​Peace House Ypsi is a house of hospitality in the tradition of Dorothy Day, Peter Maurin and the Catholic Worker movement.
Our mission is simply to love.
​By providing hospitality, nonviolently resisting injustice and living in solidarity with those on the margins, we are building the world
​we envision by living it. ​ A world where, in the words of Peter Maurin, “It is easier to be good.” 
​​706 Davis St.
​Ypsilanti, MI
Core Values of Peace House Community
Love
Service
Community
Hope
Listening
​Mercy
​Peace
Active resistance to injustice
Transformative Justice
Forgiveness
Gratitude
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Sunday Brunch
 10am- 1pm (Or until we run out)
 Severed either "grab and go" style or delivered
Peace House, Ypsi FAQs
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Is Peace House Ypsi a shelter?  
We are not a shelter; we are not an institution.  Rather, we are a House of Hospitality in the tradition of the Dorothy Day, Peter Maurin and the Catholic worker movement.

Peace House Ypsi is a privately-owned home.  Those who live here have committed to welcome our friends and provide them hospitality. Many of our friends are experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity.

What do you mean by hospitality and works of Mercy? 
Traditionally, works of Mercy include comforting and consoling, feeding the hungry, visiting the sick and imprisoned, clothing those in need, welcoming strangers, sheltering the homeless, standing in solidarity with the marginalized and disempowered, and advocating on behalf of the poor, the stigmatized, the mentally ill, and the addicted. 

​As a chief witness of charity and a preeminent ​work of justice, we include peace building.



​In the day to day, what does that look like?  
It is difficult to say what a “typical” day looks like at any house of hospitality.  As a new house, this is still a work in progress.
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We open our home during designated hours for individuals to shower, do laundry, and visit with the community in a safe, warm, and welcoming environment.  We host events geared toward the health and wellness of the community and individuals in the community.

Our work is in collaboration with MISSION's other Houses of Hospitality and the Washtenaw County Daytime Warming Center.  It is also in solidarity with those experiencing homelessness themselves by providing humanitarian aid (sleeping bags, blankets, propane, food, etc.) and ensuring that the voices of those experiencing homelessness and housing insecurity are heard in the institutions and in the policies that affect them. 

How can I help? 
​Our home, Peace House, Ypsi, along with MISSION's other Houses of Hospitality, accepts donations of humanitarian aid items and supplies for those in need.  We also welcome volunteers.
Currently Peace House, Ypsi is in need of:
- Help with building raised beds for the garden (bonus if you have gardening knowledge)
- Materials for raised bed gardens
- Fill dirt to repair backyard
-Perennials (if you have some in your garden that you can split and share that would be great)
* We continue to do Sunday Brunch 10 am - 1 pm *(Or until we run out)
Food is either served "grab-and-go" style or delivered 
Peace House, Ypsi works to find a balance between serving and supporting
​those experiencing homelessness and poverty with health and safety for all in our community. 
As always we do this through solidarity and mutual aid, rather than charity. ​
We provide tents, tarps and sleeping bags to those who are camping for survival
and work with the homeless community to provide other mutual aid and support

Folks needing to come for laundry please message us and we will arrange a time that you can drop it off.
We will wash it and you can come get it.

Showers and Free Store are available by appointment.

If you don't have the ability to call for an appointment you can stop by
Monday, Wednesday or Friday 12 pm - 4 pm
​but be aware that we may not be able to accommodate you.

* Boxes of groceries are available for pick up or delivery each Thursday.
​
To get on the list for a box
message Sheri 734-754-0648 or email [email protected]
*We advocate on the issues impacting those experiencing homelessness and housing insecurity,
​with particular attention on the overlap with the criminal punishment system and the impacts of incarceration.

*Pet Pals Mutual Aid (Facebook) is a mutual aid effort in Washtenaw County in Partnership with
Peace House, Ypsi for our human friends with companion animals.
We welcome any and all who may be in need of assistance and/or community to keep their animals
​healthy, happy, safe and with full bellies.

*We have partnered with Southeast MI Pull Over Prevention (Facebook) 
To offer regular free auto repair events to help folks avoid unnecessary and dangerous
interactions with police and immigration.
​For more information about donating time, talent and treasure
contact Sheri at [email protected] or call /text her at 734-754-0648.
EMAIL
[email protected]
​PHONE
(734) 929-4404
​ADDRESS
PO Box 8161
Ann Arbor, MI 48107