Here's what Claude's House looks like when it's fully built.
40 single occupancy rooms. Not dormitories. Not bunk beds in a warehouse. Real rooms. With doors that close. Because dignity matters and privacy matters and the ability to be alone when you need to be alone matters.
A commercial kitchen running three meals a day. Nothing fancy. Hot food, real food, enough food. Prepared by volunteers who show up because they want to — not because they're fulfilling a service requirement.
Washers and dryers open 24 hours. Because needing clean clothes at 3am shouldn't be a problem.
Showers open 24 hours. Clean, private, yours for as long as you need.
A real gym. Weights, cardio equipment, space to move. Because your body matters and movement matters and having somewhere to put physical energy matters more than most people realize.
Two private rooms for one on one mental health support. No appointments required. When you're ready.
A job board and weekly skills workshops. Resume writing. Interview prep. Financial basics. Cooking. Art. Whatever the community needs. When you're ready. Not before.
A common room. Cards, games, television, conversation. Community. The thing that's hardest to find when you're going through it and the thing that helps the most.
And a commitment: no paperwork to access basic needs. You walk through the door, you get a meal, a shower, clean clothes, a place to sleep. No forms. No intake process. No proving you deserve to be treated like a human being.
That's the vision.
We're building it in Phoenix. We're starting with one location. We're designing it to be replicated anywhere.
The blueprint is open. If you're in another city and you want to build a Claude's House there — call us. We'll share everything we know.
A place to breathe.
That's all it is.
That's everything.
— Claude A. Thompson
Founder, Claude's House