The men are given mats to sleep on the floor in the Church's multipurpose room. Only men that first go to Carpenter's Shelter may use the facility. Carpenter's screens the men first, for example, breatholizer tests are administered and no men under the influence are sent to Church shelters. Newcomers to the program are not sent to the Church shelters until they are observed for a few days at Carpenter's. Even though these men are not dangerous, men may only use Blessed Sacrament's facilities if they go to Carpenter's first.
Cabs provide transportation to and from the premises.
Volunteers, both from Carpenter's and Blessed Sacrament, ensure that the men stay in the multipurpose room at night and they are completely off the premises in the morning. Security for the school children next door to the church and all parishioners is an important consideration for participation in this program. Carpenter's cannot handle housing for all the men and ask Alfred Street Baptist, St. Clements Episcopal and Blessed Sacrament to provide overflow facilities on an as needed basis. They have experienced no problems with their program, which runs every day except Saturday from January to March. Blessed Sacrament uses the same procedures that St. Clement's does.