Salvation Army Shelter

Organization: Salvation Army Shelter

Contact Person:

Phone:
 * Family Shelter: (608) 250-2298
 * Women's Shelter: (608) 250-2226

Bilingual Services:

Services Rendered:

EMERGENCY FAMILY SHELTER
(also known as Warming House)

Emergency Family Shelter welcomes homeless families seeking immediate overnight shelter. In addition to shelter, families are offered meals, shower/laundry facilities and case management. Transportation to/from school may be arranged for school-aged children.

To access shelter, families must call the shelter before noon and express need for shelter for that evening. All calls are returned to interested families between 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm to confirm or deny a space in shelter for the evening. If a family does not have access to a phone, families may add their name in-person at The Salvation Army of Dane County.

Families who are approved for shelter in the evening are invited to share dinner with us at 5:00 pm. New families will meet with shelter staff following dinner to complete intake paperwork. All families must exit shelter by 8:00 am.

Note: Families sign-in for shelter at 4 pm. While we ask for identification (IDs and Social Security cards) it is not necessary to enter shelter. We do not require proof of parentage for the children

Women's Shelter

The Salvation Army of Dane County offers our community’s only shelter for women experiencing homelessness. The Women’s Shelter provides temporary, nighttime-only shelter to single homeless women (age 18 or older) and may accommodate up to 45 women per night. An individual’s stay is limited to 90 nights per year and case management is available. Residents are provided meals and have access to shower/laundry facilities.

Sign-in is at 4:30 pm each day. If need exceeds capacity, a lottery system will be activated. All women will be issued a ticket with a number; and corresponding numbered tickets will be drawn. Those whose number is not drawn will not be guaranteed a bed for the evening.

On nights of extreme weather conditions or cold (i.e. 20 degrees or colder), all single women in need are welcome to use shelter despite usual capacity or shelter night limits. Space may be crowded, but we will not deny shelter to any woman in need. Behavioral issues and rule violations may result in suspension of shelter access even on these nights.

Please note: If a woman is working at the time of sign-in she may call to reserve a bed at 250-2226 by 4:30 pm that day. Proof of employment required. All women exit shelter by 8 am every morning.