St. Andrew's Family Shelter

The shelter is full of families! 

All families are grateful for the shelter and meals provided, as they work towards their goal of getting into their own place to call home!

• Hugo's Family Shelter can house up to 5 families
• Provides families a safe place to call their own
• Most of the parents are employed
• About 70% are single mothers
• Volunteers are blessed by their time spent with the families.
• St. Andrew's Family Shelter depends on support from 13 other churches and is looking for others. The member churches provide hundreds of volunteers to staff the shelter.

Volunteers are needed! Please make a space in your calendar to volunteer in some way at St. Andrew's Family Shelter (SAFS) in Hugo, MN. St. Peter's Church is scheduled to volunteer June 12-18, Sept 25-Oct 1, and Nov 27-Dec 3. Links are below to sign up for the week of your choice!

Volunteers are needed to: 

1. Provide an evening meal
2. Do light meal prep and serve the meal (5:00-7:30 pm)
3. Fill an overnight shift (7:00 pm-9:00 am) (There is a private bedroom, with a full bathroom, for overnight volunteers to sleep in.)
4. Provide some needed staples like milk, eggs, bread, lunch items, and breakfast items

St. Peter's Available Volunteer Weeks:

JUNE 12-18: SIGN UP HERE

SEPT 25-OCT 1: SIGN UP HERE

NOV 27-DEC 3: SIGN UP HERE

Safety Protocols:

• Hand sanitizing and masks are required upon entry. 
• Two families will be housed upstairs, keeping them separated by the staircase. They will each have their own bathroom and one of the bedrooms will be used as a living room space, keeping the other rooms as a sleeping space. 
• A third family will have the main level bedroom and living room available for their space, with the handicap-accessible bathroom. 
• Overnight volunteers still have their own bedroom and bathroom included. 
• Families will come to the main level for an evening meal, but will have separate tables to eat as a family.
• Please contact Kathy Garry if you have any questions or concerns about volunteering. Remember, if you are volunteering onsite, you will need to have VIRTUS Training and a current background check on file with the Church of Saint Peter. Please see links below.  

Meal Suggestions: 

• Homemade and brought warm, ready to serve
• Frozen and ready to prepare
• Raw Ingredient for staff to prepare (Hamburger, taco shells, cheese, tomatoes, head of lettuce, etc.) (pasta, sauce, bread, butter, or garlic powder)
• Restaurant meals: KFC, Chow-mein etc 
• Dessert
• Fixings- (pasta, sauces, lettuce, veggies dressing etc. bread, lunch meats)
• Additional Needs: Beverages: 2% milk, OJ
• Lunches: Maybe a couple loaves of bread and lunch meats (small mayo & mustard) PB&J fixings; Mac and cheese; Family size cans of soup, tortillas, sliced cheese for grilled cheese or quesadillas

• Bagels, Butter, Cream cheese, Cereal in individual bowls, Milk, Poptarts, Breakfast bars, Peanut butter, Dried fruit, Yogurt, and/or Coffee 

Help A FAMILY IN NEED

Future weeks for volunteering at the St. Andrew's Family Shelter in Hugo will be posted here as they are set. Check your calendar and find a time that works best for you!

Use the links above to sign-up for volunteering each week!
**If you are not signing up for an overnight shift because you need to leave before  9:15 am (the end of the overnight shift), please let Kathy Garry know. We can split the shift into 2 parts and get someone to cover the early morning so you can get to work on time.

Volunteer Requirements

Before you can volunteer! Please complete:

• Virtus Training Online: Click Here  
• Application and Consent forms are listed below. 

You can also find all of these forms on the bulletin board by the north door (Door 4) at St. Peter's.

Thank you so much for helping us provide a warm and welcoming place for the homeless! God Bless!

Questions? Contact:
Kathy Garry at 651-343-3476 or kagarry@gmail.com