Room In The Inn Berea
A seasonal shelter serving those experiencing
homelessness in Berea, Kentucky
Season 8 Schedule
We provide a hot meal and a limited number of rooms each night from January 1 through March 15, 2026
Nightly registration is from 5:15 – 6:00 PM at Union Church, 200 Prospect Street.
Rooms are available each night, with some restrictions. We are unable to guarantee or reserve a room for any guest on any particular night.
The meal is available to all regardless of interest or ability to have a room for the night.
Volunteer
We are an all-volunteer organization.
Join us!
You can help by:
- Preparing a meal
- Serving a meal
- Registering guests
- Driving the shuttle bus
Season 8 Volunteer Training
- Thursday, December 11, 2025, 6:00 - 8:00 PM
- Saturday, December 13, 2024, 10:00 AM - Noon
- Sunday, January 18, 2026, 3:00 - 5:00 PM
All trainings are at our Union Church registration location, 200 Prospect Street.
Sign up for volunteer shifts on
All meal volunteers must possess a current Food Handler Card issued by the Madison County Health Department. The card costs $15 (good for three years) and may be obtained by completing a brief online course. We will need a copy of your card for our records.
Donate
We operate entirely on donations from community members. Please give what you can!
RITI-Berea
PO Box 1450
Berea KY 40403
Help us to:
- Provide more hot meals
- Provide rooms on more cold nights
- Provide more rooms when the need is greatest
- Allow us to return next year
Room In The Inn Berea is organized in Kentucky as a non-profit corporation and is recognized by the IRS as a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charity.
Our vision is of a world in which every person is housed.
Our mission is to provide hospitality and emergency shelter to our unhoused neighbors in the winter months.
This page last modified: December 10, 2025