Stephen Center Adjusts Service Delivery, Requests Donations to Support COVID Efforts

Stephen Center (www.stephencenter.org), a South Omaha-based homeless shelter, permanent supportive housing and co-occurring treatment center, is requesting financial donations to continue to provide shelter and services to families and individuals experiencing homelessness during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Stephen Center is home to approximately 250 people each day. Staff are taking steps to protect the vulnerable population they serve, including more frequent cleaning of high-touch surfaces, daily client temperature checks, and health screening of new intakes.

Because current government guidelines have hindered people’s ability to attend work, school, and outside services, Stephen Center is serving more meals, and clients are using more resources—like hygiene products, paper products, cleaning supplies, and medicines—daily. Telehealth and web-based resources are being used instead of in-person appointments and meetings to keep operations running smoothly. 

Donations received right now will go to support the loss of nearly 5,000 volunteer hours in recent months, cover increasing costs relating to staffing, meals, janitorial supplies, hygiene products, over-the-counter medications, campus safety, and the IT equipment needed to support telehealth and telework infrastructures. To give, please visit www.stephencenter.org.