Shelter serves families and adults facing homelessness in Fond du Lac

Society Insurance has pledged a $100,000 capital gift to the St. Katharine Drexel Shelter, a new resource serving people experiencing homelessness in the Fond du Lac area. 

Society will make its gift in four annual payments of $25,000 from 2021 to 2024. In recognition, the St. Katharine Drexel Shelter named its singles dining area the Society Insurance Dining Room. 

The shelter, made possible by a partnership between St. Vincent de Paul of Fond du Lac County and Solutions Center, opened in May. This year-round facility offers food, lodging, clothing and basic necessities in a safe, stable environment. Inside the 20,000 square-foot building are bedroom, dining and common spaces for up to 15 families and 36 adult singles. Dedicated family and adult wings allow the shelter to serve those in need without separating families; children are able to stay in their home community and continue attending their school. 

The shelter’s design reflects a community approach to reducing homelessness, which starts with short-term crisis intervention and progresses to long-term goal planning for self-sufficiency. Partnerships with more than one dozen local non-profit and government organizations and spaces devoted to employment advocacy, counseling and housing searches are key additional resources available to guests. 

For more information regarding the St. Katharine Drexel Shelter or to donate, visit skdsfdl.org.