A welcoming community where those needing housing, food and mental health programs can stabilize and grow in productivity and independence. Since 1968, Magnificat Houses has proved to be an alternative to the streets by sheltering, clothing, feeding and providing mental health support and spiritual guidance to men and women – of all mental abilities, social backgrounds, religions and cultures – as they rebuild their lives in community. We privately operate residential homes, a Clubhouse for the mentally ill and a large downtown soup kitchen — not as an agency, but as a ministry motivated by the belief that all are created with dignity and worth.