The Guyon Saunders Resource Center Community Day Room is a safe daytime refuge offering basic services in a respectful environment that fosters dignity, trust, and hope for those experiencing homelessness and poverty.
People of all genders, races, ages, and socioeconomic backgrounds experience homelessness. By building trusting relationships and inviting guests to choose help through longer-term services and supports, empowers them to move from crisis to stability.
Guyon Saunders Resource Center Community Day Room serves as a day shelter to those that are experiencing homelessness or are at risk of becoming homeless. The Community Day Room is accessible seven days a week, Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday, 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. The Community Day Room does not close during severe weather conditions.
The Guyon Saunders Resource Center Day Room also offers a separate Children and Families Day Room. The Children and Families Day Room offers a day shelter to parents and their children – giving them the opportunity for a safe place to play, learn, and interact with others, as well as having access to basic needs.
The Guyon Saunders Resource Center Community Day Room averages 123 clients a day (men, women and children), serving over 2,500 clients annually.
This essential service is provided to Amarillo through generous support from the Friends of the Guyon Saunders Resource Center.
