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Provides permanent and short-term supportive housing services for people who have had difficulty maintaining housing, and those struggling with a diagnosed mental illness. Helps find stable, affordable housing in their community of choice and then provides supportive services so they can remain in their residence, engage in their community, and reach their broader goals.

Using a housing first approach, the supportive housing services help people achieve increased levels of stability and satisfaction with their lives while encouraging the autonomy of independent living. The program goals are to help people break the cycle of homelessness and to improve their health and self-reliance. Flexible services are tailored to individual needs. Housing support services include:

- Case management

- Housing Stabilization

- Street Outreach

Provides financial assistance, homelessness programs, and assessments for supportive housing to households who are at imminent risk or are homeless. Services provided are: Case Management - Assessing barriers that prevent stable housing - Crisis intervention - Connections to resources for housing - Provides budgeting, life skills support toward employment and education goals Coordinated Entry - Assessments for supportive housing programs and other support services - Fond Du Lac Property Management provides 24 supportive housing units through coordinated entry - Fond Du Lac Property Management provides 10 veteran supportive housing units through coordinated entry Emergency Rental Assistance Program - Assist with one month's rent and security deposit not to exceed the value of one month's rent. Assistance is not available to households who have received assistance from the program within a 3-year period. Payments are made directly to the landlord. Homeless Prevention Programs - Prevention Services: Temporary financial assistance and/or supportive services to help people remain in their current housing situation, relocate, or divert them from entering the homeless system. Financial assistance may help with rental application fees, the first month’s rent, past due rent, or utility assistance. - Rapid-Rehousing: Assists households to quickly exit homelessness and return to permanent housing. Provides one-time rental assistance and supportive services such as case management and housing navigation. Homeownership Down Payment Assistance - Assistance under this program may include payment of reasonable loan down payments, closing, and/or costs generally referred to as settlement charges associated with the first mortgage of the home to be used as the family's primary residence. Maximum amount of assistance is $3,000 including down payment, closing, and settlement costs. - Helps secure affordable homeownership for Fond Du Lac band members

Works closely with County Veterans Service Officers, Veterans Affairs, individuals, and their families to ensure that veterans receive the benefits and services to which they are entitled Can also assist with the following:

​​​- Assistance with accessing Social Security benefits, insurance programs, etc. - Housing search - Independent living skills training - Individual Advocacy - Information and referral - Legislative and systems advocacy - Nursing home relocation services - Pre-employment services - Ramp projects and accessibility services

Works closely with County Veterans Service Officers, Veterans Affairs, individuals, and their families to ensure that veterans receive the benefits and services to which they are entitled Can also assist with the following:

​​​- Assistance with accessing Social Security benefits, insurance programs, etc. - Housing search - Independent living skills training - Individual Advocacy - Information and referral - Legislative and systems advocacy - Nursing home relocation services - Pre-employment services - Ramp projects and accessibility services

Family Services: - Bimaadiziwin Mikana (The Path of Life): Parent mentor program designed around healing and connecting families with community and elders. While focusing on traditional cultural lifeways, resiliency, and strengths, positive Indian parenting values are incorporated into the program. - Ombi'Ayaa Anishinabe Ininiiwug (Rise Up Original Men): Provides a place for American Indian men who want to practice spiritual, cultural, and intergenerational engagement. Activities include:

• Cultural events, including sugar bush and ricing
• Men’s softball and basketball recreational leagues
• Traditional ceremonies, including sweat lodge
• Weekly father and men’s group and weekly drumming group

- Thinica Owichakiyapi Thipi (Helping the Homeless Build):

• For individuals and families experiencing homelessness and who are not currently in housing or have not found housing: Provides resources and support for those experiencing homelessness. Services may include assisting the client with housing search assistance, tenant education, budgeting assistance, life skills training/coaching, etc.

• For individuals and families experiencing homelessness or on the verge of becoming homeless that are currently in housing or have found housing: If eligible Family Homelessness Prevention and Assistance Program - FHPAP may help with rent, security deposit, utilities, and utility deposit assistance.

• Note: Funding comes from a variety of sources including the Family Homeless Prevention and Assistance Program – FHPAP as well as others.

Youth Services: - Waaban Ogimaawag (Tomorrow's Leaders): Provides youth with an opportunity to become engaged in traditional American Indian service learning. Also provides tutoring to American Indian youth on diverse subject areas, including test preparation, skill building, and success strategies.

Provides individual support and help with opportunities for personal growth including assistance with safety planning, housing options, transportation, assistance with criminal and civil court issues, assistance in writing Orders for ​Protection and Harassment Orders, and help in applying for government assistance. Satellite offices offered in Dodge and Fillmore counties.

Provides assistance with the following when all other resources have been exhausted: - Food vouchers - Housing assistance including coordinated entry and search assistance - Other emergency needs (when funding is available) - Rent payment assistance - Transportation - Utility service payment assistance including electric, gas, and heating fuel - Youth summer camp scholarships (when funding is available)