We’ve partnered with several churches in our community to provide the emergency shelters for women in need. Explore our current partners below.
Learn more about hosting
Each congregation chooses the day and frequency they want to host. Most host once a month. We have a GREAT need for Tuesday,Wednesday, & Thursday night host. 🙂
We cap our host numbers at 12 to make it easier for transportation.
The congregation will provide transportation from Stepping Stones Safe Haven Day Center to the host site and back to the day center by 7 am the next morning.
The church will provide dinner, bedding, and breakfast for the women and children.
Stepping Stones Safe Haven will provide training for the congregation prior to hosting.
Stepping Stone Safe Haven will provide a volunteer to stay with the church on their first night of hosting until lights out.
Stepping Stones Safe Haven will provide the congregation and women/children safety guidelines.
Stepping Stones Safe Haven will have an emergency contact support available 24/7
We know that not all congregations have the same resources whether that be financial, volunteers, or physical space. Our host coordinator and team love to meet with potential host to discuss details and overcome anything that might stand in the way of the potential partnership between Stepping Stones Safe Haven and the congregation.
We love to think creatively and outside the traditional box to see community working together to serve “the least of these” in our city. If you would be available to meet, we would love to meet with you and share more. In the meantime please like us on FB and follow our journey…. https://www.facebook.com/steppingstonestn/
