The Huntington Homeless Services Hub Opens November 1
It’s happening. On November 1, Huntington will open Phase 1 of the Homeless Services Hub at 96 3rd Avenue West, a place built to bring order, safety, and compassion under one roof. Operated by Valley Health Systems, this first phase will provide overnight emergency shelter and coordinated intake for up to 65 people.
The goal is simple: connect every unsheltered person to the right kind of help and the right kind of bed, whether that means a shelter bed for safety, a hospital bed for medical care, a treatment bed for recovery, or a housing unit for stability. It’s how we begin moving people off downtown streets and into the systems built to help them.
This is what the Hub is: It’s a safe, overnight option that replaces loitering, street camping, and abandoned-house sleeping with a managed, service-oriented environment. Each person who walks through the door will be screened, referred, and connected to the next step in their path toward stability.
And this is what it isn’t: It’s not a permanent encampment or a long-term shelter. It’s a first step that connects those who are unsheltered with healthcare, treatment, and housing partners across the city so no one is left to sleep on the streets.
Ahead of the opening, we hosted a Community Dinner and Open House on October 28, inspired by Chef José Andrés’s call to “build longer tables.” Partners, neighbors, and our unsheltered guests shared one meal as one community.
The Hub is how Huntington begins to turn the page, from reacting to crisis to building solutions that last. Together, we can make sure compassion and accountability work side by side to restore hope, dignity, and order in our city.