll arrange for Laura, Will, and/or Dan to come by (in a truck, if necessary), at your convenience.

When an individual or family is getting ready to move out, we send emails to the Move-Out Mailing List with specific requests. These emails are infrequent (sometimes none, sometimes 1-3 / month). Please consider signing up here to receive these occasional emails!

If you’d like to make a donation or to learn more, or if you think you might be interested in serving as a volunteer Move-Out Coordinator, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with Dan!