A new year has begun at the Samaritan House. There are many new faces staying here and even a new volunteer. Here are some statistics about our house for December and 2011:
The Samaritan House provided a place of shelter to 22 people, including 5 children for the month of December. We had 13 new intakes enter the shelter in December. All of them were Ashtabula County residents, except for the person from Lake County and the person from another state. Many people contacted us for shelter and were referred to more appropriate housing opportunities.
With a maximum capacity of 14 people, we average 11 people in the month of December. This filled the Samaritan House with a lot of activity and kept staff very busy.
In 2011, we welcomed 164 new residents which is up from the previous 144 new residents in 2010. Although county residents can stay at the shelter for 30 days as needed, the average stay at the shelter was only 18.9 nights.
On a side note:
The staff and residents decorated the shelter this year. All the residents were adopted at Christmas, including the child residing with us that day. Some special community members dropped by with food, cookies and other donations. Everyone at the Samaritan House was really thankful and appreciative to celebrate the season together in a warm home.
The Samaritan House provided a place of shelter to 22 people, including 5 children for the month of December. We had 13 new intakes enter the shelter in December. All of them were Ashtabula County residents, except for the person from Lake County and the person from another state. Many people contacted us for shelter and were referred to more appropriate housing opportunities.
With a maximum capacity of 14 people, we average 11 people in the month of December. This filled the Samaritan House with a lot of activity and kept staff very busy.
In 2011, we welcomed 164 new residents which is up from the previous 144 new residents in 2010. Although county residents can stay at the shelter for 30 days as needed, the average stay at the shelter was only 18.9 nights.
On a side note:
The staff and residents decorated the shelter this year. All the residents were adopted at Christmas, including the child residing with us that day. Some special community members dropped by with food, cookies and other donations. Everyone at the Samaritan House was really thankful and appreciative to celebrate the season together in a warm home.
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