Shelter Info

Call to me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know. Jer 33:3 NKJV

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Shepherd's Haven of Bath, Inc is a non-profit Christian organization being the hands of Jesus, caring for the needy in the Bath, NY area. We need your help! We are still in the fundraising process to fund the opening of an adequate shelter that will provide a transitional, safe haven for the homeless and poor families and individuals in and around the Bath vicinity.

Do we really need a shelter?

For I was hungry and you gave me food: I was thirsty and you gave me drink; I was a stranger and you took me in; I was naked and you clothed me; I was sick and you visited me; I was in prison and you came to me. Matt 25:35-36 NKJV

YES! Although there are numerous services that residents are fortunate to receive, may are still classified as homeless in the area. As a central location, Bath is an ideal area for a homeless ministry to be located. In New York alone, there are over 69,000 homeless individuals, based on the 2006 US Department of Housing and Urban Development reports. Over 500 individuals needed assistance with homelessness and/or housing issues in 2008 in Bath alone. Current fundraising project is the ongoing drive to raise funds to purchase the land and to build the actual shelter building. You can help support us, by sending us your tax-deductible donation to: Shepherd's Haven of Bath, Inc, PO Box 783, Bath, New York 14810, thank you! NO FUNDS ARE CURRENTLY USED TO PAY ANY SALARIES

Once building project is completed future funds will provide for Food, Rent/Mortgage, Maintenance, Transportation, Utilities, Insurance, and Office expenses, together with Salaries and other miscellaneous expenses.

The physical building being planned is for Bedrooms (100+ inhabitants), Library/Resource Room, Kitchen and Cafeteria, Food Pantry, Chapel, Conference Rooms, Lobby, Public Bathrooms, Laundry Room, Nurse's Station, Day Care Center, Storage Rooms, Sound System Room, and Basement (for emergency weather and Recreation room).

Programs being prepared to be provided in the shelter will be Health Awareness and Medical Care, Job Skills and Preparation, Education (including G.E.D.), Life Skills (Cooking, Gardening, Sewing, Parenting, Budgeting money, and housekeeping), Domestice Violence and Abuse (Awareness, Prevention, and Assistance), and Chapel (weekly services and daily devotions)