Shelter Network

Shelter Network is committed to providing housing and support services that create opportunities for homeless families and individuals to re-establish self-sufficiency and to return to permanent homes of their own.

Maple Street Shelter in Redwood City provides safe, short-term and mid-term transitional housing and comprehensive, on-site support services for up to 76 homeless single adults at a time. There are 32 beds for short-term shelter and 44 beds for mid-term transitional housing. Men and women can stay in the short-term program for up to 60 days, while the transitional program offers housing for 3-6 months. Short-term guests share communal dorm rooms, while transitional residents are provided with their own individual cubicles.

St. Anthony Padua's Kitchen provides hot meals, supplemented by food from Second Harvest Food Bank. Volunteer organizations provide nutritious Sunday meals. There is a food pantry, clothing closet, and donations of household goods. Volunteers provide computer tutoring and resume development during the evening hours. A free shuttle bus is used to provide transportation to the nearest public transit hub in Redwood City. Over 80% of program graduates are rapidly and permanently re-housed.

Haven Family House and Redwood Family House provide transitional housing for homeless families to help them get back on their feet.

VPC supports this mission by serving a healthy, home-cooked dinner once a quarter on Sunday evenings at the Maple Street Shelter, and donating needed items to Haven and Redwood Family Houses

Shelter Network Web Site

VPC Contact:  Trish McBride (for Maple Street dinners)