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Our center welcomes guests from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m., Monday – Saturday, providing two nutritious meals, access to hot showers and hygiene items, laundry services, and housing assistance. Guests also receive free medical, dental and legal support through rotating clinics. Bike repairs, haircuts and mail services are also provided.

What We Do:

Hygiene:
Pope Francis Center provides our guests with access to three private shower facilities and sink/shave stations in a clean and welcoming environment. We also distribute toiletries, clean socks, and underwear, and other health and grooming items as needed.

Access to good personal and oral hygiene through the Center’s facilities not only boosts our guests’ spirits but also helps ward off a variety of health concerns such as stomach viruses, body lice, gastroenteritis, and skin infections. Regular teeth brushing keeps conditions like coronary artery disease, dementia, diabetes, pneumonia, and pregnancy and birth complications in check.

Volunteers continuously operate our industrial washers and dryers during service hours, ensuring guests have fresh, dry clothing. In addition to boosting self-esteem, enhancing appearance, and improving hygiene, clean clothes protect our guests from the threat of frostbite from wearing wet socks, gloves, and other garments in frigid winter temperatures.