Mission Statement:

 The Hoboken Shelter’s mission is to provide a safe haven for homeless men and women.

Goal:

The Hoboken Shelter’s goal is to assist homeless men and women in developing the skills needed to gain employment, achieve independence, and re-integrate into the community. 

Brief Description:

The Hoboken Shelter takes a holistic approach to helping people in need, rather than focusing only on food and shelter needs.  It shelters 50 people nightly, serves 200 meals daily, and provides such support services as food, shelter, case management, counseling, job and life skills training, creative arts workshops, and emergency homelessness prevention grants.  For more on these programs click here.

Since 1982, The Hoboken Shelter has been the only facility handling the needs of the adult homeless population of Hoboken and its environs.  Since its inception, the shelter has served more than 1,000,000 meals and provided shelter to more than 300,000 men and women and has also referred thousands of individuals to permanent housing as well as to alcohol and drug treatment programs through an extensive network of linkages with other organizations.

The Hoboken Shelter is owned and operated by Communities of Faith for Housing, Inc., a non-profit housing corporation made up of ministers and laity from houses of worship, as well as several Hoboken community leaders.  When the shelter began, there were several groups that helped provide the evening meal. These groups have been with us since that time. Over the years we have witnessed their marvelous commitment. We would like to acknowledge their growth and dedication:

All Saints Episcopal Church
Hoboken United Synagogue
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Englewood
Community Church of Hoboken
The group, "The Chicken People"
St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, Hoboken
St. Matthew-Trinity Lutheran Church, Hoboken
St.  John's Lutheran Church, Hoboken
The Bread and Justice Community