Managing Shelters

Page Header: "Shelter Management - Manage your shelter locations and capacity"

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Viewing Your Shelters

Go to Shelters in the sidebar to see all your shelter locations.

Each shelter card shows:

Information	Description
Name	Shelter name with edit button
Type	Emergency, Transitional, or Permanent
Status Badge	Color-coded capacity status
Address	Full address with map pin icon
Occupancy	Current beds / Total beds
Contact	Phone, email, website links
Description	Shelter description
Booking Methods	Badges showing enabled booking options
Amenities	Badges showing available amenities
Occupancy %	Visual percentage bar at bottom

Capacity Status Colors

Status	Color	Meaning
Available	Green	Has open beds
Medium	Yellow	Getting full
High	Orange	Almost full
Full	Red	No beds available

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Creating a New Shelter

1. Click + Add New Shelter

2. A dialog appears with sections:

Basic Information

Field	Required	Description
Shelter Name	Yes	Display name for the shelter
Description	No	Public description
Shelter Type	No	Emergency Shelter, Transitional Housing, or Permanent Supportive Housing

Address

Field	Required	Description
Street Address	Yes	Primary address line
Street Address 2	No	Suite, unit, etc.
City	No	City name
State	No	State
ZIP	No	ZIP code

Contact Information

Field	Required	Description
Phone Number	No	Contact phone
Email Address	No	Contact email
Website	No	Website URL

Capacity

Field	Required	Description
Total Capacity	Yes	Maximum number of beds
Available Spaces	No	Current availability (defaults to total)

Booking Methods

Checkboxes for how people can book:

• Online Client Booking

• Phone Booking

• In-Person Booking

• Medical Referral Only

Amenities

Comma-separated list of available amenities (meals, laundry, showers, etc.)

1. Click Create Shelter

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Editing a Shelter

1. Click the Edit button on the shelter card

2. The same form appears with current values filled in

3. Make your changes

4. Click Save Changes

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Shelter Detail Page

Click View Details on a shelter card to see the full shelter page with tabs:

Tab	Contents
Overview	Full shelter information (editable)
Spaces	All beds/rooms in this shelter
Registrations	Daily bed assignments
Audit History	Change log showing who changed what and when

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Display Overrides

You can override what the public sees without changing actual data:

Override	Purpose
Override Capacity	Show different total than actual
Override Available	Show different availability
Hide Availability	Show "FULL" regardless of actual availability
Allow Applications When Overridden	Still accept applications even when showing full

This is useful for managing intake flow without blocking applications entirely.