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 language

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.