You’re welcome here.
Whether you need a hot meal, a shower, a warm coat, a bus ticket, or just a quiet place to sit — you’re welcome at the Outreach Center. No paperwork. No fee. No questions you don’t want to answer
In immediate crisis? Dial 211 – United Way connects you to emergency shelter and services across the St. Louis right now.
Come for any of this. Stay for as much as you need
Saturdays, 9 AM to noon, at the Outreach Center — 4265 Shaw Boulevard. Except the last Saturday of the month, when our team is out in the community.
A hot meal
Cooked, served, eaten together. No charge.
A hot shower
Private, warm, fresh towel and toiletries provided.
Hygiene supplies
Soap, toothbrush, razor, deodorant, period products.
Bus tickets
Metro tickets to get where you need to go.
Document help
Help replacing a lost ID or birth certificate.
Winter shelter
November–March, hotel guest-nights for families.
Saturdays at the Outreach Center.
4265 Shaw Boulevard St. Louis, MO 63110
Saturdays, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Except the last Saturday of each month — when our team is in the community for street outreach and the Outreach Center is closed. If you need help on a last Saturday, dial 2-1-1 or see Other resources below.
Call: (314) 887-7156 Email: here4you@inexcelsislove.org
Ask for Betty, our Resource Navigation Lead, if you’d like help finding a specific service.
You don’t need to know what to ask for.
When you walk through the door at 4265 Shaw, a volunteer will greet you by name — or whatever name you’d like to be called. You can sit, have a hot drink, and take a breath. We don’t sign anyone in. We don’t ask for paperwork.
When you’re ready, tell us what you need today — a meal, a shower, hygiene supplies, bus tickets, a place to charge your phone, help replacing a lost ID. Or tell us nothing at all and just stay for the company. Both are welcome.
Come as you are.
We don’t require any of these things to serve you.
ID required
Proof of address
Appointment needed
Fee or donation expected
Religious participation required
Documentation of housing status
Questions you don’t want to answer
Our humanitarian services are offered without conditions of religion, sobriety, behavior, or background. Anyone is welcome at our table.
When We’re not the right door, we’ll point you to one that is.
No single organization can meet every need. Here are the partners we trust most.
United Way of Greater St. Louis. 24/7. Connects you to shelter, food, healthcare, financial help.
Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. 24/7 call or text. Trained counselors. Free and confidential.
National Domestic Violence Hotline. 24/7. 200+ languages. Text “START” to 88788.
Magdala Foundation
Case management with referrals to treatment, housing, occupational therapy.
900 N. Jefferson Ave. St. Louis, MO 63106
Peter & Paul Community Campus
24/7 Emergency shelter for single adult men, day services, case management, temporary and transitional and permanent housing.
3225 N. Florissant Ave. St. Louis, MO 63107
Salvation Army Family Haven
Temporary housing with referral, case management, occupational therapy, family shelter.
10740 West Page Avenue. St. Louis, MO 63132
Safe Connections (Domestic Violence)
Adults and teens, domestic violence support
2165 Hampton Avenue. St. Louis, MO 63139
This is a partial list. For our full directory of St. Louis-area resources, see Resources — coming soon, or email us anytime.
Need help finding the right place?
Email here4you@inexcelsislove.org or call (314) 887-7156 and ask for Betty, our Resource Navigation Lead. She helps connect guests with the right partner organization for what they need.
if you’d like prayer, just ask. If you’d rather not, you’re just as welcome.
Saturday morning, at the Outreach Center.
4265 Shaw Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63110
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM