Shelters
YMCA
YMCA of York – Main Branch
90 N. Newberry St.
York, PA 17401Telephone #: 717-843-7884
YMCA of York – Men’s Residence
310 W. Philadelphia St.
York, PA 17401
Their programs include accredited child care, preschool, youth after school services, community development, housing and drug and alcohol counseling. There is a low income housing for men who are receiving assistance from Section 8 program.
www.yorkcoymca.org
LIFE PATH CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES – MEN’S MINISTRY
There are several programs at the Men’s Ministry: Spiritual Life Recovery Program; Transient Care is an emergency shelter for men which supplies supportive guidance, Chapel, meals and clothing; Temporary Senior Foster Care.
York Rescue Mission – Men’s Ministries
367 West Market Street
York, PA 17401
Phone: 717-845-7662 (Contact person: Adam Windsor))
Phone: 717-472-8890 (For applying)
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LIFEPATH CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES – WOMEN AND CHILDREN
An emergency shelter for women and children who are homeless for various reasons. The shelter provides: food, shelter, clothing, counseling and advice on case management.
Lifepath Christian Ministries
17 Jefferson Avenue
York, PA 17401
Phone: 717-845-7662 Ext. 1412 (Allison Shipley)
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YORK’S HELPING HANDS OF THE HOMELESS
412 West King Street
York, PA 17401
Phone: 717-841-9275 or 717-495-2924
Organization who has a mission to help the homeless in York County. Offers showers, laundry facilities. Up to $50.00 assistance for medication (non-narcotic). Daytime assistance only.
https://cap4kids.org/york/wp-admin/www.yorkhelpinghands.orgwww.yorkhelpinghands.org
YWCA SAFE HOME – HANOVER
Safe Home provides comprehensive services to victims of domestic violence in Hanover and surrounding areas. Services include: 24 hour hotline and crisis response, options counseling, legal advocacy, transportation, referrals to other services, support group, child therapy, volunteer opportunities, and community education.
24 hour hotline: 717-632-0007
YWCA Hanover Offices
23 West Chestnut Street
Hanover, PA 17331
Phone: 717-637-2125
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CHANGING LIVES SHELTER OF HANOVER
136 Carlisle street
Hanover, PA 17331
Telephone: 717-633-6353 (Hanover Area Counsel of Churches)
Telephone: 717-633-1992 (Shelter)
A year round facility providing for the needs of singles and families in desperate situations, while seeking to provide a successful lifestyle change by addressing the root cause of individual situations.
www.hanoverareacouncilofchurches.org/shelter.html
FAMILY PROMISE
56 Erford Road
Camp Hill, Pa 17011
Telephone #: 717-737-1100
Family Promise of the Harrisburg Capital Region is a nonprofit agency who serves families that recently lost their homes. Their mission is to help homeless and low-income families achieve sustainable independence.
www.familypromisehcr.org
LOURDESHOUSE MATERNITY HOME
Secretariat for Catholic Charities
120 Willow Road A
Harrisburg, PA 17109
Bilingual Telephone: 717-657-4804; 717-412-4865
Emergency Shelter: 717-652-8740 (Lisa Peck)
Refugee Resettlement Service: 717-232-0568 (Annette Martin)
Take women of age 18 and over into their program from the time they are 2 months pregnant to as long as the baby is 6 months old. They take care of their education, help with their employment, parenting skills, drug and alcohol counseling. Women need to call them to the above mentioned contact number to include their name into the waiting list.
www.cchbg.org/news/lourdeshouse-affirming-life-women-babies/
ACCESS-YORK, INC.
ACCESS-York is a program under YWCA, which, along with the Victim Assistance Center (VAC), is dedicated to the elimination of domestic violence providing prevention and intervention services including emergency and transitional shelter and services, options counseling, 24 hour hotline, children’s program, legal advocacy, welfare advocacy, emergency room outreach, community education, outreach and systems advocacy.
24 hour hotline for domestic violence/abuse:
-York #: 717-846-5400 or 1-800-262-8444
Hanover Safe Home
-Hanover #: 717-637-2235
24-hour hotline for sexual violence:
717-854-3131 or 1-800-422-3204
YWCA York
633 South George Street
York, PA 71401
ADAMS COUNTY RESCUE MISSION INC.
2515 York Rd.
York, Pa 17405
Telephone #: 717-334-7502
Contact: Heidi Acker (Promotion and Development Director)
Email: adamrescuemission@yahoo.com
Adams Rescue Mission (ARM) is a men’s shelter christ-based program housing up to 32 men who genuinly desire to recover from addictive behavious; orienting them to work and providing counselling sessions, clothing and food. This rescue mission also has a family shlter or “Agape House” that houses up to 10 families. Additional assistance to families and individuals with employement, childcare, educaitonal resources, clothing, furniture, shelter and counseling and a life skills coach.
www.adamsrescuemission.org
BELL SOCIALIZATION SERVICES – BELL FAMILY SHELTER
Bell Family Shelter provides up to 30 days of emergency shelter to York County families who are homeless. The shelter provides assistance in location housing, making referrals to agencies that assist with food, clothing, house hold goods, and financial help. They have social and vocational rehabilitation programs in addition to residential programs. Must call and put name on waiting list. Be persistent and call every morning since it is first come first serve. Open 24 hrs, bilingual services available and 30 day stay max.
160 South George Street
York, PA 17401
Phone: 717-848-5767
http://bellsocialization.com
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