What is a sleep center?
Sleep centers are a managed overnight safe sleeping space protected from the elements. One conestoga-style hut can house 1-2 people, providing privacy, safety, and dignity to people experiencing homelessness. A sleep center can provide connection to wrap around services to guests to address unmet basic needs.
Common Questions
Who can stay at the sleep center?
Anyone who is at least 18 years old and experiencing homelessness
What about folks under 18?
Services for children or families will be referred to appropriate resources like Family Promise, Youth Resource Center, and YWCA.
Are the huts first come, first served basis?
The same individual can stay in the same hut. Conestoga huts are assigned as they become available.
How will folks get from one place to another?
Public Transit
Volunteers
Service Providers
Walking Distance
Will there be staff and security?
A combination of operations and/or security personnel will be onsite during operation hours.
Property found and purchased
Tree removal
Fence installed
Site leveling, grading, and graveled
Hut materials purchased
Hut construction started
What are the hours of operation?
The Center will initially be open overnight and closed in the day.
When will the Sleep Center be open?
We are working hard to open as soon as possible, but we do not have an exact date yet.
How is it funded?
The Sleep center is funded through local document recording fees from the County that are designated to address homelessness, grants, fundraising, and donations.