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 residents for long or short stays
• Served 284,000 hot meals annually in our soup kitchen and homes
• Some 10,000,000 meals served since 1968

We operate 16 residential homes, serving:

• Up to 170 full-time residents 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 residents 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

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:

• 9.3% is our BBB score for administrative costs
• Because volunteers work 4,282 hours annually

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