Day shelters are drop-in centers for the homeless, offering opportunities for information, counseling and referral to social services agencies. Day shelters also often provide showers and toilet facilities, personal hygiene supplies and laundry facilities, tenant advocacy and sometimes, light medical treatment. Typical supplies may consist of laundry soap, razors, shampoo, soap, socks, deodorant, tooth brushes and tooth paste.
In 1964, Fr. Aloysius Schwartz founded the Sisters of Mary in Busan, Korea to serve the poorest o...