Shelter the Homeless

Shelter the Homeless

A safe place to stay the night.

The most basic need for the homeless in our community is a safe place to stay the night. Without stable housing, showers, laundry, and more, it is nearly impossible for those living on the streets to break the cycle of homelessness.

While The Gospel Mission was founded as a rescue mission for men, our services have grown to include shelters for men, women and children, and single men with children.

Share your food with the hungry, and give shelter to the homeless. Isaiah 58:7
Made bunk beds in the men's shelter dorm
144
Beds

At full capacity, and we hope to see that number grow

3
Shelters

Men; women and children; single men with children

2,500+
Women and children

Served since the women's shelter opened in 1999

Men's Shelter · 712-255-1769

Structure, support, and a relationship with God.

Since our founding over 80 years ago, we have served men struggling with alcoholism, drug use, gambling, and other contributing factors to homelessness. We build an environment of structure and support that lets them thrive and rebuild their lives. A culture centered in faith, which includes volunteering, gives each man a newfound sense of self-worth, the ability to find a job, and above all else, a relationship with God.

Shelter to Launch (S2L)

S2L is a 6-month residential program in which guests work toward the biggest life needs that may have kept them from returning to their own homes. We provide the tools to get back on their feet: nightly chapel services, partnership with local churches and spiritual mentors, onsite life coaching and casework, and stabilization through structure and biblical accountability.

The chapel at the women's shelter, with wooden pews and red banners

Women and Children's Shelter · 712-255-1119

Daughters of God, loved and valued.

Opened in 1999, our women and children's program has ministered to over 2,500 individuals. Many of the women come to us from an abusive situation that led to drug use and other mental health issues. We seek to show them the love of God the Father and help them love themselves, because they are His daughters and His creation. Our counselors support those battling addiction, and chapel services let the women form and grow in their faith.

Our Women's program is a 12-week program focused on Mind, Body, Soul, and Spiritual Transformation. We also offer a 6-week basic financial class to help them manage their finances and build a savings plan.

Single Men with Children's Shelter · 712-255-1769

Setting fathers up for success with their children.

The broken family used to be a mother and her children. More and more, we now see men with their children seeking shelter and services. Opened in 2016, this U-shaped facility has four apartment-style units, each with two bedrooms, a bathroom, a living room, and a small kitchenette.

It is designed as a six-month program. Children attend school or daycare, while fathers are encouraged to find part-time or full-time work, attend chapel services, and receive parenting and life skills training. The newest of our shelters, this program is one of the few like it in the country.

A warm bed is where a new start begins.