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PC3 House | Phoenix Center

Transitional housing available to individuals who are LGBTQ+ and experiencing homelessness. Provides up to 24 months of housing with case management and referral services.

If HIV+, see Billy's House program.

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Coordinated Entry Access Point | Bridge Home, The

Coordinated Entry is the front door to homeless services. It is the first point of contact for those who need housing assistance. It provides guidance to anyone experiencing homelessness to the correct support and housing programs most appropriate to their situation.

PROACTIVE AND SHORT-TERM PROGRAMS
STREET OUTREACH: collaborate with local partners to meet individuals and families experiencing homelessness where they are and offer assistance in camps and on the street.
LIBRARY OUTREACH: regular hours at libraries in Ames, Boone and Marshalltown where people experiencing homelessness can meet with a case worker and work on a housing plan.
EMERGENCY SHELTER: short-term emergency shelter and housing support services for individuals and families experiencing homelessness. Provides food, financial education, and health and wellbeing assistance.

LONG-TERM PROGRAMS
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING: client-focused services based on the degree of need and the severity of barriers individual/families are facing. Will help clients secure affordable housing and provide the tools needed to overcome financial barriers and maintain a permanent home. Individualized support services, including life skills counseling, employment assistance, budgeting and financial literacy, and community resources referrals are also provided.
RAPID RE-HOUSING: is a time limited program, with temporary financial housing assistance and supportive services for people experiencing homelessness leading to permanent housing and self-sufficiency. The timeframe will be from a minimum of one month to typically a maximum of six months of rental assistance.
CONNECTION TO COMMUNITY SERVICES: connects clients to various external programs and community resources to help them achieve sustainable, healthy outcomes.

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Homeless Youth Outreach Center | YSS

Provides a safe place for at-risk and homeless youth (ages 16-24) in the Polk County area to connect with services. Services include street outreach, drop-in services, daily meals, emergency beds, an art studio, a computer lab, and mental health counseling options. 

The center also offers connections to additional YSS supportive housing programs, such as Lighthouses, Transitional Living Program, and Rapid Re-housing. Supportive services may include educational opportunities, life skills training, financial planning, and counseling to help youth and young adults, including single mothers and their infants, achieve self-sufficiency and progress toward their goals.

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FirstSteps Community House | FirstFollowers

A transitional residence for men coming home from prison. Peer mentors, who have been through the criminal justice system themselves and found the path to success, will support each resident on their journey back into the community.

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Transitional Shelter and Rent Assistance | Southeast Nebraska Community Action Partnership, Inc.

Transitional shelter for up to 24 months and assistance in finding permanent shelter.  Rent assistance.

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Transitional and Supportive Housing | Well, The (Women's Empowering Life Line)

Transitional and permanent housing services.  Transitional housing is provided for up to 12 weeks.  Permanent housing for individuals who identify as in recovery from mental health and /or substance abuse disorders.

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Transitional Shelter and Rent Assistance | Southeast Nebraska Community Action Partnership, Inc.

Transitional shelter for up to 24 months and assistance in finding permanent shelter.  Rent assistance.

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Transitional Living Program (TLP) | Project Oz

Provides an 18-month program with stable and safe housing while youth learn skills and habits that can end chronic homelessness, reintegrate youth into the community, and help youth find and maintain long-term jobs at livable wages.

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Housing Services | Youth Emergency Services Inc.

Services to runaway, homeless, near-homeless and street-dependent youth. Array of services includes shelter, street outreach, transitional living, and maternity group home.

24-hour crisis line for youth needing emergency assistance.

Emergency services include shelter program (short-term), Transitional Living Program (TLP), and Maternity Group Home (MGH) for up to 18 months. A variety of support services are provided for youth while in residence.

Require authorization of parent or guardian within 72 hours of placement for shelter placements and housing services.

Services include housing, all meals, transportation to school and scheduled appointments. Must be involved in daily residential activities including hygiene, meal preparation, scheduling activities, laundry, and facility upkeep.

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Phased Residential Pathway Program | Ruth Harbor

Offers comprehensive programs and housing for young women who are facing an unplanned pregnancy. Provides housing, counseling, education and career support, life skills, nutrition and health care support, Christ-centered community, referrals for other human services, and specialized education on the options of parenting or placing for adoption.

Not an emergency shelter.

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Breakout Relapse Program | People's City Mission Help Center

12-month residence program for those coming out of addiction. Applications are accepted each quarter. Call for more information.

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Transitional Housing | Stopping Woman Abuse Now (SWAN)

Provides transitional housing with supportive services to those who are homeless. 

The goal of transitional housing is to help individuals or couples achieve self sufficiency and increase their skills and income.

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Housing Older Youth | Bethany for Children & Families

Transitional housing program for homeless youth. Offers case management, food, transportation, money management, counseling, and other services to youth ages 16-21 who are homeless or living in a shelter.

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Transitional Living Program | Omaha Home for Boys

Serves as a resource for young adults ages 17 to 21 who struggle with a lack of housing, support, education and independent living skills. The program provides safe, secure housing and mentors who guide youth in developing the skills needed to transition to independent living.

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Supportive Community Living | Omaha Home for Boys

An optional opportunity for clients in the Branching Out Independent Living Program. Provides affordable, safe, temporary living spaces to young adults ages 18 to 26. Young adults in the program are surrounded by on-site support services to help them advance their careers, achieve their academic goals and develop the necessary skills to be independent.

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Life Recovery Program | Rockford Rescue Mission Ministries

Offers a long-term residential program (9 to 12 months) that offers comprehensive help and hope to men, women, and children in desperate circumstances such as addiction, domestic violence, or destructive relationships Provides, spiritual guidance, recovery and relapse prevention training, general life skills training and application, mentoring, physical fitness and wellness coaching, art and music therapy, cultural recreation, and child care assistance.

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St. Gianna Program | Catholic Social Services of Southern Nebraska

Housing and support for those experiencing domestic violence and under-supported pregnancies.

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Housing Families | Bethany for Children & Families

Rapid-Re-Housing program for chronically homeless families. Apartments in the Illinois Quad Cities available.  Case managers are assigned to each family to help them obtain stable housing within the next two years.

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Temporary Housing | Helping Hands - Knoxville

Provides an apartment for short term when available for women and children.

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Abuse and Crisis Intervention Services | Friendship Home of Lincoln, Inc.

Provides abuse and crisis intervention services to those going through a domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, or sex trafficking situation. Services include emotional support and crisis counseling, lethality assessment and safety planning, case management, children's advocacy, short term mental health counseling, health care navigation, and a support group.

Also offers:

- Emergency shelter, including pet friendly shelter.

- Transitional Housing.

- Rapid Rehousing.

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Homeless Housing Services and Emergency Shelter | Humility Homes and Services, Inc.

Provides emergency shelter and longer-term housing opportunities and supportive services for single adults and families experiencing homelessness and extreme housing instability.

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Transitional, Permanent Supportive Housing and Rapid Re-Housing for Families | MERCY Communities

Provides affordable housing and support services to those in need of help to build a new future. Offers a Transitional Living Program for up to two years to assist homeless young women and their children to achieve stability in their lives by providing them with a stable home and intensive support services. Also offers aftercare services to help families as they transition into permanent housing.

Offers permanent affordable housing and supportive services for homeless families with dependent children in which the head of household or their child has a disability. The program enables families with severe and persistent issues, such as mental illness, chronic health problems, and substance abuse to achieve long-term housing stability.

The goal is to help individuals reach their fullest potential by encouraging and mentoring them.

Some of the services provided include:

-- Counseling

-- Parenting classes

-- Budgeting

-- Support groups

-- Job or vocational training

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Residential Services | CenterPointe, Inc.

Adult Co-occurring Disorders Residential Treatment Program offers transitional housing and residential treatment for adults 19 and over with co-occurring severe and persistent mental illness and substance dependence. Services include individual, group, and family counseling; recreational therapy; case management; and psychiatric services. Expected stay 6-8 months. Eligible clients must be homeless.

Community Transitions provides psychiatric residential rehabilitation services in a residential setting to prepare adults with serious mental illness for community living.

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Substance Abuse Services | Gateway Foundation

Designated dual-diagnosis/co-occurring mental health & substance abuse treatment facility. Gateway is able to provide treatment to those with substance use disorder, with or without a mental health diagnosis.

Substance use treatment options vary by location, but may include:

-- Residential treatment.

-- Outpatient treatment.

-- Virtual addiction treatment.

-- Detoxification.

Services may include:

-- Acceptance and Commitment (ACT).

-- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).

-- Dilectical Behavior Therapy (DBT).

-- Co-Occuring Diagnosis/Dual Diagnosis Treatment.

-- Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT).

-- Mindfulness-Based Sobriety.

-- Motivational Interviewing (MI).

-- Recovery Support Groups.

-- Trauma-Responsive Treatment.

-- 12-Step Facilitation.

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Supportive Housing Programs | Community Action Partnership of Western Nebraska

Supportive Housing Program is a HUD-funded transitional living program for youth ages 18-24.  Youth are provided with a subsidized house/apartment and work with a case manager to reduce homelessness or unsafe living conditions and to achieve permanent housing.  Supportive Housing serves both single youth as well as pregnant and/or parenting youth.  Youth can remain in Supportive Housing for up to 24 months.

Permanent Housing Program is a HUD-funded program for youth ages 18-24.  Youth are provided with a subsidized house/apartment and work with a case manager to reduce homelessness or unsafe living conditions and to achieve permanent housing.  Permanent Housing serves youth who have a mental health and/or substance abuse diagnosis.  Permanent Housing serves both single youth as well as pregnant and/or parenting youth.  There is no time-limit to their participation.

Life skills training in the areas of education, employment, independent living, and parenting.

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