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Stamford, CT 06901
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"It is estimated that over 4,000 people experience homelessness everyday in Connecticut. Every night, 2,000 people, including 400 children spend the night in emergency housing."
- CT Commission to End Homelessness
St. Luke’s LifeWorks is one of the largest providers of services to the homeless in Connecticut and the largest in lower Fairfield County. In total, we house approximately 240 people each night and serve 500-600 people each year.
SLLW is unique for several reasons:
- The first is the breadth of housing we provide. By operating shelters, transitional housing and permanent housing we can break the cycle of homelessness rather than provide only a temporary fix.
- The second is the scope of people whom we serve. By serving single women, families, people with mental illness, and persons living with HIV/AIDS, we work across the spectrum of people who are homeless rather than just one segment.
- The third is our approach to helping people. We address not just the physical part of homelessness, but all the reasons a person becomes homeless. Our ability to deliver comprehensive integrated services is a key element of our success.
- SLLW is also unusual for a fourth reason: our focus on results. We measure success not by how many people we serve, but the ultimate goal: how many people achieve - and maintain - permanent housing and stability in their lives.
itsRelevant.com features St. Luke’s LifeWorks Construction Begins on Youth Center, and Youth Services project. Click images below to watch each video.
Our mission is to break the cycle of homelessness by helping people achieve
— and maintain — permanent housing and stability in their lives
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According to the Partnership for Strong Communities, people experience homelessness due to:
- Low income - unemployed or underemployed, working low wage jobs
- High housing costs consume too much of the family/individual income
- Unexpected event triggers a downward spiral - loss of a job, injury or illness, divorce, loss of a spouse, costly car breakdown
- In addition, serious life issues can lead to long-term homelessness, mental illness, substance abuse, physical disability or illness such as HIV/AIDS
