Real Change Starts Here
We offer a hot meal, a comfortable sleeping area, and authentic conversations with our compassionate team. Our staff attentively listens to each individual’s story and collaborates on immediate care needs and a personalized strategy for progress.
Services for single men at Faith Mission include:
Faith Mission of Michiana serves up to 125 individuals daily with the goal of ensuring each person’s basic needs are met. We then go to work restoring lives through our long-term residential and life skill programs.
Emergency Overnight Shelter
Short-term accommodations ensure each client’s basic needs are met and serve as an entry-point to further services at Faith Mission.
Short-Term Tiny Shelters
Situational housing on our campus for clients enrolled in our life skills programs, working toward financial independence and long-term housing.
Life Skills Programs
Guided by our on-site pastoral team and support personnel, personalized life skill programs give residents the opportunity for positive life-changing experiences rooted in Christ and biblical principles.
Long-Term Tiny Houses
Our new supportive housing community helps clients who have graduated from our programs to move toward financial stability, grow in personal independence and pursue permanent housing.
Call for Intake
Shelter Admission Processes
What to Expect
Our Emergency Overnight Shelter check-in is at 7 p.m. daily.
Our Day Room is open from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. daily.
Clients are encouraged to show up at the Faith Mission on Mondays through Fridays for entry screening. If you have any questions about residency issues, please feel free to contact the Mission directly at (574) 293-3406, ext. 101.
*Note: The number of clients admitted at intake is based on pre-screen eligibility and bed availability. If you have been convicted of a sex crime or arson, then you are not eligible to reside at Faith Mission of Michiana.
Background Check
All residents are required to get a Wants & Warrants check with the Elkhart City Police Department. This is a free service.
Personal Care
All residents must be physically and mentally able to care for themselves, and in good standing with Faith Mission of Michiana.
Our Support Process
We’re here to help give you hope and a future.
Faith Mission of Michiana provides short-term and long-term lodging options to qualified residents. A resident’s stay may be short term (as little as one night) or long term (up to two years). To qualify for a longer term stay, individuals must be enrolled in the Resident Program which provides the opportunity for positive life-changing experiences during their stay. As part of their lodging, residents are provided hygienic supplies and laundry facilities.
Emergency Overnight Services
We provide beds and a secure sleeping environment for as many individuals as our capacity permits. Our residential guests are served breakfast, lunch, and dinner. A dedicated 24-hour team assists individuals in settling in, ensuring their comfort, and informing them about the services available.
Short-Term Tiny Shelters
Faith Mission’s unique Tiny Shelters program provides secure living conditions in a one-room tiny home on our shelter campus. These individual shelters are for short-term use (up to 90 days), designed to meet clients “where they are” and help them move toward a new beginning. Tiny shelters offer individuals a short-term respite from homelessness and an entry to Faith Mission of Michiana’s support programs.
Residential Life Skills Programs
A 90-day to 6-month residential program providing individuals the opportunity to stabilize from street life, form supportive relationships, receive job training, and assistance in obtaining housing and employment.
Long-Term Tiny Homes & Stable Housing
Located adjacent to our Tiny Shelters village, the new Tiny Homes on Faith Mission’s campus are slightly larger, include additional amenities, and are being built to provide transitional housing for the men and women who have graduated from our programs. This provides a supportive living environment while clients work toward financial independence and long-term stable housing.
Faces of Faith
Curt’s Story
Curt got started down the wrong path early in life. His mother was an alcoholic and drug addict who shared her addictions with her son.
When he got caught drinking at the Mission, Curt had to make a choice: Get serious about getting his life together by going to detox or leave.
“If my hand hadn’t been forced, I probably wouldn’t have done it,” Curt says today. “I’m grateful for that.”
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