Emergency Shelter

Are you in need of emergency shelter or housing information?

In Connecticut, dialing 211 (a free, confidential service) or going online to 211ct.org is the first step in getting support. This single point of entry makes it easier for people facing a housing crisis to locate available community resources.

Trained professionals are available to answer your call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Translation services available in many languages
TTY: 800-671-0737

GILLESPIE CENTER & HOSKINS PLACE

Shelter for Single Men and Single Women - Gillespie Center is Homes with Hope’s 15-bed emergency shelter for single men. Hoskins Place, located in the same building, is our 4-bed emergency shelter for single women. Both the Gillespie Center and Hoskins Place typically operate at 100% capacity. In both of these 24-hour facilities, Homes with Hope provides individualized case management services.

Permanent Supportive Housing

Homes with Hope provides Case Management Services to individuals and families living in fifty-two units of Supportive Housing located in Westport and Norwalk. All of our clients living in Supportive Housing have experienced chronic homelessness and have a diagnosed mental illness. Homes with Hope’s professionally trained case managers provide services to all residents to help them maintain independent and self-sufficient lives.

Homes with Hope is a member of the Norwalk Housing First Collaborative which coordinates all intake appointments through the State's Coordinated Access Network (CAN). All applications for housing are routed through the 211 System.

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Westport Rotary Centennial House

Westport Rotary Centennial House has been in operation since 2009. This Supportive Housing location provides two 2-bedroom family apartments and four 1-bedroom apartments for individuals or couples.

Sasco Creek Village

Sasco Creek is an affordable housing complex owned by the Westport Housing Authority. Homes with Hope provides Case Management Services to residents living in six Supportive Housing apartments.

Powell Place

Powell Place is Home with Hope's original location providing Supportive Housing. We currently operate nine apartments and provide services to individuals and families living in our model program.

Linxweiler House

Opened in 2018, this home serves one family in Westport.

Hayes Avenue

Hayes Avenue is Homes with Hope's first acquisition in Norwalk, expanding our Supportive Housing program. This house has two apartments, serving one individual and one family.

Hales Court

Hales Court is a seventy-eight unit affordable housing complex owned and operated by the Westport Housing Authority. Homes with Hope provides Case Management Services to residents living in ten apartments, serving two families and eight individuals.

Fair Street Apartments

Fair Street Apartments is a fifty-seven unit affordable housing facility located in Norwalk. Homes with Hope provides Case Management Services to residents living in ten apartments.

The Bacharach Community

Bacharach Community is comprised of three single-family homes in Westport that provide stable Supportive Housing for formerly homeless mothers and their children.

PROJECT RETURN/SUSIE’S HOUSE

Project Return, currently undergoing building improvements and program modifications, is a fully integrated Congregate Housing Program of Homes with Hope. This program focuses solely on the needs of homeless women. At Susie’s House, on Compo Road North, Project Return provides long-term housing solutions in a safe, stable environment with on-site Case Management services.

Project Return will prioritize at-risk, vulnerable young women aged 18 to 24. The residents will develop and implement their goals with the guidance of a social worker, leading them to establish more self-sufficient, successful lives.