YMCA SAFE HAVEN

The Safe Haven at the Downtown YMCA offers short-term, transitional, and long-term options for chronically homeless, street-habituated adults living with mental illness including those with a dual diagnosis, regardless of whether they have an income or are actively in treatment or not. The 25 rooms at Safe Haven provide individuals an alternative to shelters and to the streets for individuals who can benefit from its “low-demand, high expectation” model. This program provides assertive community advocacy and a menu of supportive services, including meal plans, life skills development and linkages with community providers both on and off-site. The Safe Haven program helps its residents come in off the streets and learn the skills necessary to gain residential stability and put an end to the vicious cycle of homelessness.