Continuing to serve as one of Louisville's main safety nets, Wayside Christian Mission tackles the root causes of homelessness using a proven holistic approach. Alcoholism, substance abuse, domestic violence, mental illness, and a lack of education and/or vocational skills are among the leading causes of homelessness. By addressing the primary causes of homelessness in a nurturing, caring environment, those bound by poverty and addiction have been able to return to the community as ... Read More
Continuing to serve as one of Louisville's main safety nets, Wayside Christian Mission tackles the root causes of homelessness using a proven holistic approach. Alcoholism, substance abuse, domestic violence, mental illness, and a lack of education and/or vocational skills are among the leading causes of homelessness. By addressing the primary causes of homelessness in a nurturing, caring environment, those bound by poverty and addiction have been able to return to the community as sober, self-supporting citizens. Wayside Christian Mission programs and facilities include:
- Men’s Emergency Shelter
- Men’s Day Shelter
- Men’s Permanent Supportive Housing
- Family Emergency Shelter
- Women’s Permanent Supportive Housing
- Single Women’s Emergency Shelter
- Single Women’s Transitional Shelter
- Women’s Day Shelter
- VA Program assisting homeless men, women, and families
- Samaritan Patrol providing blankets, hot coffee, food, clothing,
transportation to the shelter
- Dining Hall
- Chapel and onsite chaplain
- Two thrift stores (9125 Galene Drive and 4930 Poplar Level Road)
- Sober Living Recovery Program (Provides six month to one year
residential recovery program for homeless men and women at no
charge)
- Educational Classes (tutoring; computer classes on-site; literacy, critical
thinking skills)
- College and Career Program (provides post-secondary educational
opportunities as well as certificate program opportunities)
- Work Therapy Program (provides hands-on training as well as formal
classroom training)
- Life skills training
- Onsite case management
- Collaborative educational/vocational/training opportunities with fifteen
area universities, colleges, and seminaries including the University of
Louisville, Jefferson Community and Technical College, Sullivan
University, Spalding University, Bellarmine University, Campbellsville
University, Southern Seminary, Simmons College, St. Meinrad Seminary,
and Louisville Seminary
- Vocational Training (culinary arts, auto mechanics, print shop, retail)
- Wayside Christian Mission participates in Operation White Flag which
allows additional bedding for the homeless during extreme weather
conditions
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