St Francis House – Seattle

St. Francis House in Seattle provides free clothes and food to the estimated 9000 homeless people in King County.  They are funded only by donations from individuals and corporations with no money from the Archdiocese nor United Way.

I drove Michelle and Lea to St. Francis House this morning.  They went in and an hour later Michelle came out with bedding, clothes, coat, hat and gloves.  Lea got a quilt.

There were close to 20 people coming or going from St. Francis in the hour that I was parked outside.  Some come for the sandwiches and coffee, others for personal supplies like soap and toilet paper, and others for clothes and bedding.  Many looked to be homeless of which some undoubtedly were in active addiction.  There were also young mothers and couples that had to be struggling to make ends meet.

I am grateful for resources like St. Francis House that provide immediate walk-in services to the neediest of our people in realtime with no questions asked.  If I was in their situation, I sure as heck would want help from the good people of St. Francis House.