Esther's Place
Healing begins with belonging. A safe, warm place for homeless and underserved women and children to spend the day, share a meal and take the next step toward a home.
A safe place to be, and a way forward
Esther's Place gives homeless women a safe place to be during the day as they connect to community, resources and housing. The doors are open Monday through Friday with day shelter, two hot meals a day, critical resources and programs that support each woman's recovery and her steps toward self-sufficiency.
Pastor Judy Hoff opened Esther's Place in 2014. Getting to know each woman, each "Esther," is still the most important thing that happens there.
What a day there looks like
Meals and the basics
Hot meals, clean clothes and hygiene supplies, in a safe, warm and clean place to spend the day.
Groups and community
Judy's "Beauty from Ashes, Strength from Hope" teaching, a no-judgment community circle, and gardening with Sandra.
Hot showers
The Shower to the People trailer offers hot showers, towels and hygiene supplies from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
HousingNew Creation Communities
More than a bed. New Creation Communities is a state-certified women's recovery housing program in Snohomish County, with two homes for up to 25 women and wrap-around support: life skills classes, recovery groups, counseling and mentorship. Every month the houses gather for "Celebrate You," and graduates come back to encourage the women still on the road.
For women 18 and older with 30 or more days of sobriety. Call (425) 374-2329, Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Stop by and see what's new
You will find Esther's Place in the basement of South Everett Community Church in Everett. Esther's Place has moved to a larger location so it can keep serving the many homeless and underserved women and children in Snohomish County.
In the basement of South Everett Community Church
1 W Casino Road, Everett, WA 98204
Monday to Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
(425) 374-2329
Room for the whole woman
The vision is a home for Esther's Place with an industrial kitchen, showers, bathrooms, laundry, classrooms and offices, serving every woman from her first welcome to her "Welcome home."