That's a horrible thing for that man to go through and I hope he has family and friends who can help him, but something you two are overlooking AS USUAL is that if a shelter is for women or women and their children it is never allowed to have a man stay there for REASONS. It is not safe to have men in women's shelters. Period. It's not fair to the women to have a man there, even if he needs help. I've noticed that this isn't the first time someone has mentioned men not getting into women's shelters. But something no one takes into consideration is that the reason there are women's shelters is because WOMEN faught to get them. We've been fighting for rights and help and things like shelters to be safe in for decades if not longer. You want a men's shelter? You want to help men like the man who's house got flooded? DO SOMETHING YOURSELF! That's what women did, that's why we have shelters. Start a shelter yourself. Get other men and women in your community involved. Seriously. Maybe someday there will be as many men's shelters as there are women's shelters, but to get there someone has to get the ball rolling. So, roll it!