Room in the Inn - Memphis

Room in the Inn-Memphis purposes to solve the immediate safety issues for the homeless community overnight and to shelter them from the harsh elements in an environment of hospitality. Room in the Inn - Memphis is not an attempt
to resolve all of the issues of the homeless. The problems are too deep and too
personal.  Until we see the need for shelter decrease in our community, our goal is to recruit more churches in the coming years so that more volunteers and guests alike can share in the joy of hospitality.   In the ten years since we began, many individuals and families who we’ve supported have
found steady work and permanent housing. 
This is the great joy of this ministry. 
While we understand that not all in the homeless community have success
for stable living situations, it is our hope that they are safe and off the
streets. We also offer day hospitality to homeless individuals downtown.  The provision of restrooms, showers and laundry facilities will help impact the dignity of unsheltered individuals. A long term goal is to offer a place of respite for medically fragile homeless due to a recent hospital stay, an illness, or an injury.

Volunteer and Congregational support are vital to the long-term success of Room In the Inn Memphis.  Our strategies to support our Church partners and recruit new congregations will prove fruitful to the success of this organization.  We must first become more financially stable.  Attracting and keeping regular monthly donors will have a significant impact on achieving financial sustainability.  We will also rely on partner congregations to provide monetary support so that we can pay the staff that are necessary to the management and organization of our guests and volunteers.