Sussex County shelter helps families

"Life threw a curve ball and I had to move out and everything. I was out on the street for two days. I was so nervous about coming in here because I had never done anything like this in my life before."

Jeff Wooters is like many people who find themselves without a roof over their head for one reason or another.
Thankfully for Jeff and others Crisis House is there to help.

Lending a helping hand to the homeless community in Sussex County.

They've been doing it for over 30 years.

"We're the only one in Sussex county that takes children. We take men women and children."

The shelter helps people turn tragedy into triumph by giving them the tools they need to live a healthy and happy life according to center director, Nancy Woodruff. 

"I had an incident, a sexual assault incident and I wind up here at the Crisis House. This time I'm here and I will be moving into my place this Thursday. My own apartment."

Pam Morgan says she was violated and hurt and Crisis House provided her with a roof and a counselor to help her heal. 

The "family room" is empty during the day says Woodruff, but it quickly fills up every day during meal time. 

 "Not only do we House the people we feed outsiders. We fed over 350 people last month alone and not including the residents that were here."

Pam Morgan says the shelter is more than a building and the program is really making a difference.

"It's like a second home. There's success stories here where people comeback. Yesterday a young lady came here. We were together in. 2015 and she's doing fabulous."

Director, Nancy Woodruff,  says she loves the the work she does and has several proud moments when someone who once needed help gets back on their feet. 

"Just today somebody came back who was here and is doing well and giving back. They brought some clothes."

If you'd like to help the Crisis House, go to their website to view their wish list:

http://www.scchsinc.org/get-involved.htm