Our History Morningside House Inc., a non profit organization with a volunteer Board of Directors, was founded in 1979 by a group of concerned area citizens. Located in an old farmhouse just south of downtown Brattleboro, 81 Morningside Drive has given literally thousands of people a safe and supportive place to call home while they sort out their lives. These are generally people caught up in circumstances, between jobs, trying to escape from an abusive situation or recover from an addiction. Live-in staff are on site from 11:30 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. every day, making the shelter accessible to the community 24 hours a day. Currently Morningside can house 20 people, excluding the live-in staff. We served over 350 people in 2006, including upwards of 50 children. Our residents range from newborns to mature individuals who arrive at our doorstep or are referred from human service agencies, churches, the law enforcement community and private social service agencies and counselors. The average
length of stay at Morningside is approximately 26 days. For a
significant number of Morningside clients, short term temporary housing
is not sufficient to break the cycle of homelessness. In response
to this, Morningside has expanded its services over the years to work
with all the local human services agencies in the community to provide
its residents with assistance and referrals for job placement and housing,
family and substance abuse counseling, budget management, nutrition,
health education and parenting and child services.
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