“Altogether on any given night, we could have over 60 women that are staying here,” Goodstal said. She says the single women coming to the shelter range from 18 years to older than 70 years old.

The shelter will annually serve 300 single women, senior women, and women with children. The Lee County Homeless Coalition reports 862 people were homeless in late January 2023, based on a ...

Their needs are different," Brown-Ly said. Single women will be able to stay in the church building for up to 90 days. Family Promise will work with other agencies to find them long-term housing.

Stewart is the director of True Vine Ministries Hope Center, a 21-bed homeless shelter for single women. The center opened its doors on Person Street Wednesday morning.

Stockton Shelter for the Homeless opened a winter shelter for single women this past week. The new low-barrier accommodations is the first of its kind in Stockton. The shelter has long offered low ...