THE BISHOP OTT SHELTER PROGRAM PROVIDES FIVE SHELTERS AND HOUSING PROGRAMS THESE INCLUDE A DAY CENTER THAT PROVIDES DAY SERVICES TO HOMELESS MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN, TWO MEN EMERGENCY SHELTERS, ONE SHELTER FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN, AND THE MIRIAM HOUSE THE MIRIAM HOUSE IS A TRANSITIONAL APARTMENT COMPLEX FOR HOMELESS SINGLE WOMEN

THE ST VINCENT DE PAUL DINING ROOM SERVES THE COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING HOT MEALS AND BROWN BAG SUPPERS 365 DAYS A YEAR TO ENSURE NO ONE IN THE COMMUNITY GOES HUNGRY WE SERVE MEALS TO THE POOR, ELDERLY, AND HOMELESS

THE ST VINCENT DE PAUL STORE PROGRAM GIVES CLOTHING, BEDDING, APPLIANCES, FURNITURE AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS FREE OF CHARGE TO THE HOMELESS AND NEEDY FAMILIES IT ALSO PROVIDES LOW-INCOME FAMILIES WITH AN AFFORDABLE PLACE TO SHOP WE CURRENTLY OPERATE EIGHT STORES, PROVIDIN THIS CRITICALLY NEEDED SERVICE OUR UNIFORMS FOR KIDS EFFORT CONTINUES TO MAKE A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF NEEDY CHILDREN BY PROVIDING FOR THIS ESSENTIAL NEED LAST YEAR UNIFORMS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO OVER 15,000 NEEDY CHILDREN