What We Do
Sun House is a nine-bedroom emergency shelter, serving people who are experiencing mental health diagnoses and homelessness. Sun House has been operated by Sun Community Service, a 501c3 non-profit, since 1975. At Sun House, we strive to give every individual an everyday life.
Residents of Sun House are provided food, snacks, and a homecooked meal every night, prepared by staff.
There is always someone to talk to, help with medications, and provide support. Our trained staff are on-duty 24 hours a day.
The environment of the Sun House is different from other agencies.
- We believe a warm, homelike place to live is more supportive than environments based on a medical model.
- We believe people should have choices in their care, from basic things like when to eat and when to sleep, to what goals they want to work on, and how they'd like to work on them.
- We believe people benefit from having someone to talk to, day or night, when they can't sleep, or are anxious and frightened.
Since the opening of our post-crisis emergency shelter, Sun House has:
- helped over 1250 people who are homeless and have a mental illness
- Served 131,400 meals
- Provided 43,800 nights of safe sleep... and counting.
What We Do
Sun House is a nine-bedroom emergency shelter, serving people who are experiencing mental health diagnoses and homelessness. Sun House has been operated by Sun Community Service, a 501c3 non-profit, since 1975. At Sun House, we strive to give every individual an everyday life.
Residents of Sun House are provided food, snacks, and a homecooked meal every night, prepared by staff.
There is always someone to talk to, help with medications, and provide support. Our trained staff are on-duty 24 hours a day.
The environment of the Sun House is different from other agencies.
- We believe a warm, homelike place to live is more supportive than environments based on a medical model.
- We believe people should have choices in their care, from basic things like when to eat and when to sleep, to what goals they want to work on, and how they'd like to work on them.
- We believe people benefit from having someone to talk to, day or night, when they can't sleep, or are anxious and frightened.
Since the opening of our post-crisis emergency shelter, Sun House has:
- helped over 1250 people who are homeless and have a mental illness
- Served 131,400 meals
- Provided 43,800 nights of safe sleep... and counting.