Porchlight

08/30/2026

08/29/2026

Thank you Waunakee Knights of Columbus #6371.

08/28/2026

Four years in the making, the new Bartillon Men's Shelter is set to open on September 1st and welcome guests into the new space. The shelter, run by Porchlight, is giving guests the resources to work…

08/28/2026

✨ Save the Date! ✨

Porchlight’s Annual Recognition Gala is coming up on Wednesday, November 11, 2026, at Monona Terrace!

We’re excited to welcome Noble Wray as our keynote speaker and grateful to Steve Brown Apartments, our Presenting Sponsor.

Join us for an evening celebrating community, compassion, opportunity, and hope—and the people who help make solutions to homelessness possible. 💙💛

📅 November 11, 2026
🕕 6:00–8:30 PM
📍 Monona Terrace

Save the date—we’d love to have you join us!

08/27/2026

🎉✨ You’re Invited! ✨🎉

Join us for our Foundation’s Open House on Thursday, October 8, 2026, from 5:00-8:00 PM at Garver Feed Mill.

This gathering is the perfect opportunity to help us celebrate our community partners while also supporting Porchlight!

Here’s the best part—our foundation will MATCH all donations raised during the event! So, let’s make a difference together and double the impact for this critical organization.

Enjoy great company, appetizers and drinks and a warm, giving spirit.
We can’t wait to see you there! 🎁

08/27/2026

DMI’s latest Advocacy Update takes a closer look at Madison’s new Men’s Shelter, opening September 1st. Porchlight Executive Director Karla Thennes and City of Madison CDD Director Jim O’Keefe talk about what the new facility means for our community, the people we serve, and Porchlight’s role as the shelter operator.

Thank you to Downtown Madison, Inc. for helping share the story of this important new resource for our community. 💙

Watch the conversation below!

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08/26/2026

🎉 Opening Soon

After years of planning, collaboration, and hard work, the opening of Madison's new purpose-built Men's Shelter is just around the corner.

Over the past several weeks, we've shared how this facility was designed to provide more than overnight shelter. From housing-focused case management and support services to thoughtfully designed sleeping pods and accessible spaces, every aspect of the shelter reflects our commitment to helping individuals move toward stability and permanent housing.

This new shelter represents an important investment in our community and in the men who will call it home while they work toward their next chapter.

We are grateful to the City of Madison, Dane County, Shelter Friends of Dane County, our community partners, donors, volunteers, staff, Board of Directors, and everyone who helped make this vision a reality.

We look forward to welcoming our first guests later this summer and continuing our mission of providing shelter, support, and pathways to housing.

Thank you for following this journey with us.

Your support helps us continue providing hope, stability, and essential services to those who need them most. If you'd like to make a difference, please consider making a secure donation today.

💙 Donate here: https://www.porchlightinc.org/

Thank you to everyone who has helped make this vision a reality.

08/25/2026

We’re grateful to Don's Home Furniture for sponsoring this Good News Madison feature and helping shine a light on the work happening at Porchlight! 💙

Because of their generous sponsorship, our community has an opportunity to learn more about how Porchlight supports individuals experiencing homelessness and helps create pathways toward stability and permanent housing.

🎥 Take a moment to watch the story, and please join us in thanking Don’s Home Furniture for using their support to help share Porchlight’s mission with our community.

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