Capital campaign

ROOTS provides overnight shelter, resources, and community for young adults experiencing homelessness. For nearly 30 years, we have shown up every night to ensure young people have a safe place to sleep, a warm meal, and support toward stability and independence.

Often, ROOTS is the first place a young person turns when they lose housing. That first night matters. Being met with safety, dignity, and care can change the course of everything that comes next.

From Uncertainty to Ownership 

After more than 20 years of operating out of our former location, ROOTS faced a crisis of our own. Our building was being sold, putting shelter for more than 450 young adults each year at risk.
Our community refused to let that happen.

ROOTS purchased a former fraternity house on Greek Row and transformed it into a functioning overnight shelter. In that space, thousands of young adults have found safety, rest, and connection while we worked toward long-term stability.

In 2025, that stability became permanent. Our building was fully paid off.

A Long-Awaited Turning Point 

For the first time in our history, ROOTS owns our home outright. This milestone marks a turning point after decades of showing up for young adults and years of commitment to securing a permanent space.
Because ownership is secure, ROOTS can now invest deeply and confidently in the building that shelters young people every night.

Renovations are officially underway.

Building for Safety, Stability, and Dignity 

For the first time in our history, ROOTS owns our home outright. This milestone marks a turning point. With secured commitments in place, construction has begun on long needed life safety and infrastructure improvements. These include fire suppression systems, electrical upgrades, and essential structural work.

This work is foundational. It ensures every young adult who walks through our doors is safe. It ensures staff can provide care in a sustainable environment. It ensures this building can serve young people for decades to come.

This moment is not just about construction. It is about what becomes possible when a community chooses long-term investment over temporary solutions.

What Comes Next

ROOTS is in the final phase of a once-in-a-generation transformation.

With our building fully paid off and renovations underway, we are 85% funded and close to completing essential life safety and infrastructure upgrades.

The remaining investment will finish the work already in motion and unlock expanded housing, services, and care for young adults who rely on ROOTS every night.

This is not about maintaining the status quo. It is about building a stable, dignified future for young adults and strengthening a permanent hub of care for decades to come.

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