Community Supported Shelters helps the unhoused stabilize and rebuild through intentional community. Our model is low-cost and maintains an impressive success rate. We help hundreds of people transform their lives each year in Lane County, Oregon, and organizations across the U.S. have adopted our approach. Check out our latest news here.
We do more than put butts in Huts
Safe Spot Communities
We manage group-living environments that emphasize stability and peer support.
Consulting Services
We share our practices and expertise with governments and other nonprofits.
Conestoga Huts
We maintain micro-shelters that are inexpensive, lockable, and easy to build.
Advocacy
We support change to solve homelessness and protect rights of unhoused people.
How We Help
We help the hard-to-reach.
Our approach is low-barrier, meaning we provide a safe place of shelter for those who may have no other options. An individual experiencing homelessness can come to our door without an I.D., with a pet in tow, and with alcohol on their breath, and we will shelter them.
We transform lives.
Once people aren’t worried about basic survival needs, they can focus on accomplishing personal goals. Our residents often aspire toward: permanent housing, sobriety, employment, and improved quality of life.
With peer support and individualized guidance from our Service Team, most of our residents move on to better life circumstances in less than a year.
We look at the big picture.
Research shows lack of affordable housing and eviction rates correlate strongly with the increase of homelessness in the U.S.
Though many factors are beyond our control, we are committed to being part of the solution. We share our expertise with other organizations through consulting, and we engage policymakers to improve the system.
Support Us
Your support provides shelter and hope for a better tomorrow. No amount is too small to give. $20 can make a real difference in the lives of unhoused individuals—it can fund an Outreach Kit, which provides someone in need with water, snacks, and hygiene supplies.
