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Our residential programs help move individuals and
families toward greater levels of independence.
 MENTAL
HEALTH SERVICES:
Services for Homeless Adults
Programs provide varying levels of care for indigent,
homeless individuals with severe and persistent mental illness (SPMI).
Programs for Adults Who Are Homeless
- Shankle Safe Haven offers shelter and
services for 16 homeless individuals with SPMI and a day program
for an additional twelve adults.
- Royal Avenue Program offers residence for
up to two years for 12 adults with SPMI who are chronically
homeless.
- The Inside Program provides short-term
transitional housing and
permanent housing for individuals with SPMI who are chronically
homeless.
Shankle Safe Haven
1545 South Brooklyn Street, Eugene, OR 97403
541.741.7726 FAX 541.741.8044
email safehaven@sheltercare.org
Contact: Sharon Durham, Program Manager
Shankle Safe Haven Program opened in 1997 to provide services
to individuals who are chronically homeless and have a severe,
persistent mental illness.
The program serves individuals who have not been
successful in traditional residential programs or with standard
treatment approaches. Sixteen individuals are in the residential
program. A Day Activity Center promotes success at independent living,
increased skill level and income, and greater self determination for 16
residents and 12 day program participants.
In addition to meals, showers and support with daily
essentials, participants are given an opportunity to participate in
shelter activities that support a transition to a more stable living
situation. The program works closely with other area resources that
help participants achieve success at independent living.
Another 12 individuals are served in a Day Program and
are able to access the same services five days a week.
Royal Avenue Program
780 Highway 99 North, Eugene, OR 97402
541.461.2845 FAX 541.688.4163
email: racrs@sheltercare.org
Contact: Dean Schlecht, Program Manager
The facility at Royal Avenue Program has 12 units to
serve individuals who are chronically homeless with a severe and
persistent mental illness for up to two years. Royal Avenue Program is
both a crisis and long-term facility that serves individual adults —
most often men and women with a mental illness. Open 24 hours a day,
the program provides services that increase residents’ success at
independence and improve their quality of life.
The Inside Program (TIP)
149 North 5th St., Suite A, Springfield, OR 97477
email: dwithem@sheltercare.org
Contact: David Withem, Program Manager
The Inside Program (TIP) is a transitional housing program for up to 28
single, chronically homeless adults with a severe and persistent mental
illness. The program provides access to services and help with
overcoming barriers to moving from the streets to having a safe long
term home. This program is intended to be a partnership with participants
to provide assistance for them to choose the manner and type of future
they seek. TIP provides
permanent, supported housing for an additional 3 individuals
The program provides access to services and engages
people in addressing the issues associated with homelessness, including
social alienation, incarceration, mental illness, poverty, trauma,
substance abuse, brain injury or cognitive problems and medical
problems. Using a ‘housing first’ approach we engage people in
achieving their own pathway to a safe, stable living environment and
healthier quality of life inside a home of their choosing.
The program provides individual, furnished apartments,
and daily living needs for up to 6 months in the transitional program.
The staff provides supportive counseling and community advocacy to
assist participants, according to individual needs. For example,
participants are assisted to acquire an income, physical and mental
health care, drug and alcohol treatment, vocational support and
transportation. Staff meets with participants several times a week in a
setting and at a time convenient to the participants.
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