Carpenter’s Shelter To Operate Second Emergency Homeless Shelter

ALEXANDRIA, VA — Carpenter's Shelter, a nonprofit operating a homeless shelter in Alexandria and helping the homeless with the transition to housing, will operate a second location.

The nonprofit shelter announced it signed a contract with the City of Alexandria to operate the existing 64-bed Alexandria Community Shelter at 2355-A Mill Road, Alexandria, VA. That means Carpenter's Shelter will become the only emergency shelter provider in the city. It will take over the emergency shelter from Volunteers of America Chesapeake & Carolinas.

"We are honored to assume operations of the Alexandria Community Shelter," said Carpenter’s
Shelter Executive Director Shannon Steene in a statement. "It deepens our working relationship with the City of Alexandria and brings more opportunities for us to engage the community in solutions to homelessness."

Alexandria Community Shelter will be under the operation of Carpenter's Shelter as of Dec. 13. Carpenter’s Shelter is seeking new staff and volunteers to operate the emergency shelter year-round. Interested volunteers can contact volunteer coordinator Demi Henry at DHenry@CarpentersShelter.org.

Carpenter's Shelter also operates its 60-bed homeless shelter with 10 permanent supportive housing units at 930 N. Henry St., Alexandria, VA. That building also houses 87 affordable housing units.