Mercy Housing and Shelter Corporation Shepherd Home

112 BOW LN, Middletown, Connecticut 6457

Transitional housing for men and women. A stable, structured, and supportive transitional program for 70 homeless adults who need help correcting underlying problems that make them vulnerable to homelessness. With individual casework services and attention to substance abuse, illiteracy, poor job skills, and emotional problems, the residents gain the knowledge and ability to move to independent living.

Shepherd Home, set in a quiet corner of the Connecticut Valley Hospital grounds in Middletown, provides transitional living for homeless single adults. Residents live in suites of two or three, then move to single rooms. Full meal service, clothing, and personal necessities are provided as required. The hospital's 140-acre campus offers many opportunities for outdoor recreation.

Important as the basic needs of food and shelter are, so too is the path to self-reliance. Shepherd Home seeks to empower individuals to improve the quality of their lives and, in turn, the quality of life in our society. Residents and counselors must quickly begin working on plans to move into permanent housing. Residents set goals in such areas as sobriety, education and training, job search, and savings. Counselors meet regularly with residents to assist them and to monitor progress.

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