Community CARES
Coordinated Entry System
Serves as a homeless drop-in center and a community shelter. Offers access to public showers. Assists with rent payment assistance and street outreach program. Seeks volunteers and food donations.
50 West Penn Street
Carlisle, PA 17013
Eligibility: People who are living in a place that is not intended for human habitation such as a vehicle or a hotel paid for by charitable organizations
Hours: Monday through Friday, 9:00am to 4:00pm
(717) 249-1009
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Phone/FAX Numbers
  • (717) 249-1009
  • (717) 243-5103 - Fax
Email Address: info@morethanshelter.org
Fee Amounts: Services free of charge
Intake Procedure: Walk-ins are accepted, but appointments are preferred. Call 717-249-1009 to complete intake (or call Cumberland Street Outreach at 717-448-8850).
Geographical Area: Cumberland County (Carlisle and surrounding area)
Helpful Tips: Community CARES is the only physical access site in the county. Because housing resources are limited, this process is designed to ensure that individuals and families with the highest vulnerability, service needs, and length of homelessness receive top priority in housing placement. (To better serve the county's needs, Community CARES also operates monthly satellite CES sites in partnership with two locates of New Hope Ministry in Lemoyne and Mechanicsburg and Katie's Place in Shippensburg).

Monthly Shelter Rotation: Carlisle American Legion, First Evangelical Lutheran, First United Church of Christ, Carlisle United Methodist Church, Plainfield First Church of God, Carlisle Quaker Meeting, Second Presbyterian, Unitarian Universalist of the CV, St. John's Episcopal Church, Carlisle Alliance, Mt Holly Church of God, First Church of the Brethren, Life House Church
Facility/ADA Access: Information not available
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Community CARES
Coordinated Entry System
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