Coalition to Shelter and Support the Homeless (CSSH) wants to thank our volunteers, donors and sponsors who helped us complete a very successful 2024 – 2025 program year, serving more people than ever before in both our Central Bucks Code Blue Shelter program last winter, and our Outreach mission, which operates year round.  
 

CODE BLUE SHELTER PROJECT:  This season was our busiest yet, serving a record number of our neighbors experiencing homelessness.  CSSH’s shelter offered our guests a safe, warm place to sleep, a hot meal, bagged lunch and breakfast, supplies, and referrals to address needs.  Most meaningful of all, our volunteers offered a friendly welcome to raise their spirits and affirm their dignity.
 

Here is our Impact Summary for the 2024-2025 Code Blue season:
 

• The shelter was open 85 nights – increase of 20 nights over last year!

• We provided services to 100 different individuals throughout the season.

• CSSH’s Code Blue Shelter census numbers this season were significantly increased over previous seasons.  Our nightly census for those utilizing the shelter equates to 2405 nights of overnight shelter, what we call our “heads in beds” statistic, which we think demonstrates the true impact of our mission in relieving human suffering. 

• Our Code Blue shelter was staffed by 232 individual volunteers

• Our Code Blue shelter volunteers served 5072 hours this season.

 

CSSH OUTREACH PROGRAM:  CSSH’s mission also includes efforts beyond the operation of the shelter.  Our Outreach team works year-round to provide support to our guests.  Outreach services include help with: valid ID, license restoration; prescriptions, medical and dental needs, mobile phones, car repairs and insurance; shoes, clothing, rental deposits, laundry days, and a wide range of other needs. In our 2024 – 2025 program year, CSSH distributed almost $21,000 in such direct support and emergency funding of these essential needs.

 

To share just a few of our Outreach program Impact: 

• 5 Individual received housing assistance

• 16 individuals received car repair funds

• 27 individuals received funds and help with Identification

• 17 individuals received funds for mobile phones/plans

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There are many ways to help:

 

• Volunteer:  Participate in CSSH Code Blue Shelter volunteer training and help spread the word to potential volunteers, check our New Volunteer Training page for details of in-person and online training opportunities.
   

• Donate: Make a donation to help fund the cost of operating our Code Blue Shelter and Outreach missions.  Secure Online donations can be made on our Donate page, or by mail with check payable to CSSH, 196 W. Ashland St., Doylestown, PA. 
   

• Sponsor:  Business Sponsorship opportunities are available year-round.  CSSH offers several levels of support with valuable sponsorship promotions attached.  This is a great way to support your community and receive recognition across our social media and web pages and through direct promotion to our volunteer and donor lists and events.  If you know of a business that might be a good match for a Code Blue Shelter sponsorship, contact CSSH Director of Development & Community Engagement, Elise Karam, ekaram@co2ssh.org, or  866-390-0291 x 707. 
   

• Advocate:  Help spread the word of our mission, and the issue of homelessness and housing insecurity in Bucks County and beyond.  Let your legislators know that you support the cause.

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