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HOUSING: SHELTERS FOR WOMEN

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NOTE**
Most emergency shelters require admission through the
​Homeless Helpline or St Patrick Center.

1. HOMELESS HOTLINE - 314-802-5444 or 2-1-1
Shelter Referral Agency
Call to start the Intake Process by phone.
​2.  ST. PATRICK CENTER WELCOME CENTER 
800 North Tucker 63101 

www.stpatrickcenter.org/ 314-802-0700 Intake Walk-in Hours Monday-Friday from 8am-1 pm.
Lunch 7 days a week from 12- 12:30


St.  Patrick Center 
MOBILE OUTREACH  HOTLINE
​314-561-0278
Immediate assistance with provisions, snacks, hygiene kits, referrals and assistance finding shelter beds, especially evenings and weekends. Now providing SHOWERS in five city locations.


OTHER AREA HOMELESS SERVICES:
St. Louis County, MO -314-615-4453
Jefferson & Franklin Counties, MO - 636-629-6193
St. Charles, MO - 636-441-1302
St. Clair County, IL - 618-825-3251
Madison County, IL - 618-296-5300
East St. Louis, IL - 618-482-6635 

​ NATIONAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING HOTLINE:  Text: 233733


ALIVE (Alternatives to Living in a Violent Environment)
 
PO Box 28733 St. Louis, MO 63146
www.alivestl.org 314-993-7080    24-hour Crisis Hotline 314-993-2777
Temporary emergency sanctuary and transportation to victims of domestic violence, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Night of Safety plus counseling, interventions, legal advocacy.


ALMOST HOME
3200 St. Vincent 63104

www.almosthomestl.org/.  314-771-4663
Almost Home is a transitional residence for teenage mothers with up to two children. The program is nine months long and may be extended.

CALL FOR HELP, INC. 

Metro East
9400 Lebanon Road   East St. Louis, IL  62203

www.callforhelpinc.org   618-397-0968
Transitional housing program for homeless women and children. 
Immediate walk-in crisis support  Services are free and confidential. No appointment  necessary.

CITY HOPE ST. LOUIS
2010 South 8th Street   St. Louis, MO   63104

www.cityhopestl.org  314-904-4673
City Hope St. Louis provides immediate shelter and resources for individuals in the Saint Louis Metropolitan Region experiencing homelessness or are at risk of becoming homeless.
Several locations. Contact 2-1-1 or the Homeless Helpline 314-802-5444 to start the intake process.
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COVENANT HOUSE
2727 N. Kingshighway  St. Louis, MO 63113

www.covenanthousemo.org/    314-533-2241
Shelter and services for youth (16-24) who are runaway, trafficked, at-risk or homeless. 

NINELINE website for other locations and services:  www.NINELINE.org 

COVERING HOUSE
P O Box 12206   St. Louis, MO 63157
www.thecoveringhouse.org  314-962-3450

Facility for girls between the ages of 13-17 years old who have experienced sexual trafficking or
exploitation.  Counseling, therapy, housing, education.

GATEWAY 180: HOMELESSNESS REVERSED
1000 North 19th Street   St. Louis, MO 63106
www.gateway180.org  314-231-1515 or Housing Hotline 314-802-5444

The shelter provides emergency and comprehensive support shelter services designed to get families into transitional or permanent homes in under 30 days. 


GOOD SHEPHERD CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES
1340 Partridge Avenue   St. Louis, MO 63130
www.goodshepherdstl.org  
314-854-5700
Emergency shelter for pregnant and/or parenting teens residing in St. Louis County. Also foster care
and adoptive services. Maternity Shelter & Transitional Living 314-560-6703   – 24-hour helpline.
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GRACE AND PEACE WINTER SHELTER FOR WOMEN
5574 DelmarBlvd.  St. Louis, MO 63112

www.graceandpeacefellowship.org/shelter/   314-367-8959
Call to inquire about their schedule and availability.

HAVEN OF GRACE
1225 Warren Street   St. Louis, MO 63106
www.havenofgracestl.org 314-621-6507

Residential facility that assists homeless, pregnant women with shelter, goal-setting, education, employment, parenting, household management, and permanent residence.

HOLY ANGELS SHELTER

7 Vieux Carre Dr.   East St. Louis, IL 62203
www.catholicurbanprograms.org   618-398-5616
Shelter and housing resources for women and children, starting with financial assistance to help avoid homelessness; residential and after-care services.

KATHY WEINMAN CENTER
www.stlouisco.com/Health-and-Wellness/Human-Services/Domestic-Violence-Program

314-423-1117
Temporary, emergency shelter, court advocacy, professional therapy for women and children, support groups. Follow-up supportive services available. St. Louis County operates this shelter.

MISSIONARIES OF CHARITY
3629 Cottage Ave.  63113
314-533-2777 or  314-533-9070

Emergency shelter for women and small children. Call in the morning to see if they have openings that night. 21 day limit. It is not necessary to have a Housing Hotline referral.


NEW LIFE EVANGELISTIC CENTER (NLEC)
2428 Woodson Road
Overland, MO 63114
314-421-3020   
Toll Free: 1-800-334-3276
Emergency shelter 314-421-3020, or 314-690-1304  between 9 AM to 3 PM Monday thru Saturday.  Also, residential training programs. 
It is not necessary to have a Housing Hotline referral.

OPAL’S HOUSE
PO Box 2316
East St. Louis, IL 62202-2316
www.opalshouse.org/.       877-OPAL-4-U-2    877-672-5482

Provides emergency shelter for abused women and their children.  Works to eliminate the effects of domestic violence within families or intimate partner relationships.

OUR LADY’S INN
www.ourladysinn.org
St. Louis: 4223 South Compton   St. Louis, MO 63111 
314-351-4590
St. Charles: 3607 Highway D, Defiance 63341 636-398-5375
Emergency maternity shelter for pregnant women, 18 and older and their minor children. Transitional housing and case management services available.


QUEEN OF PEACE CENTER CATHEDRAL TOWER
325 N. Newstead St.  St. Louis, MO 63108
www.qopcstl.org   314-531-0511 

Supportive and permanent housing is provided at five locations and at scattered community sites. Part of the Shelter Care Plus program. Walk-In Clinic Hours For Women and Children: Monday – Friday, 9am – 3pm. CSTAR residential and outpatient treatment program.

ROOM AT THE INN
3415 Bridgeland Dr. St. Louis, MO 63044
www.roomstl.org 314-
209-9181
St. Louis County immediate, temporary, emergency shelter system for women and families, regardless of age or gender of the children. Churches provide locations. 

SALVATION ARMY FAMILY HAVEN
10740 West Page Ave. St. Louis, MO 63132

www.centralusa.salvationarmy.org/usc/ 314-423-7770
Will take families, but no single men. 120-day emergency shelter and resources.


ST. MARTHA'S HALL
P.O. Box 4950, St. Louis 63108
314-533-1313 (available 24/7)  

www.saintmarthas.org     314-533-1313

A confidential shelter for abused women and their children. Services include individual and group counseling, legal advocacy, information, referral, and follow up.  Clients must be female victims of domestic violence, 18 years old and up.  Stays can be up to four months.

ST. PATRICK PARTNERSHIP CENTER
800 North Tucker Blvd.  St. Louis, MO 63101
www.stpatrickcenter.org 314-802-0700

St. Patrick Center offers a limited number of beds for mentally ill women.

ST. PHILLIPINE EMERGENCY SHELTER
1015 Goodfellow  St. Louis, MO 63112

www.qopcstl.org    314-454-1012
A long-term residential program for pregnant and postpartum women and children. For people who have gone through a program for drug rehab through Queen of Peace.

SISTERS HELPING EACH OTHER REACH A HIGHER HEIGHT
www.sherahmovement.com   314-467-0765 or 314-696-2088

Joan B. Quinn Safe House
Provides transitional housing to women, 18 and older, healing from sexual violence and homelessness. Counseling, case management, life skills and permanent housing support.

WOMEN'S SAFE HOUSE
PO Box 63010 St. Louis, MO 63163
www.twsh.org  24 Hour Crisis Hotline 314-772-4535

A shelter for battered women and their children. Services include legal advocacy, community speaking and education, housing referrals, support groups, children’s programs, and limited transportation.

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CRIMINAL JUSTICE MINISTRY
2342 LaSalle St. (near Jefferson & Chouteau)

St. Louis, MO 63104​ St. Louis, MO 63104
info@cjmstlouis.org  
 314-652-8062
Photographs by Robert Boettcher