Proposed Day Center

Our Day Center Mission:

STABILIZE → CONNECT → PROGRESS

We are not creating a place for people to simply pass time.
We are creating a place where people can rebuild their lives.

For the past year and a half, Sunday Suppers has been far more than a weekly meal.

Every Sunday, we provide meals, showers, clothing, and a safe place where people are treated with dignity and respect.

In practice, we have already been operating as a one-day-a-week Day Center — and it has worked.

What We Already Do

🍽 Hot meals

🚿 Showers

🧺 Laundry

🧼 Hygiene supplies

✂️ Haircuts

🏠 A safe, welcoming environment

🤝 Human connection and dignity

We’ve built trust, consistency, and a model that supports real stability.

Now we’re ready to take the next step.

WHAT’S CHANGING

What continues:

  • Meals
  • Showers
  • Laundry
  • Hygiene supplies
  • Haircuts
  • A safe, welcoming environment
  • Community connection

What we’re adding:

  • Expanded case management capacity
  • Mail services
  • Housing navigation
  • Employment support
  • Documentation and benefits assistance

WHY WE’RE EXPANDING

Every Sunday, we meet people who are trying to move forward but don’t have the support they need during the week.

They need:

  • A safe place to be
  • Access to showers and laundry
  • Help with paperwork and documentation
  • Guidance navigating housing and employment
  • A consistent, supportive environment

One day a week isn’t enough. A multi-day Day Center fills that gap.

WHY IT MATTERS

Marysville currently has no general-population Day Center.

Without a stable daytime option:

⚠️ Crisis increases

🚓 Police and EMS calls rise

⛔ People remain stuck

🏪 Businesses feel the impact

💸 Public costs grow

A Day Center increases stability and reduces strain on emergency systems.

COST IMPACT

  • Cost per chronically unhoused individual: $30,000–$50,000/year
  • Day Center cost per person: $450–$1,200/year

This is one of the most cost-effective public safety strategies available.

HOW IT WORKS

A Structured, Purpose‑Driven Environment 

Our Day Center will operate with clear expectations, guided activities, and staff-directed engagement. This is the same structure we’ve already maintained successfully every Sunday.

What “structured” means

  • Intake and check‑in
  • Case management touchpoints
  • Scheduled services
  • Housing and employment appointments
  • A code of conduct
  • Staff presence throughout the space
  • Clear expectations and accountability

People don’t come to pass time — they come to make progress.

HOW WE’RE FUNDING THE DAY CENTER

We are building a diversified funding model to support both launch and long-term sustainability.

  • Individual donors
  • Local businesses
  • Faith partners
  • Foundations
  • Corporate sponsors
  • County partnerships
  • Community Development Block Grants (CDBG)

This approach ensures the Day Center is stable, accountable, and built to last.

HELP US BUILD THIS

You can help make the Day Center a reality:

  • Become a monthly donor
  • Volunteer your time
  • Share this initiative
  • Connect us with potential partners
  • Invite us to speak
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We’ll continue sharing updates as this project moves forward.

Thank you for being part of building a more stable, supported community.