The Emergency Shelter program focuses on meeting the basic needs of the children so they can begin to feel safe and to heal from the trauma they have experienced. Meeting these basic needs is one of the first ways that our staff can begin to build trust with the children in our care – many of whom have never been able to trust the adults in their lives. These basic needs include:

• A warm bed
• Consistent, balanced meals
• Healthy snacks
• Clean, well-fitting clothing
• Access to baths/showers and personal hygiene items

And most importantly

• Loving care provided 24-hours per day