Porchlight, INC. Strives to decrease the homeless population by providing shelter, housing, supportive services and a sense of community in ways that empower residents and program participants to positively shape their lives. Porchlight, INC. Provides emergency shelter, food, employment services, counseling, and affordable transitional and permanent housing to homeless people in the DANE county AREA. Our services are designed to foster independence and the transition into permanent housing and employment.porchlight is the largest supplier of low-cost housing in DANE county and is comprised of an emergency shelter for men, housing and services for men and women suffering from serious mental illnesses, veterans, adults in recovery from alcohol and/or DRUG addictions, and low-income women, men and children with over 100,000 nights of shelter.a helping hand, not a hand out. A second chance. A warm BED. Hope. Opportunity.