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BI-CAP owns and/or manages scattered-site transitional housing units in Beltrami and Cass Counties. Transitional housing is interim shelter between homelessness and permanent housing. BI-CAP’s Transitional Housing Program is limited to families with children. Supportive Housing Specialists and families work together to overcome barriers, develop skills, and create a permanent housing plan.

- Interim shelter between homelessness and permanent housing - Tenancy is 24 months maximum ​- Counselor works with families to develop a permanent housing plan

Independent living in apartments for 16 - 21 year olds - Housing and independent living support services for homeless youth, ages 16 - 21. Please note that 16- and 17-year-olds need parent or guardian permission. We can help you negotiate with your parent or guardian if we think independent housing is the best option for you. - Housing and independent living support services for teen parents, ages 16 - 21, who are homeless or living in inadequate housing. We can help you find an apartment, complete the application, pay security deposit, and help with monthly rent. - Case management services to help you with education, employment, parenting, child care, and more. We can also help you with obtaining medical insurance and accessing medical, dental, or mental health services. - All youth participating in transitional housing have access to: Individual, and/or family counseling appropriate to the individual needs of single teens and teen parents. - Skill building workshops for single teens and teen parents to increase self-sufficiency and independence.

Provides violence prevention, intervention, support, outreach services, and leadership opportunities for youth in residential and community settings. Provides a variety of services to youth of all genders who have experienced relationship violence, sexual assault or exploitation, stalking, or homelessness. Programs include:

Movement for Violence Prevention (MVP): Leadership development activities to assist youth-led community engagement, skill enhancement, peer connections, and tools for change to prevent youth violence.

Inspiring Youth: A year-long, intensive, community-based program for youth ages 10 - 17 and their families who have been impacted by violence. Youth workers provide comprehensive and culturally responsive mentorship, support, and access to services, activities, and leadership opportunities.

Youth Site-Based and Community-Based Housing: Transitional housing for youth and young adults who are victims of violence and exploitation, including sex trafficking. Safety planning and support are provided.

Voices in Prevention (VIP): A 6-week violence prevention curriculum serving middle and high school students. Curriculum might also include support groups, one-on-one sessions, peer mediation, and service learning.

Youth Safety Plans: Specialized safety plans for youth

NorthStar Youth Outreach Center: A drop-in center for homeless youth offering advocacy, safety planning, and connections to additional community resources. The center also offers:

- Assistance with housing

- Assistance with career and education planning

- Computer lab

- Counseling

- Creative art spaces

- Food and snacks

- Laundry access

- Supplies and clothing

Scattered site transitional housing units: - Rent is 30 percent of the household's income - Transitional housing services are provided for up to 24 months NOTE: Families and individuals must get a pre-screen through United Way 211 to access this program. The pre-screen information is provided to Saint Louis County Housing Assessment Team - SLCHAT.

An American Indian culturally grounded transitional living program available to youth between the ages of 16 - 21 who have no parental substitute or foster home to which they can safely go. This intervention program emphasizes training, education, and employment goals and is designed to develop a support system to meet the needs of the body, mind, and spirit. Services emphasize the relationship between youth and positive role models (staff and elders) to teach new behaviors, learn appropriate ways to express feelings, and manage everyday living. Creating community and cultural connections prepares youth for independent or interdependent living, helping to break the cycle of homelessness.

Provides various housing options 35 efficiency apartments: - 10 transitional - 25 permanent supportive Transitional housing: - No minimum income requirement - No disability or homelessness requirement Permanent supportive housing: - Varying eligibility requirements - Of the 25 permanent housing units, six are HUD subsidized by the St. Paul Public Housing Authority as HUD housing and require verification of disability and chronic homelessness - The remaining 19 units have an income requirements

Provides safe, stable, transitional housing for homeless young adult women, ages 18 - 24. Residents work with a case manager to get their lives on track and transition into permanent housing.

Offers transitional housing for adults who have a barrier in maintaining housing and employment, with an opportunity to establish employment and stability in an independent living setting within the community or surrounding areas.

Participants in the program will develop a month-by-month plan to meet goals, such as establishing local health providers, reinstating driver’s licenses, and improving their social and self-care skills.

Housing is made up of 9 private rooms each containing a bed, sink, microwave, small fridge, TV, and bathroom/shower.

Provides safe, supportive, and trauma-informed services and transitional programming for women victims of sex trafficking and sexual exploitation. - Education: School placement and independent living skills instruction - Emergency shelter - Employment readiness - Individualized case management - In-house mental health therapy: equine therapy, strength-based programming - Medical care: on-site RN, medical referrals, psychological referrals - Ongoing community education and awareness - Social enterprise - Spiritual guidance (if desired) - Support groups - Transitional housing - Trauma-informed staff - Victim, legal, and child advocacy - Wellness programming

Provides a safe place for minor victims of sexual exploitation to heal while receiving services specific to the complex trauma of being sex trafficked. The facility provides six emergency shelter rooms and five long-term housing units with 24/7 on-site support. Services include:

- Intensive case management

- Health care services and direct connections to appropriate chemical dependency services

- On-site and off-site education options

- Survivor mentorship program

- Trauma-informed mental health therapy

- 24/7 Crisis Hotline

- Law enforcement accompaniment

- Legal advocacy (assistance filing Orders for Protection, Harassment/Restraining Orders, and reparations claims, including help through the court system)

- Outreach and education (programs for domestic and sexual violence prevention for all ages)

- Relationship abuse advocacy

- Resources and referrals

- Safe exchange

- Safety planning

- Sexual assault advocacy

- Supervised visitations

- Support groups

- Supportive/transitional housing

New Beginnings Housing

- Supportive housing on site with six units of safe, affordable units

Provides short-term and long-term transitional housing at 14 properties for adult men and women who have a substance use issue and have been released from prison, a treatment center, or are currently homeless. Housing facilities are located in Apple Valley, Burnsville, south Minneapolis, north Minneapolis, Brooklyn Center, and Richfield. Services provided:

- A safe, alcohol, and drug free-living environment. Rooms are either shared or single bedrooms.

- Comprehensive life skills training, coaching, support, and supervision

- Learn to rebuild strong interpersonal relationships, self-respect, confidence, personal integrity, life meaning and purpose, and family unit

- Referral to community resources for health, mental health, support groups, and other resources

- Training sessions to becoming a responsible and contributing member of the community

NOTE: Life Rebuilders is not a medical or treatment facility

Provides a number of transitional housing units located in the Twin Cities metro, Duluth, and Saint Cloud. Most transitional houses are Single Room Occupancy (SRO), though entire houses may be available for families. Veterans must be able to live independently. The length of stay varies, but the maximum stay is two years. The rent is determined on a sliding scale - no greater than $500/month. All units require a sober environment (no drugs or alcohol on the premises) but does not require sobriety. The only exception is Building 47 on the Minneapolis VA Medical Center Campus as this transitional housing requires sobriety.

Provides emergency shelter and short-term transitional housing to single men. Offers a safe place of hospitality so that residents can organize and prepare for the next phase in their lives. Caseworkers help residents access community social service agencies and programs to meet their basic needs.

Coordinated Entry: An access point providing coordinated entry assessments to single adults and families with children who are low-income and meet eligibility requirements in the county area

Family Homeless Prevention Assistance Program: This program helps families or individuals get out of homelessness or prevent homelessness from occurring. If eligible, the FHPAP program can help with the first month’s rent, security deposit, or back rent/mortgage assistance up to a certain dollar amount.

To be eligible for this program, individuals must:

- Fill out an application

- Be able to prove a housing crisis (eviction notice, mortgage papers, etc.)

- Must have income

During this program, all applicants who are deemed eligible will also be required to watch the “Rent Wise, Money Smart” videos. The videos go over smart shopping, facts about debt and credit reports, saving, budgeting, and more.

Transitional Housing Program: Provides a long-term housing program to help an individual regain self-sufficiency. The goal of this program is to transition struggling individuals and families into stabilized living situations. The resources are offered for people of all backgrounds, including single parents, children, and individuals that were recently evicted. The program requires an assessment, application approval, weekly case management meetings, and constant contact with a case manager. If approved, Prairie Five can:

- Pay a portion of rent

- Assist with referrals, phone calls, setting up appointments, application assistance, resume building, job search, family development, etc.

- Tenant education

- Budgeting/smart money use

• Safe housing; food and clothing referrals; case management/advocacy; support group; domestic violence education courses; individualized therapy; life skills education; financial education and counseling; assistance to pursue education, jobs and housing; bible studies and prayer ministry

• Women and children receive a comprehensive program for 12-18 months with the goal to equip and empower them to live free of abuse

• Referrals are given to men who have been abused (i.e. Cornerstone, Domestic Abuse Project and Tubman) or wish to change abusive behavior (i.e. community groups)

• Programs for women and children provide paths to emotional, spiritual and physical safety, and health. Mentors, tutors and educators are provided to educate, equip and empower women to increase confidence and quality of life as well as family stability. Goal is to help women and children transition to lives free of abuse.

Transitional housing and coordination of services for veterans

12-bed transitional shelter for women experiencing homelessness and their children. - Basic needs like food, bedding, and hygiene products for residents - Referrals available for emergency shelter services

Provides affordable transitional housing for up to two years for single women, pregnant women, and women with children under one year old. Residents have private rooms and access to shared living, recreational, kitchen, and laundry facilities.

Services include:

- Advocacy

- Education on landlord/tenant rights

- Individual guidance on personal life goals

- Transportation and/or bus cards for clients in search of affordable housing, work, or school

NOTE: This is a transitional housing program, not a shelter.

Access point for Coordinated Entry housing programs.

Provides emergency and transitional shelter with supportive services for women and their children experiencing homelessness. Shelter includes family units with private bedrooms and shared common areas, emphasizing community living and shared responsibilities.

Basic Needs provided:

- Laundry facilities

- Limited food support

- Phone and internet access

- Personal care items

- Shelter

Supportive Services include:

- 24-hour staff support

- Case management

- Employment and life-skills education

- Personal advocacy

- Referrals and connections to other community resources

- Support groups

Permanent Supportive Housing:

- Offers rental assistance for a limited number of off-site permanent supportive housing units for families experiencing homelessness who face additional barriers, such as disability

- Ongoing supportive services to promote long-term housing stability

Volunteers, Donations, and Material assistance:

- Accepts volunteers, financial contributions, and in-kind donations

- Current organizational needs are listed here https://ruthshousemn.org/how-you-can-help/donate-supplies/needs-list/

Provides transitional housing for victims and survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault

Primary services include coordinated entry access point for individuals who are homeless or at risk of being homeless. Case management is offered to prevent future issues with homelessness. Financial assistance may be available, but it is NOT provided in all situations. Requirements vary by programs and funding. Potential assistance consists of: - Funding for housing and utility costs/deposits

- Funding for transportation costs via vehicle repair or public transit

- Clothing and food assistance as well as other basic needs

- Housing stability case management Programs may include:

- Assistance for homeless ex-offenders. Housing placement and rent and deposit funds may be available

- Limited fund for short term hotel stays in tandem with case management services

​- Long-term homelessness supportive services, also known as coordinated entry, are provided for those who qualify to help with housing search and placement for families and unaccompanied youth - Transitional housing services for homeless youth ages 16 - 22, as well as some financial assistance for rent

​ ​NOTE: Funding comes from a variety of sources, including the Family Homeless Prevention and Assistance Program – FHPAP and others.

Provides a number of transitional housing units located in the Twin Cities metro, Duluth, and Saint Cloud. Most transitional houses are Single Room Occupancy (SRO), though entire houses may be available for families. Veterans must be able to live independently. The length of stay varies, but the maximum stay is two years. The rent is determined on a sliding scale - no greater than $500/month. All units require a sober environment (no drugs or alcohol on the premises) but does not require sobriety. The only exception is Building 47 on the Minneapolis VA Medical Center Campus as this transitional housing requires sobriety.