- St. Francis House will permanently close its downtown shelter and service center by mid-April to sell the building and stabilize finances.
- The nonprofit will stop its Day Services Program and emergency shelter at the downtown location in 2024 while continuing services at Arbor House.
- St. Francis House sold its 35-unit Sunrise Inn to Alachua County as part of restructuring and hopes to open a new service location after selling the downtown center.
St. Francis House announced Monday that its downtown shelter and service center would permanently close as the nonprofit homeless provider tries to sell the building.
A press release said St. Francis House would stop its Day Services Program on Friday. The program provides access to case management services, donations, meals, laundry facilities, client phones and bathrooms.
St. Francis House will end emergency shelter and cold night shelter at the location by mid-April, the press release said…