Welcome

My Father's House Community Shelter is a family shelter located in East Multnomah County, Gresham.

We provide a safe environment for five families. Here, families can stay together as they address their spiritual, physical, emotional, and relational issues and needs.

Since more than half of our residents are children we provide a home-style atmosphere that encourages change, structure, accountability and life changing classes and services that are suited for the entire family. For many of these parents it is their only opportunity for a chance to get back on their feet.

All of our programs stress responsible living and decision making. We never do anything for residents they are able to do for themselves, but we are available with assistance, encouragement, support, training and prayer. We are community based and are supported by over one hundred churches, fifty businesses and hundreds of individuals.

FAST FACTS:

• Turns away an average of 100 families every month
• Is the only year round, full family shelter in East Multnomah County
• Has an incredible success rate of 83% (stats from 2006)
• Shelters over 26 families each year
• Is building a new home that will enable us to house 120+ families each year

OTHER FACTS:

• There are over 3,000 homeless families on any given night in Multnomah County
• The average age of a homeless person is "9-years old"
• Homelessness is growing exponentially at a rate of 37% each year
• There are more homeless families than there are homeless singles