Keith Wasserman started Good Works in the basement of his home on Elliott Street in Athens in 1981. In December 1984, Good Works, Inc., purchased the house on Central Avenue in order to provide shelter for the growing number of men, women and children who found themselves in homeless situations. This facility was named The Good Works Timothy House in 2001. This facility provides the only shelter for people without homes in eight southeast Ohio counties. The Good Works Timothy House is one of the oldest rural homeless shelters in Ohio.
This property is located in the neighborhood of the west end of Athens on Central Avenue. The Timothy House operates 24 hours daily. For the past several years, The Timothy House has provided around 100-200 men, women and children with about 3500 to 4500 nights of shelter. Anyone seeking shelter at The Timothy House must contact us first by telephone at 740.594.3333. We do not accept people into the house until they complete a telephone interview. After the telephone interview, a time for a face-to-face interview will be set. In most cases, this can occur within 24 hours.