Hospitality House opened two housing locations in December: the newly remodeled Sierra Guest Home at 131 Glenwood and a new modular home at 236 Glenwood, increasing agency housing capacity to 148 units of housing across emergency, interim, and permanent housing locations. Hospitality House, as a community housing innovator, is helping to transform Nevada County.
That growth is not just a number. It provides a safe place for over 150 people to rest. People who can move from survival mode to stability, with a warm place to sleep and support to rebuild routines, health, income, and community connection.
Sierra Guest Home offers permanent housing for 27 seniors who were formerly homeless—for an older couple with complex medical needs, for a woman who is visually impaired, for a male artist who needs the support of on-site case management. We are thankful for the Community Care Expansion program for issuing a grant for the remodel, believing that stable housing is not just a project, but a promise. Sierra Guest Home is part of the pathway to housing, and it matters because homelessness is especially dangerous for seniors. When an older adult loses housing, health conditions worsen, risks increase, and isolation grows. Permanent housing changes that. It provides safety, stability, and the chance to age with dignity.
Sierra Guest Home
This former assisted living center was remodeled and expanded, including paving the entire street to improve egress for all neighbors. The living room with comfy seating and shared kitchen with 5 refrigerators, 3 cooktops/ovens, and 3 dishwashers offers spaces to gather in community and make and break bread together. And to help with balanced nutrition, the team at the emergency shelter delivers a fresh, warm dinner every night. In addition, the proximity of three free onsite washers and dryers allows physically challenged guests to more easily maintain their own clothes and bedding. Each of the 25 individual rooms includes a sink, bed, and closet, with access across the hall to a spacious bathroom. The two studio apartments also include a kitchen and their own bathroom.
Across the street, 236 Glenwood provides housing for 13 people awaiting permanent housing. With this cold weather, it offers a warm, stable home environment with shared kitchen and bathroom facilities across a primary home and a smaller secondary home. For a reunited family with a toddler. For men and women with daily struggles to meet basic needs. Our case managers assist with transportation, paperwork, job opportunities, and connections to medical or mental health services. And we can see the impact of this stability as people get back on their feet.
The Glenwood Property
In our most recent fiscal year, Hospitality House helped house 824 individuals. We served over 80,000 meals in the shelter and the community. We provided over 25,000 “bed” nights when someone was not out in the cold and not alone in danger. And we served 291 seniors across the shelter, Sierra Guest Home, and Brunswick Commons.
Hospitality House’s housing story begins in 2005 with a single response to homelessness: 25 beds in a nomadic model, offering emergency refuge through a different location every night but no permanent place to land. In 2013, the opening of Utah’s Place expanded the site’s capacity to 54 shelter beds, creating a more stable environment for short-term safety. By 2019, Utah’s Place had grown to 69 beds and had become pet-friendly, reducing barriers for people seeking shelter and deepening the organization’s commitment to dignity and accessibility.
The shelter strategy began to shift decisively in 2022 with the addition of permanent housing at Brunswick Commons—28 units providing 35 beds—alongside 31 beds at Sierra Guest Home, marking a move beyond emergency shelter toward long-term housing and community integration. In 2024, transitional scattered sites added 28 more beds, building a bridge between shelter and stability.
Most recently, in 2025, the remodeled Sierra Guest Home and the opening of Glenwood further solidified this evolution, bringing total capacity to 148 units of housing across emergency, interim, and permanent settings.
Over two decades, Hospitality House has grown from 25 shelter beds to a diversified portfolio of 148 units of housing, emerging as a community housing innovator that not only offers immediate refuge but also creates lasting homes and clear pathways to stability, belonging, and full integration.
Please know this: your support isn’t abstract. It turns into meals, beds, rides, case management, and permanent homes for your neighbors.
Hospitality House’s Continuum of Care