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- EIN 39-1579521
- (608) 257-2534
- 306 N Brooks St Madison WI 53715-1002 USA
- www.porchlightinc.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Homeless & Housing, Homeless Shelters
Mission: Porchlight, inc. Strives to decrease the homeless population by providing shelter, housing, supportive services and a sense of community in ways that empower residents and program participants to positively shape their lives. Porchlight, inc. Provides emergency shelter, food, employment services, counseling, and affordable transitional and permanent housing to homeless people in the dane county area. Our services are designed to foster independence and the transition into permanent housing and employment. Porchlight is the largest supplier of low-cost housing in dane county and is comprised of an emergency shelter for men, housing and services for men and women suffering from serious mental illnesses, veterans, adults in recovery from alcohol and/or drug addictions, and low-income women, men and children with over 100,000 nights of shelter. A helping hand, not a hand out. A second chance. A warm bed. Hope. Opportunity.
Programs: Housing-porchlight offers over 200 units of total affordable housing at 24 madison-area locations to families and individuals on a transitional or permanent basis, through an array of housing programs designed to address specific client needs. Porchlight provides case management services to each resident, including assistance with budgeting, apartment maintenance, and employment training skills. Through porchlight housing, residents establish housing and credit references critical to obtaining future housing. On an annual basis, porchlight provides over 507 men, women and children with approximately 83,200 nights of shelter. This program is supported in part by the wisconsin community fund.
brooks street-the brooks street sro program provides 102 units of affordable housing with supportive services for single adults.
homeless men's drop-in shelter-porchlight provides temporary emergency shelter to single men at its drop-in shelter and two overflow shelters. Guests receive two hot meals per day, personal grooming supplies, laundry facilities, and counseling services. In 2017, 1,153 homeless persons received 32,659 nights of emergency shelter.