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1535 11th Street
Des Moines, IA - 50314
1535 11th Street
Des Moines, IA - 50314
St. Joseph Emergency Family Shelter is the only emergency shelter in Polk County where the entire family unit can stay together. St. Joseph's provides safe, clean housing for homeless families for a limited stay. Our mission is to honor the humanity of each person by acknowledging the emotional and financial crisis involved when a family finds itself without housing or funds. Services include: Private rooms and laundry facilities A Family Advocate on staff to assist guests in returning to self-sufficiency All meals, infant & personal hygiene items Donated furniture & household items available for guests moving into permanent housing Referrals to community recourses and assistance Learn more about the 2011 expansion Looking for shelter? Call 515-282-1235 to check on room availability. Families are accepted on a first come, first serve basis and there are no waiting lists. Shelter is available for children and whomever they bring. This includes two parents with children, single mothers with children, single fathers with children and parents with children over the age of 16.
Mission Statement: OUR DIOCESAN PRIORITIES ARE:
Meeting the needs of newcomers, particularly Hispanic Catholics
Growing vocations, particularly to the priesthood
Encouraging people to understand and support evangelization
Serving youth and young adults, particularly millennials
Marriage and family life
Trying to find a temporary location for myself my husband my 15 year old son and my 12 year old daughter. We have been homeless since July of 2020 we were living at the campgrounds until the storm Drecho came through and blew away and ruined all of our belongings. The issue of having to make three times the base rent in our monthly income is what keeps holding us back and my husband's background check as he has gotten in some recent trouble and is on the mend of getting better and then the eviction all of those things working against us we are unable to find any housing.