Gateway Homeless Services receives support from the City of St. Louis, the State of Missouri, and the federal government.

Currently, 60 percent of Gateway's $1,062,000 budget comes from government sources. 40% comes from individual and organizational charitable contributions. Government funding sources include: The City of St. Louis Affordable Housing Commission, the Missouri Department of Health and Human Services, and the HUD Homeless Challenge Grant.  Charitable contributions come from many individuals and organizations who offer both monetary donations and in-kind support.

The goal of Gateway Homeless Services is to strengthen its performance to meet the requirements of its government funding.  In addition, we seek to build strong relationships with the individuals and organzations who are the backbone of our charitable giving.

These supporters allow GHS to serve 500 families per year in a clean, safe, emergency shelter facility, while providing services that support homeless individuals and empower them to take the personal steps necessary to move into transitional and independent housing.

Strong financial and in-kind support also positions GHS to build effective relationships with organizations and individuals based on trust and mutual benefit, and to employ proven strategies that quickly provide families with permanent, safe, and affordable housing.

Gateway Homeless Services supports the "housing first" approach which includes:

• helping families in crisis maintain the housing that they already have;
• moving families out of emergency shelters and into permanent housing as quickly as possible;
• understanding family needs in order to target services; and
• collecting and sharing data to improve program management, planning, performance and evaluation.