Contact Information
3710 E 20th Ave
Anchorage, AK - 99508
3710 E 20th Ave
Anchorage, AK - 99508
Brother Francis Shelter, a program of Catholic Social Services, is an emergency shelter for men and women in Anchorage without a home. We serve the homeless with dignity, care, compassion and with an emphasis on moving our guests toward self-sufficiency.
Most of our shelter guests want to transition out of homelessness, and our staff is trained and ready to provide them with every opportunity to do so.
We offer our guests access to a variety of different services and supportive programs to help them transition out of homelessness.
Due to recent budget cuts, daytime services have been drastically reduced at Brother Francis Shelter. However, clients will still have access to medical and health clinic.
Evening Services: Overnight baggage storage, dinner, showers, laundry, basic medical care, medicine storage, clothing room.
Medical Care at Brother Francis Shelter
Five days a week during the day and on a few evenings each week guests of Brother Francis Shelter has access to health care on site. Currently the clinics deals with: acute illnesses, wound care & skin infections, laceration repair, injuries, cough/colds/flu, sore throats, UTIs and more.
A voluntary emergency shelter for homeless men and women, 18 years of age and older, with a capacity for 240 guests;
Location: 1021 E 3rd Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501;
Hours: 24 hours/day, 365 days/year;
Phone: 907-277-1731 (front desk);
Check-in begins at 5PM nightly, and concludes at 11PM when curfew goes into effect. First time guests will go through a registration process upon check-in.;
For admission into the shelter, the following criteria must be met:
At least 18 years of age;
Homeless;
Behaviorally appropriate;
Able to independently provide self-care (e.g. the ability to get up and down off the mats, shower, use the restroom and dress oneself independently);
Free of highly contagious medical conditions (e.g. Tuberculosis, ringworm, chicken pox, whooping cough, measles);
Able to comply with shelter policies and procedures;