Support St Martin de Porres Shelter and Lazarus Center

Donating is the fastest way to make a difference as we respond to the needs of the community during the evolving pandemic crisis. If you would like to give your time, please see our post about Food Distribution Volunteers.

Catholic Community Services St Martin de Porres Shelter and the Lazarus Center are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic in order to protect and support the homeless community in Seattle. St Martin provides shelter to over 212 men experiencing homelessness. In order to allow for proper social distancing, St. Martin has opened a new shelter facility at the Boeing Airport in Everett. Both the original and the new location have expanded hours to 24/7 to allow everyone to stay inside. The Lazarus Center operates 24/7 providing essential hygiene and support to people experiencing homelessness. The Lazarus Center is seeing an increase in hygiene and sanitation supply needs and costs.

St Martins is moving medically fragile and elderly individuals experiencing homelessness into hotels in order to prevent them from being exposed to and contracting COVID-19. Sheltering vulnerable individuals in hotels allows for more social distancing at the main shelters. Hotels provide a safe place for clients to stay home in accordance with current public health and state orders. Catered and delivered meals support nutrition and allow everyone to stay inside as much as possible. Reducing the need to leave the hotel minimizes possible exposure and spread of the virus in the community. As the pandemic evolves the number of clients needing to shelter in hotels will increase.

Monetary donations are needed to cover increased operations costs due to increased hours and staffing cost, and hotel and catering fees.

If you would like to donate directly to St Martin de Porres Shelter, visit their donation page.

If you would like to donate directly to the Lazarus Center, visit their donation page.