On September 1, 2022, St. Vincent de Paul Louisville’s men’s emergency shelter, Ozanam Inn, eliminated check-in and check-out and began allowing men to stay 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Ozanam Inn is the first emergency shelter in Louisville to eliminate check-in and check-out and open its doors 24 hours a day.
“This will let our clients using the emergency shelter have even better access to our support services like case management and mental health/substance abuse counseling,” explains Executive Director and CEO Dave Calzi.
“Our goal is to help more of our residents in crisis find permanent housing,” says Chief Operating Officer Jennifer Clark. “We believe providing more stability in their time at the shelter will support this goal.”
Ozanam Inn can house up to 50 men, which includes 40 congregate spaces and 10 individual rooms known as Sanctuary Beds, for men who need a private setting. Men staying overnight will need to sign in and out every time that they leave but will be able to leave belongings, have a small locker space, and come and go as they need to.
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