About a dozen people from UUC attended the official grand opening celebration for the Kenmore Senior Women’s Shelter on Friday, February 14. The new shelter, operated by Lake City Partners Ending Homeless (LCP), was the recipient of our Christmas season offerings. 

The Kenmore Senior Women’s Shelter actually opened in December. About ten women are in residence, and new people are being added gradually until it reaches capacity at about thirty-five women. Each resident has her own furnished “room” in a private cubicle. Three meals per day are served in the dining room, recreational activities are available in a lounge, and offices are available for staff. There are laundry facilities on site, and public transportation nearby. No additional donations of furniture or linens are needed at this time. 

This is a specialized shelter serving women who are community-minded, socially-stable, and retirement-age with very low fixed incomes. They have few or no chronic mental or physical health issues or substance abuse issues. LCP provides a full array of services. Staff work with residents to provide a pathway into a shared housing solution, such as a group of two to six women sharing an apartment or house.

For more information see https://lakecitypartners.org/kenmore-senior-womens-shelter/.