Become a Friend of Corpus
Boise’s only daytime shelter needs ongoing support to stay open 365 days a year. Friends of Corpus is a community of generous neighbors who show up every month so we can provide life-changing services every day.
The Great Gingerbread Build
Get involved with our 2026 community-wide gingerbread house building competition supporting Corpus Common’s mission to ease the burden of homelessness.
Be a Friend of Corpus
Boise’s only daytime shelter needs ongoing support to stay open 365 days a year. Friends of Corpus is a community of generous neighbors who show up every month so we can provide life-changing services every day.
About Us
We are Boise’s only year-round day shelter. Our mission is to ease the burden of local homelessness. We provide a place for people to get out of the weather, take a shower, wash their laundry, pick up mail, use the phone, eat, and be part of a community. We believe that each person is deserving of respect and human dignity.
Corpus Commons in Boise, Idaho is a daytime drop-in shelter that comes out of the tradition of Dorothy Day and her Catholic Worker movement and has expanded with participation of the Boise Community and support from local churches of various denominations. We are a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit corporation whose mission is to serve local people experiencing homelessness.
Learn more about Corpus CommonsShowers provided each year
People served each day
Meals served each year
Loads of laundry
Donate
One of the amazing things about Corpus Commons is that we rely heavily on donations to run our daily operations. There is no way we could support people experiencing homelessness without our generous community of supporters.
Learn more about donating
Get involved
Corpus Commons relies on our community volunteers. Since the opening of our doors we have had a wonderful crew of people helping us run our programs.
Learn more about volunteering
The Great Gingerbread Build
Get involved with our 2026 community-wide gingerbread house building competition supporting Corpus Common’s mission to ease the burden of homelessness.
Learn more