Metropolitan House, the shelter sponsored by the church, opened its doors in February 1992. Metropolitan House shelters homeless men in the winter months & homeless families at other times of the year. Contact Dick Schleicher, 301.229.2385.
Everyone is invited to provide meals for the shelter or spend the night with our guests! To get involved contact Pat House at patrisha.house@verizon.net for overnight voluntering and click here to sign up to provide meals.
St. Luke’s Shelter Needs Your Help!
St. Luke’s shelter at our St. Luke’s campus provides housing and supportive services for six homeless men year round; volunteers provide meals while donors and supporters provide for the operating costs including the salaries of our amazing counselors. Like many of our neighbors, our fundraising efforts have taken a loss of 10-12% of this year. St. Luke’s is asking for your help, won’t you please consider making a donation to our shelter to offset our operating costs? You can mail your check to St. Luke’s Shelter, 3655 Calvert St. NW, Washington, DC 20007. Thank you for giving.
Interested in Leading the Way for Metropolitan House?
Looking for a new way to support the Metropolitan House homeless ministry? The Metropolitan House Board of Directors is looking for folks who can lend their talents and leadership to this critical ministry, which will resume in October.
- Communications Coordinator. The board is looking for persons gifted in PR and/or web design to help Metropolitan House tell its story to both the congregation and the community.
- Help the Homeless Walk Leaders. The board is looking for persons willing to give leadership
to the annual “Help the Homeless” fundraising walk, a major source of revenue to Metropolitan House.
If you are interested in learning more about these opportunities or other ways of being involved in the leadership of Metropolitan House, please contact Ann Michel.
- Part-time Paid Position Available: Resident Manager/Shelter Coordinator- Metropolitan House is seeking a part-time weeknight resident manager for its men’s shelter program that provides transitional housing for a small group of homeless men. The goal of the program is to assist a pre-selected group of individuals toward self-sufficiency and permanent housing. Hours are from 6:30 p.m. - 7 a.m., one to two nights per week. Position begins in October and continues through April. Ideal for seminarians, graduate students, or anyone else who needs the daytime hours free. Interest in counseling, social work, or case management preferred. Starting salary is $100/night. Send resume to hsimon@mumc-dc.org or fax to Metropolitan Memorial United Methodist Church, 202-686-2056, attn: Metropolitan House/Helen Simon.
To learn more about Metropolitan House and how you can get involved click here for our brochure.
