Spi Shelter

The South Park Inn is an inner city shelter in Hartford, CT that provides temporary food and lodging for individuals who have found themselves homeless. In November of 1982, the Hartford Coalition for Emergency Shelters, Inc. (now South Park Inn, Inc.) was formed to establish a large shelter for the rising number of homeless persons in Hartford. After a long and arduous search, the Coalition obtained the former South Park Methodist Church by utilizing funding from area foundations, corporations, private individuals, and government agencies.

After renovations, the South Park Inn was opened on July 6, 1984 and provides 85 beds to men, women and families on a temporary basis. South Park Inn employs a staff which is on duty 24 hours per day, 7 days a week. In addition to maintaining day-to-day operations of the shelter, the staff provides referral assistance for housing, jobs, and agency services to the occupants in an effort to allow these individuals to establish the necessary means to obtain permanent room and board.