Restwell Center Principles
This is a proposal for a no-frills hostel for those who just need a safe place to sleep and clean up: For perhaps $5 per person per night, the Center will provide: • A cot in a room full of cots: a dim, fairly quiet place to sleep, on a moment’s notice with no questions asked, and no searches; · Dog cages; • Ear plugs and eye masks available for purchase, as some light is necessary for security and people do snore; • A constant watch by camera and attendant on the belongings they carry in with them and store under their cots, and cameras elsewhere in common rooms for security; • Restrooms; • Separate shower facilities; • Coin-operated laundry machines to wash clothing and bedding and help fund the shelter; • A reading and dining room for food that people bring in, with a used book exchange and information on local services and employment listings. Rules: • Quiet. Do not bother the sleepers. • No exhibition or use of guns, drugs, tobac