Typical Schedule
4:30PM - SETUP HELPERS
- Preparation for bedding.
- Preparation for dining.
- If guests arrive early, advise them to come back after 5:30PM. No smoking/littering in parking lot.
6:00PM - DINNER
- Food providers rotate weekly from different organization. Enter through kitchen entrance.
- Dinner starts at 6:30PM. Announce shelter rules and prayer.
- After dinner, everyone pitches in for cleanup.
- Extra bag lunches can be given to dinner guests before leaving.
8:00PM - FELLOWSHIP
- Overnight guests must not exit to parking lot unsupervised for security reasons, after screened
- Hand bedding out in Room 1, and assign guests to rooms for sleeping arrangements
- Some guests will sleep early, and others will want to talk in corridor or outside
- Sometimes we will show video in Room 6, select from DVD collection (TBD)
- Invite guests to Room 6 for fellowship time with singing, sharing, snacks & smoothies
9:00PM - OVERNIGHT HELPERS
- Overnight helpers plan for arriving by 8:30PM-9PM, sleep in rooms near doorway (nursery, R2)
- Guests must not exit to parking lot unsupervised for security reasons after screened
- No overnight guests can be admitted after LSS screeners leave, without permission
10:00PM - LIGHTS OUT
- All guests must return to rooms
- Close & lock all doors
- Call 911 if any problems should arise, police are responsive and aware of the program
5:45PM - Overnight helpers wake up to set up fresh coffee, breakfast table, and bring out bag lunches
6:00AM - MORNING HELPERS
- All guests to wake up, start collect bedding in Room 1
- Serve breakfast at 6:30AM and distribute bag lunches
- Place dirty sheets in garbage bags for collection
- Move all mattresses, pillows and blankets back to storage shed
- After breakfast, assist guests in vacuuming, cleaning up and putting tables/chairs back
- All guests must leave by 7:00AM
LAUNDRY
- Laundry bags can be picked up after 7:00AM. Wash and return to shed before next week.