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Build Hope One Brick At A Time

After over two years of hard work and many lessons learned we are we are very excited to announce that we will begin the loving process of remodeling the Salvation Army Building on State St. and creating a new home for Interfaith Sanctuary Homeless Shelter.

This new shelter will support our families with children, seniors citizens and our most medically fragile, our neighbors who currently are without a home of their own.

This building has been so thoughtfully designed creating a space that brings community together to offer support, access, opportunity and comfort to those that need it most.

You are invited to be a part of this new shelter by helping us Build HOPE one brick at at a time. Your brick will pave the way to create a space where families can stay together. Your brick will pave the way in creating a temporary home for our unhoused neighbors. Your brick will help create a space where people can find recovery, well being, music, art community and hope. Your brick will pave the way for job training and employment opportunities. Your brick will build more than just a building; it will build hope and help get our neighbors off the street and into safe shelter until we can move them into housing of their own!

A 42,500 SQ. FT. BUILDING TO BRING ALL OUR HOPES AND DREAMS UNDER ONE ROOF! Interfaith Sanctuary has been very creative in how we deliver our programming to our guests in our current 10,000 sq. foot emergency shelter located on River St. . We are constantly setting up then tearing down spaces throughout our current facility to provide different programming by day and spaces to sleep by night. We utilize a portable trailer parked on the back of our shelter property to host our recovery programming. Our food service training program lives in a food trailer that gives us access to a commercial kitchen which allows us to provide breakfast, lunch and dinner to our population.

When the pandemic hit we moved our families with children and our most medically fragile guests to a hotel which was funded through COVID Emergency Funds. With this added shelter site we were now able to serve an additional 100 guests per night.

What happens once this COVID funding runs out? Where would we move guests who were receiving shelter at the hotel? Our emergency shelter could not house an additional 100 guests. Would we really be asked to unhouse families with children, seniors and our most medically fragile? This was definitely not going to be an option for us. So we began the process of locating a new building that would be bigger, safer, have more grounds, better access to services and transportation, a place to reimagine what shelter could be for our community, a campus full of hope and second chances. We found that home in a wonderful building on State St. that was formerly the Salvation Army Thrift Shop, Warehouse, Food Pantry and Family Service Provider. The two buildings are approximately 30,000 sq. feet (approximately 42,500 sq. ft. after the remodel) and combined sit on just under 2 acres of land.

This new shelter location allows us to keep our seniors safely housed, provide a safer setting for our families with children and create more meaningful space for all of our guests.

This new building will also allow Interfaith Sanctuary to grow and improve the way we serve our guests by bringing community, case management, medical support and learning spaces all under one roof.

The main building will house our single men and women and will include:

Medical Dorm with 18 beds and 2 hospice rooms to support our senior and medically fragile program
Exam room and nursing station supported through a partnership with Terry Reilly Health Services and Full Circle Health
Mens and Women’s sleeping pods that will include single beds, storage and nightstands
- Men 24 singles
- Women 6 singles
Emergency shelter beds for urgent night by night need
- Mens 7 Bunks
- Womens 10 bunks
Classrooms dedicated to Recovery, Mental Health, Art Therapy, Food Service Training, Micron Work Force Training
A full service commercial kitchen with sit down dining area and home to our Food Service Training Program
Day Shelter with computer library, lounge area and access to the outdoor park and recreation area
All guests will have 24/7 access to shelter and campus
The safe outdoor setting on the backside of this property allows our guests privacy as they work their way out of homelessness.
Laundry facilities
Mail Room
Deescalation Room

The adjacent 2-story building will house our Family Housing Program.

The Family Rooms will include:

Beds for up to 100 family members plus cribs for babies
Family privacy suites to accommodate whole family units
A full time preschool classroom/ children’s indoor play and activity area
Family dining area/lounge
Teen computer and activity room/lounge
Laundry facilities
Case Management Offices
Storage for donation items

The third building will become home to our single adult guests who are ready to move out on their own. These guests are financially self-sustaining with savings and are actively working on housing.

20 private rooms that offer doors with locks so guests are able to have a sense of independence and are able to keep their possession safely stored while they are at work.

Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Offerings:

Lockers for guest’s possessions
Bike Storage (100+ bikes)
A landscaped park with benches, trees and a zen garden
A community garden to be shared with our community
Outside dining space
A safe, secure and private space for our guests to heal and bloom!

Family Side Outdoor Offerings: (This area is separated from adult population with a fence to provide privacy for families)

Children’s play ground
Outdoor dining area
Green space for outdoor activities
Family community garden
Dedicated play area
Stroller and bike storage( located on the front side of family building)

Homeless Art Collective Retail Space is OPEN FOR BUSINESS!

Thank you to everyone who attended the Homeless Art Collective grand opening! It was such a success and our artists were seen, heard, and valued!

The Homeless Art Collective store is now permanently located at St. Vincent de Paul Southwest Idaho‘s thrift store on State Street—new art will be restocked weekly!

Come get to know our guests through their art. And come make a difference in the artists’ lives!

“The Homeless Art Collective provides artists with a creative outlet and an avenue to be paid for their work. We are honored to work with Interfaith Sanctuary and share these wonderful works of art with the community.” – Ralph May, St. Vincent de Paul Executive Director

Support the ARTS and their HEARTS at the Homeless Art Collective Retail Store!

Donate to our art supply fund by scanning this QR CODE

When you sponsor shelter you support all of the Amazing Interfaith Sanctuary Programs!

Please sponsor a night, a week, a month or a year of shelter now and help us help them stay safe and warm every night and have second chances everyday!

Interfaith Sanctuary Shelter and Hotel Shelter by night is home for a warm meal and a safe place to lay your head for anyone who is in need. We are a sanctuary for families with children allowing them to find shelter together.

Interfaith Sanctuary Shelter by day is a home to second chances for our unemployed, our mentally fragile, our friends struggling with addiction. Our building by day becomes a sanctuary of learning, recovering, growing, creating and moving forward towards a better life.

Interfaith Sanctuary Hotel Shelter by day is home to preschool learning, parenting classes and case management support, housing services and nutritional support. It is also home to our senior homeless population where finally our medically fragile have a safe space to be all day and the ability to receive the care and support they so very much deserve.

Your donation helps provide shelter, nutrition and programming for all of our guests staying at our two shelter locations.

INTERFAITH SANCTUARY AT A GLANCE…

Interfaith Sanctuary Shelter and Hotel Shelter by night is home for a warm meal and a safe place to lay your head for anyone who is in need.We are a sanctuary for families with children allowing them to find shelter together.

Interfaith Sanctuary Shelter by day is a home to second chances for our unemployed, our mentally fragile, our friends struggling with addiction. Our building becomes a sanctuary of learning, recovering, growing, creating and moving forward towards a better life.

Interfaith Sanctuary Hotel Shelter by day is home to preschool learning, parenting classes and case management support, housing services and nutritional support. It is also home to our senior homeless population where finally our medically fragile have a safe space to be all day and the ability to receive the care and support they so very much deserve.

Your donation supports both shelter locations and all of these wonderful programs:

Family Daytime Program- Family case management, medical and mental health support, transportation, special kids activities, group and one on one support and preschool for our littles.

Project Recovery- Home to our guests seeking recovery and supported through a partnership with Recovery 4 Life to ensure our guests receive access to services and treatment that allows them to stay on a road to recovery

Project Well Being- Mental Health support, art therapy, fitness, meditation, counseling, med management and home to our homeless newspaper “Word on the Street”

Food Service Training Program- a Food Service Training Program to get our guests back to work in the Food Service Industry

Medically Fragile & Senior Programming- providing a safe space for hospitals to discharge patients experiencing homelessness who are not sick enough to remain in the hospital but too sick to be released to the streets. This program provides safe shelter day and night, supportive services, housing assistance, case management and access to home health and hospice.