Community Resource Center

Office Hours: 9 A.M to 5 P.M
Monday -Friday
24 hour shelter

The Community Resource Center is an EMERGENCY OVERNIGHT CENTER for men, women and families that are experiencing homelessness.

The services offered by the CRC are dedicated to helping the homeless
Obtain emergency shelter
Obtain benefits from federal and state programs like the VA, SNAP, and Social Security
Apply for and obtain employment
Other services available to the community
Assistance with complicated paperwork to obtain benefits, assistance, medical coverage, citizenship, etc.
Tax preparation and tax credit paperwork for poor and elderly
Clothing and household goods for needy
Designated emergency shelter for the American Red Cross
Source of information about services available at other agencies and who to contact
Partners with the Community Garden
Partners with the Livingston County Humane Society
CRC Academy
Benefits of the services offered as delivered from the CRC include
Crime reduction in the area because of the voucher/check-in system through the police department
Safe shelter for shelter occupants though drug and alcohol testing of anyone staying in the shelter, 24/7 surveillance, and the resident manager on premises.
Gainful employment of those previously unemployed improves the local economy as does obtaining benefits which lead to improving the income of these individuals and families
The longer the CRC has been in Chillicothe, the fewer transients Chillicothe has seen because the community sends them to the CRC, not hotels
CRC is saving the county money by taking probation/parolees instead of the county sending them to Pattensberg DeKalb/Daviess County facility
The CRC helps connect individuals with health providers
Resource for community service such as the Community Garden, Churches, Livington County Humane Society
Resources, such as clothing , offered to the CRC are shared with other agencies in the community
Red Cross volunteers are able to use the CRC as emergency shelter to families and individuals when they lose their residences