Quick Facts About MHI

MHI is a faith-based non-profit serving the homeless, hungry and mentally ill.

We offer dignified homes and work-based training to those who can recover from the streets.

For chronic street populations, we provide meals and hope. All are welcome, regardless of race, creed, or personal history.

During the last 50 years we have:

• Housed some 20,000 guests for long or short stays
• Served 233,200 hot meals annually in our soup kitchen, homes and Clubhouse
• Some 10,000,000 meals served since 1968

We operate 16 residential homes, serving:

• Up to 170 full-time guests at capacity
• 15 women in our emergency shelter per week
• 25% of our men and women are re-entering society from prison
• 90% of our guests are recovering from chronic mental illness

We offer healing work-based programs:

• Training in building and home rehabbing, woodworking, maintenance, moving, retail, office skills, horticulture and culinary
• GED preparation, resume and job placement help
• Some outside work with our 281 business partners over the last 50 years

And spiritual guidance:

• Clergy in full-time residence
• AA and NA weekly meetings on-campus
• Transportation to outside recovery meetings
• On-campus services are available

We also operate:

• Two thrift stores
• A therapeutic mini-farm with service animals and gardens

And all at below average operating costs:

• Our latest 2018 990 indicates an exceptionally low overhead of 8.3%
• Because volunteers work 4,282 hours annually
• Accredited by the BBB and with the GuideStar Gold Star of Transparency 2020

With gratitude for our Volunteer, Donor, Corporate and Civic support! (We absolutely couldn't do it without you.)