Shelter - Single Women And Women With Children offered at Skagit Friendship House Women's Shelter
An emergency shelter for sober, single women and for women with children (we cannot accommodate boys 12 years and older). Friendship House provides a nice, home-like environment. Shower/laundry facilities, telephone access, and three meals a day are available to residents. Clothing and personal/grooming supplies are furnished free of charge. Information and referral to community resources is also provided. Ten hours of chore work per week required.
Location
922 South 3rd Street, Mount Vernon, WA 98273
Voice
Hours
Daily, 8:30am-4:30pm.
Application process
Call Main Office for information/availability.
Eligibility
For drug-free, sober, single women and women with children (no boys over 12).
Fee
None.
Agency info
Skagit Friendship House
Private non-profit hospitality house for the homeless with separate facilities for men and women. First come, first served. Both facilities are sober living and shelter people 7 days a week, 24 hours a day. This is a 90 day program. Not a drop in shelter. This organization also has a cafe that serves a hot dinner to the public, as well as a sack lunch off site. These meals are served everyday of the year. The also offer services for homeless individuals such as free clothing, showers, hygiene products, and a place to do laundry. They also facilitate the low-barrier 45 cabin Skagit First Step Center in Burlington, a family program, and emergency cold weather shelter.