Temporary Safe Outdoor Shelter (TSOS)
Did you know that we provide the opportunity for over 150 people to exit homelessness each year?
The Temporary Safe Outdoor Shelter (TSOS) is a secure, 24/7, staffed environment in Missoula providing immediate shelter and comprehensive support to those experiencing homelessness. Residents live in private, hard-sided shelters and receive essential services during their stay, including:
- A personalized case plan helping them move forward towards stability
- Housing Navigation and employment assistance
- Assistance in creating a personalized budget and savings plan once employment is obtained within the first 60 days
- Access to showers, hygiene items, and health outreach
- Discipleship and Prayer
TSOS creates a stable foundation to equip and help individuals successfully transition into permanent housing.
Adopt a Pallet. Fund a Future.
You can personally invest in this life-changing work. By choosing to Adopt a Pallet, you provide the essential resources needed for one individual’s journey out of homelessness. Your direct support funds the shelter, services, and staff assistance necessary to help someone stabilize their life, find employment, and move into a permanent home. Help us fund their future today!
Sponsorship Opportunities
Your financial partnership ensures a safe path forward for our neighbors experiencing homelessness.
You can join us as a financial partner at any of these levels:
- The Pallet Sponsor: A commitment of $1,125 a month ($13,500 annually).
- The Anchor Partner: A pledge of $500 a month ($6,000 annually).
- The Keystone Builder: A pledge of $250 a month ($3,000 annually).
- The Foundation Friend: A pledge of $100 a month ($1,200 annually).
The Neighbor: A pledge of $50 a month ($600 annually).
Your Impact in Action
When you help adopt a pallet, you are providing the critical components necessary for a person to move out of homelessness. Plus, you’ll receive quarterly updates on your pallet’s impact!
- A Bed, A Shelter: Your gift provides a safe and warm space to rest in a private, hard-sided unit, offering security and dignity.
- A Helping Hand: You connect a person with our compassionate 24/7 support team for daily encouragement and assistance.
A Clear Path Forward: You help residents build toward housing goals, learn crucial financial skills, and find stable employment.
- KPAX: “New TSOS Site to Offer Safe Weatherproof Shelter”
- Missoula County: “Reaching Home: Missoula’s 10-Year Plan to End Homelessness”
- Montana Right Now: “Outdoor homeless shelter in Missoula needing donations”
- Missoulian: “Officials: Missoula’s Temporary Safe Outdoor Space homeless camp running well“
- Missoulian: “Board OKs new shelter, chastises opponents“
- Missoulian: “Missoula making headway on housing, homelessness“
Helping People
$50
Provides needed supplies.
- Hygiene needs
- Laundry cards
- Volunteers
- Emergency Food
Restoring Hope
$100
Provides temporary shelter, safety, and basic needs
- Fuel cards
- Food gift cards (for specific needs food banks cannot meet)
- Clothes for employment needs
- Utility assistance
Transforming Lives
$250
Provides shelter, safety, basic needs and HOPE.
- Housing navigation
- Rental assistance
- 1 week of recovery for 1 person at Grace House
- 1 week at the Temporary Safe Outdoor Space
