Need Help?

Need Housing Assistance?

We offer 30-90 day stays for people who are homeless, and we can offer you emergency assistance if you are within two weeks of losing your housing. We encourage you to come in as soon as you have reason to believe you will become homeless so we can assist you in avoiding homelessness.

While you are in our shelter you will receive one-on-one support from your case manager which will support you as you work on housing, employment, education, or other issues. You will have use of the laundry facilities, Wi-Fi, and access to the office phone. We are trained to help support you in a confidential, safe and respectful manner with any challenges that you may face.

We operate on a harm reduction model, and we will help you obtain assistance and continue with any mental health or substance abuse supports that help you live your fullest life. We operate a shelter along community principles of mutual respect in line with the guidelines you will find in most multifamily apartment buildings.

We also have worked hard to create a safe space in which you will be able to focus on building stability, and moving into permanent housing. To achieve this we allow absolutely no firearms, threatening or violent behavior, and any behavior that will disrupt your neighbors.

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Need Food Assistance?

Koochiching County Food Access (KCFA) is an organization that aims to help people who are facing food insecurity and hunger in Koochiching County. If you are one of them, KCFA can offer you various services and support to meet your food needs.

One of the services that KCFA provides is the Food Shelf Program, which allows you to get food from their food shelf once a month, free of charge. You can choose from a variety of food items, such as canned goods, fresh produce, dairy products, meat, bread, and more. Another service is the School Pantry Program, which provides food to students and their families at participating schools. You can also benefit from the Food Distribution Program, which delivers food boxes to different locations throughout the county every month. Lastly, KCFA offers a Transportation Program, which can help you get to and from the food shelf or other food resources if you have transportation barriers.

Visit kcfoodaccess.org

Need Help Feeling Safe?

Friends Against Abuse is committed to ending abuse and providing advocacy to victims of domestic abuse, general crime, and sexual assault. They offer 24-hour phone service, information and referral, legal advocacy, safe at home application assistance, and more — without discrimination of any kind.

If you need help, reach Friends Against Abuse directly:

Visit friendsagainstabuse.org