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If you need support with housing, food, mental health, or finding work, St. Joseph Center is ready to help. Whatever you’re facing, we’ll meet you where you are and help you find the support that fits your needs.

You don’t have to have everything figured out. You just have to take the first step.

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Take It From There

Taking that first step can feel difficult, but you don’t have to do it alone. When you reach out, you’ll connect with someone who will listen, answer your questions, and help you take the next step forward.

Housing, Mental Health, and General Inquiries

Gloria Torres

help@stjosephctr.org

Bread & Roses Café and Pantry, and Workforce Programs

Sharon Plunkett

Senior Director
Social Innovation & Workforce Development

splunkett@stjosephctr.org

Emergencies

If this is a medical emergency, call 911 immediately.

If you are experiencing a mental health crisis, call or text 988.

Our Programs

Ways We Can
Support You

We offer support across housing, food security, mental health, and employment to help you meet immediate needs and build stability over time.

Support for individuals and families experiencing housing instability, including access to interim and permanent housing. We’ll work with you to find options, connect you to resources, and support you as you move toward a stable place to call home.

Explore Housing Programs

Access to food, essential needs, and mental health services that help you stay steady day to day. Whether you need a meal, groceries, or someone to talk to, we’re here to help you find consistency and support.

Explore Nourish Programs

Job training, education, and employment support to help you build skills, gain experience, and move toward financial stability and independence. We’ll work with you to explore opportunities, prepare for work, and take the next step toward a career that fits your goals.

Explore Empower Programs

Community Impact

Stories of Hope

Every story starts with someone reaching out and then finding a path forward.

  • Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet sing alongside St. Joseph Center co-founders Sister Louise Bernstein and Sister Marilyn Therese Rudy during a 1976 liturgy.
    Read Sisters’s Story

    “Women of faith and action, dedicated to uplifting the dear neighbor, without distinction.”

    Sisters

  • High school student Amirah hugs another volunteer during her donation drive for menstrual care products supporting women and girls served by St. Joseph Center.
    Read Amirah’s Story

    This was Amirah’s first assignment as our intern at The Pocket Panty, and we’re really proud of the initiative she took and her drive to complete the task,” said Ashlee L. Turner, Founder and CEO of The Pocket Panty and The Pocket Panty Project.

    Amirah

    The Pocket Panty Project

  • Daniel Castilleja smiles while holding a tan ‘WELL. KNOWN’ cap from his clothing brand, photographed in his apartment
    Read ‘s Story

    “Grieving the loss of his father while living in his car for three years, Daniel felt invisible—until St. Joseph Center offered shelter, support, and compassion. With their help, he healed, regained dignity, and launched his own apparel brand, “Well Known,” to remind others that they deserve to be seen and valued.”

Read More Stories of Hope