Mission Statement

As advocates for keeping families together, the Family Shelter provides emergency shelter to homeless families with children, while coordinating services to alleviate the conditions that contributed to their individual circumstances.

About Us

The Family Shelter is a private, non-profit agency located in Columbia, South Carolina. Established in 1979, Family Shelter’s central mission is to provide temporary emergency housing and supportive services to homeless families in order to enable them to transition to permanent housing and a stable family life. Family Shelter is the only shelter in the Midlands area exclusively for families.

Although Family Shelter is one of the least known agencies in Columbia, it has quietly been one of the most effective. Shelter programs have a three-fold purpose to:

1. Provide a secure, structured environment where families can regain a sense of stability and perspective.
2. Respond to identified client needs with a variety of supportive services, which enhance the individual’s employment and housing status, educational level, medical care, and personal growth.
3. Promote healthy, stable, families who are connected to a network of community supporters and opportunities.

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