Agency Details:

Spring Valley Shelter provides a safe haven for individuals and families to build solid foundations through education, counseling and support to motivate and empower them to become productive economic and community contributors.

Description:
Each household receives a private apartment, case management, life skills training, counseling, budgeting help, and other programming designed to help them address the root causes of their homelessness. A household may stay as long as needed to reach independent housing: most stays last one to four months. On April 8,2006, Spring Valley Shelter moved from its 8-household facility on Route 30 to a 28-household facility on Calumet Avenue, just north of the Walgreens.

History:
Christian Community Action of Porter County was founded in 1964.Spring Valley Shelter was started in 1991 (465-1022).

Contact people:

Glennas Kueck, Volunteer Manager, (phone), (email) Erin Miller, Program Director, (phone), (email)

Address:

2001 N. Calumet Avenue Valparaiso, IN 46383 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.ccatransforms.org

Directions:

Spring Valley Shelter is in the Christian Community Action Center, on the west side of Calumet Avenue, just north of the Walgreens at Glendale and Calumet. This two-story building has dove gray siding and a pink brick office building in the front.   Nearest Bus Stop: our driveway!, 0 minute walk

Last updated on September 29, 2009