Brother Francis Shelter

Brother Francis Shelter, a program of Catholic Social Services, is an emergency shelter for men and women in Anchorage without a home. We serve the homeless with dignity, care, compassion and with an emphasis on moving our guests toward self-sufficiency.

Most of our shelter guests want to transition out of homelessness, and our staff is trained and ready to provide them with every opportunity to do so.

We offer our guests access to a variety of different services and supportive programs to help them transition out of homelessness.

Shelter Services

Due to recent budget cuts, daytime services have been drastically reduced at Brother Francis Shelter. However, clients will still have access to medical and health clinic.

Evening Services: Overnight baggage storage, dinner, showers, laundry, basic medical care, medicine storage, clothing room

Medical Care at Brother Francis Shelter

Five days a week during the day and on a few evenings each week guests of Brother Francis Shelter has access to health care on site. Currently the clinics deals with: acute illnesses, wound care & skin infections, laceration repair, injuries, cough/colds/flu, sore throats, UTIs and more.
Medical Respite

The medical respite program provides a space for the self-care and recuperation that patients who are discharged from medical facilities would have in their own homes and supportive case management services to address individuals' homelessness. Guest-patients recovering from acute physical ailments or injury will access to a space to recuperate on a short-term basis.

Programs
Case Management

Case Management provides guests the opportunity to receive personalized help in making and reaching goals to get back on one's feet. Case managers utilize a collaborative process for assessment, planning, facilitation, and advocacy of coordinated services.
In-House Program

The In-House Program aims to provide guests with an opportunity to acquire work experience onsite. All duties help the shelter serve its guests. By participating in the In-House program, a guest learns valuable social and employment skills, while increasing their sense of self-worth.
Employed Guest Program

Guests in this program can stay at the Shelter during the day to sleep, or prepare for the upcoming shift at their job. Guests not in this program must leave the shelter for the day. This program is designed to help an employed guest get the rest needed to be successful at their payroll job, and to help the guest save money for permanent housing.
Special Events and Workshops

When available, the shelter serves as a location for outside community volunteers to host the following:

    Resume writing workshops
    Bible study
    AA meetings
    Yoga
    Photography workshops
    Improvisation theater workshops
    And more!