Haven Highlights

By ShelbyF | November 11, 2025 |

News and information from St. Patrick’s HavenNovember 11, 2025 A Frightfully Fun Night at St. Patrick’s Haven! 👻 On the scariest night of the year, St. Patrick’s Haven was anything but. Thanks to the generosity of our community, the shelter was filled with laughter, good food, and friendly faces instead of tricks or frights. Our…

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Haven of Hope: Investing in People with Purpose

By ShelbyF | October 24, 2025 |

Funded through a grant from the Sisters of St. Joseph Mission & Ministries Foundation At St. Patrick’s Haven, hope takes the shape of a warm bed, a hot shower, and the compassion of someone who understands. For forty years, we have opened our doors nightly to men experiencing homelessness, offering not only shelter but dignity,…

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Safe Haven Storage Project: Dignity Through Organization

By ShelbyF | October 24, 2025 |

At St. Patrick’s Haven, we believe dignity starts with the basics, like having a safe place to rest and a secure place to store your belongings. For the men we serve, many of whom arrive with everything they own in a backpack or duffel bag, knowing their few personal items are safe can make all…

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New Directions continues to partner with St. Patrick’s Haven

By St Patricks Haven | January 17, 2022 |

Each year, the employees at New Directions Health Care donate the proceeds from their dress down days during the holiday season to St. Patrick’s Haven.  Owner Kara Bennett also presented a donation from New Directions to support our mission.  Many of the New Directions Health Care clients are guests at St. Patrick’s Haven.  No one…

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Stockings for Soldiers

By St Patricks Haven | January 10, 2022 |

Each year, Burton Funeral Home provides Stockings for Soldiers at Christmas to area non-profits. Because several of our guests are veterans, St. Patrick’s Haven is included in this generous donation.  Burton Funeral Home employees Abby and Austin Knapp recently delivered Christmas stockings for all of the guests at St. Patrick’s Haven.  Thank you, Burton Funeral…

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Listening turns to Action

By St Patricks Haven | January 10, 2022 |

Avery remembered the conversation Betsy Wiest had with her class about homelessness when she was a student at St. Gregory’s School.  Now as an upperclassman at Mercyhurst Prep, she put those memories into action and coordinated a Blessing Bag Project for our guests at St. Patrick’s Haven. Her Blessing Bags contained items such as: socks,…

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