About Us
Shelter Mission
The S.O.U.L. shelter will be a safe haven for those who are in need due to adverse situations and circumstances .It will provide a place to stay, counseling and education as they rebuild their lives to a place of self sufficiency and are able to function on their own again. Food and clothing will be provided to our guests.
The shelter will serve all who are in genuine need. We will help the homeless, abused, those who are recovering from illnesses, andthose who are transitioning from divorce and other hardships.
This shelter will be different from many others in that we would not “revolve” people back out on the street after a certain number of days. Guests would stay until they are capable of leaving and living a productive, self-sufficient life in a home of their own or sharing a home with someone else. They would have access to an ongoing support system through S.O.U.L. and/or other organizations that are willing to help. This will be a shelter built on the values of respect, compassion, integrity and love.
The shelter would ideally be located in the Farmington/Farmington Hills area. We will purchase either be an existing building that will be remodeled to accomodate our requirements or a new building to suit our specific needs.
The shelter will be managed so that it can ideally pay for most or all of its operating costs. This will be accomplished by operating within the structure. This situation provides guests the opportunity for employment, income and personal empowerment.
Ways People Can Help
- People can contribute money to the shelter fund or create and manage fundraisers to generate money.
- Architects can donate design plans.
- There can be donations from construction companies to construct the building at no cost to S.O.U.L. or at a reduced cost.
- Interior designers can donate consultations for efficient, pleasant and healing interior designs.
- Landscapers can donate designs, supplies, plants and labor for the outside landscaping.
- A building could be donated
Interested in donating to S.O.U.L.? Contact us today >
A S.O.U.L. Family Story
A few years ago a women, shared with me a way to help others with no limitations on what would be considered at the time of need. I was so impressed by what she was trying to do I said if you ever need any help please just ask! Well, I was asked a few times to help out, and I was able to get that sense of what she wanted to accomplish with this dream of hers.
A year later I was going through a not so nice divorce and was taken for almost all of my income by the court system. I had walked away from an 18 year marriage and three beautiful children, with a lot of debt, a lot of unpaid bills and a lot of hurt. The courts came up with their decision and they had left me with nothing to live on. I was working two jobs everyday and still did not have enough to make ends meet, and sinking into a terrible uncomfortable unknown place for me. The word some how made it's way back to S.O.U.L. and within 24 hours someone was reaching out from her organization and the dream she had shared with me only a year ago. A kind understanding compassionate person who was not judging how I had gotten to where I was, but how they could help me make it through it. I was so taken back that I was the one on the receiving end that I did not know how to accept, but the person that contacted me from S.O.U.L made me feel so comfortable that I could not resist her assistance.
The donations they have given me do not come close to the love that they have given. The people at S.O.U.L. are willing to do what they can for others and at the same time give them love – I feel we all need that more than everything else. I have not totally over come my hard times but my outlook on the whole thing is so much more positive, just knowing that I have the people from S.O.U.L as a part of my life.
– Tim T.