A house of hospitality is an organization to provide shelter, and often food and clothing, to those who need it. Originally part of the Catholic Worker Movement

Catholic Worker Movement

The Catholic Worker Movement is a collection of autonomous communities of Catholics and their associates founded by Dorothy Day and Peter Maurin in 1933. Its aim is to "live in accordance with the justice and charity of Jesus Christ." One of its guiding principles is hospitality towards those on...

, houses of hospitality have been run by other organizations, including organizations that are not Catholic or Christian. Founded on principals of Christian anarchism

Christian anarchism

Christian anarchism is a movement in political theology that combines anarchism and Christianity. It is the belief that there is only one source of authority to which Christians are ultimately answerable, the authority of God as embodied in the teachings of Jesus...

, the houses provide hospitality without charge, and without requiring religious practice or attendance at services.

Houses of Hospitality

• Joe Hill House
  Joe Hill House
  The Joe Hill House was a Catholic Worker Movement house of hospitality in Salt Lake City, Utah co-founded in 1961 by Ammon Hennacy and Mary Lathrop...
  
  
• St. Joseph's House of Hospitality (Pittsburgh)
• Ruth Meiers Hospitality House
  Ruth Meiers Hospitality House
  The Ruth Meiers Hospitality House, Inc. is a shelter for the homeless located in Bismarck, North Dakota. It was founded in 1987 and is named after Ruth Meiers, the first woman Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota...
  
  
• Little Mary's Hospitality House
  Little Mary's Hospitality House
  Little Mary's Hospitality House is a registered 501 non-profit religious Christian ministry serving families with children battling life-threatening, terminal, and/or debilitating illnesses...
  
  
• Hospitality House of Tulsa
• Hospitality House of Charlotte