Salvation Army Shelter
Booth-Lesig Family Residence in Pottstown. 11 families. Up to 44 occupants. Every single bed comes with a hot meal, a clean shower, and a caseworker fighting to get the family back on their feet.
Across the United States, The Salvation Army provides over
10 Million
nights of shelter every year.
That number is a national rollup. The local one in your backyard is a building on King Street in Pottstown that has fed and housed thousands of families across decades. The same caseworkers, the same kitchen, the same showers. Quietly, every night, since long before any of us heard about a "housing crisis."
Four Programs. One Address.
The Pottstown Corps does not just shelter families. It catches them on the way down, holds them while they recover, and lifts them back into permanent housing.
Booth-Lesig Family Residence
Year-round emergency shelter for up to 11 families and 44 occupants. Private family rooms, shared community bathrooms, three meals a day, on-site case management. Up to six months while caseworkers connect families to permanent solutions.
Permanent Supportive Housing
The next stop after emergency shelter. Long-term subsidized housing for families and individuals with disabilities, in partnership with HUD. Wraparound case management continues so the family does not slide back into crisis.
ERUC, Emergency Rent & Utilities
Catches families before they lose housing. Emergency assistance for back rent and overdue utility bills, paired with case management to address whatever caused the crisis. Cheaper than the shelter bed it prevents.
EPIC, Eviction Prevention & Intervention
For families already in eviction proceedings. Legal navigation, mediation with landlords, emergency funding to make tenants whole, and case management to fix the underlying issue. The line of last resort before a family ends up in the shelter.
What Your Donation Actually Buys
Most donation pages stay vague on this. We are going to be specific.
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$10
Three hot meals for one shelter resident
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$45
One night of shelter for a family of four
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$150
A month of utility bills caught up via ERUC
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$500
Average eviction stopped via EPIC
Estimates based on Salvation Army Eastern PA program reporting. Actual cost-per-outcome varies by case complexity. Cheaper than letting the alternative happen, every single time.
Microgreens On The Shelter Plate
Family shelter meals are calculated on a tight per-resident budget. Adding fresh greens is usually impossible. We make it possible, and then we double it.
1.
You Choose
Buy microgreens, select Salvation Army Pottstown as recipient.
2.
We Match
$20 from you, $20 from us, $40 of nutrient-dense fresh greens.
3.
They Cook
On the shelter plate that night, alongside the hot meal already going out.
Cash gets to the kitchen fastest, direct.
The Salvation Army is one of the most efficient charity operations in the country, with national infrastructure that converts donations into shelter beds, hot meals, and utility bills paid at minimum overhead. Send your dollar straight to them.
Donate to Eastern PA Division β501(c)(3), tax-deductible. Pottstown Corps: 137 King St, Pottstown, PA 19464. Call 1-800-SAL-ARMY.
Questions People Actually Ask
What is Booth-Lesig Family Residence?
The Salvation Army's emergency family shelter at 137 King Street in Pottstown. Houses up to 11 families and 44 occupants at a time. Private family rooms, shared community bathrooms on each floor. Three meals a day. On-site case management.
How long do families stay?
Up to six months while caseworkers help families secure permanent housing. The Pottstown Corps also runs Permanent Supportive Housing for longer-term placements in partnership with HUD.
What are ERUC and EPIC?
Two homelessness-prevention programs. ERUC is the Emergency Rent and Utilities Coalition, helping families behind on rent or utilities stay housed. EPIC is the Eviction Prevention and Intervention Coalition, intervening in active eviction cases. Both prevent the shelter bed before it is needed.
How does microGREEN FX support the shelter?
We deliver fresh microgreens directly to Salvation Army shelter kitchens and match every supporter purchase that designates them as recipient. Microgreens add concentrated nutrition to family shelter meals at no cost to the shelter operation.
Are donations tax-deductible?
Yes. The Salvation Army is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Both direct cash donations and matched microgreens donations through MGFX qualify, you receive a tax receipt at checkout.