SafeSleep United
SafeSleep United is our overnight, temporary, low barrier, non-denominational women’s shelter. Our mission is to offer a warm, secure place for up to 50 unsheltered women of any nature to sleep safely. Our vision is to enable women to heal, plan, and move forward with their dreams and goals from the stability of a safe place to sleep each night.
Hours of Operation: Daily- 5:45 pm to 7:15 am
Physical Address: 1910 Front Street NE Salem, Oregon 97301
Contact Information:
• SafeSleep United program: 503-816-3409
Problem
As of January 22, 2025, there are over 2,154 homeless individuals in Marion and Polk County and about 40% of them are women. People experiencing homelessness live in survival mode, with ongoing risk of being assaulted or robbed, and the trauma of living in that danger every day. Women have a high risk of also being sex trafficked or raped. Most shelters have higher entry criteria than our low barrier shelter, which leaves many people falling through the cracks, with no options for sleeping safely. SafeSleep United bridges that gap for eligible women.
Solution & IMPACT
We offer some basic needs, supports, and services to enable women to heal, plan, and move forward with their dreams and goals, from the stability of a safe place to sleep each night. Low barrier reflects a housing-first approach, where people are welcomed as they are, without needing to be clean, sober, employed, or employable as entry criteria.
Shelter Snapshot 2024:
• Bed nights: We provided 7,822 bed nights in 2024. A bed night is one bed spoken for, by one person for one night.
• Meals: We served 11,876 meals during 2024. We offer a continental style breakfast each morning, and a hot dinner each evening.
• Individuals served: In 2024, we provided safe sleep for 216 unduplicated individuals
Expansion
Our recent expansion has enabled us to serve more women and meet more basic needs: we have three bathrooms instead of one, and a laundry room, shower, and room for 21 more beds, so we can shelter up to 50 women!