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Advocates for Family Peace

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Domestic Violence Shelter Advocates for Family Peace - Itasca County Address1611 NW 4th St, Grand Rapids, MN, 55744 228 Miles Phone number(800) 909-8336 Emailhelp@affp.org Website addresshttps://www.affp.org/emergency-housing

Area Served: Itasca County

Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency (AEOA)

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Emergency Shelter Hibbing AEOA Office Address2125 2nd Ave E, Hibbing, MN, 55746 236 Miles Phone number(218) 263-8487 Website addresshttps://www.aeoa.org/homeless-prevention-and-rehousing

Area Served: St. Louis County

Bi-County Community Action Programs, Inc.

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Emergency Shelter BI-CAP - Cass County Address8245 Industrial Park Rd NW, Walker, MN, 56484 236 Miles Phone number(800) 332-7135 Emailhyacinth.stiffler@bicap.org Website addresshttps://www.bicap.org

Area Served: Beltrami and Cass counties

Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency (AEOA)

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Emergency Shelter Virginia Youth Foyer Call for Location 241 Miles Phone number(218) 749-0766 Website addresshttps://www.aeoa.org/homeless-prevention-and-rehousing

Area Served: St. Louis County

Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency (AEOA)

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Emergency Shelter Virginia Office Address702 S 3rd Ave, Virginia, MN, 55792 242 Miles Phone number(218) 741-2063 Website addresshttps://www.aeoa.org/homeless-prevention-and-rehousing

Area Served: Most programs are available in St. Louis, Lake, and Cook Counties. Some programs are also available in Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Chisago, Crow Wing, Isanti, Itasca, Koochiching, and Pine Counties. Service area may be dependent on program availability. Please check to confirm if the service is available in your location.

Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency (AEOA)

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Emergency Shelter Bill's House (Virginia Shelter) Address210 3rd St N, Virginia, MN, 55792 242 Miles Phone number(218) 741-2063 Website addresshttps://www.aeoa.org/homeless-prevention-and-rehousing

Area Served: Virginia area

Lutheran Social Service - Youth & Family Services

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Youth Shelter Family Resource Center Call for Location 242 Miles Phone number(218) 741-3343 Website addresshttps://www.lssmn.org/services/youth-homelessness

Area Served: Virginia and surrounding area

Advocates for Family Peace

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Domestic Violence Shelter Advocates for Family Peace - Virginia Address820 9th St N, Ste 150, Virginia, MN, 55792 243 Miles Phone number(800) 909-8336 Emailhelp@affp.org Website addresshttps://www.affp.org/emergency-housing

Area Served: St. Louis County

Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe

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Emergency Shelter Lyman Losh Transitional Home Address15038 Old Housing Dr NE, Bena, MN, 56626 245 Miles Phone number(218) 665-2250 Emailbenatrans@llojibwe.org Website addresshttps://www.llojibwe.org/hs/transitionalhome.html

Area Served: Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe

Lakes Crisis & Resource Center

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Domestic Violence Shelter Address1339 Pelican Ln, Detroit Lakes, MN, 56501 252 Miles Phone number(218) 847-7446 Emaillcrcdl@lakescrisis.com Website addresshttps://www.lakescrisis.com/marys-place

Area Served: Becker, Mahnomen and Norman counties

Lakes and Prairies Community Action Partnership, Inc.

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Emergency Shelter Lakes and Prairies Community Action Partnership – Breckenridge Address311 5th St S, Breckenridge, MN, 56520 253 Miles Phone number(218) 512-1500 Emailinfo@caplp.org Website addresshttps://caplp.org/housingstability.html

Area Served: Clay and Wilkin counties

MAHUBE-OTWA Community Action Partnership

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Emergency Shelter Becker County Office Address1125 W River Rd, Detroit Lakes, MN, 56501 253 Miles Phone number(888) 458-1385 Emailinfo@mahube.org Website addresshttps://mahube.org/Benefits

Area Served: Most programs serve Becker County. Service area may be dependent on program.

Evergreen Youth & Family Services Inc

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Youth Shelter Evergreen Shelter Address622 Mississippi Ave NW, Bemidji, MN, 56601 265 Miles Phone number(218) 751-4332 Website addresshttps://www.evergreenyfs.org/shelter

Area Served: Greater Bemidji area and surrounding counties

Nameless Coalition for the Homeless

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Emergency Shelter The Wolfe Center Address522 America Ave NW, Bemidji, MN, 56601 265 Miles Phone number(218) 444-5516 Website addresshttps://namelesscoalition.org/our-menu/the-wolfe-shelter

Area Served: Beltrami County

Northwoods Battered Women's Shelter, Inc. (NBWS)

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Domestic Violence Shelter AddressPO Box 563, Bemidji, MN, 56619 265 Miles Phone number(800) 588-6229 Website addresshttps://www.mnshelter.org/services

Area Served: Primarily serves Beltrami and Cass counties.

Peoples Church

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Emergency Shelter Address824 America Ave NW, Bemidji, MN, 56601 265 Miles Phone number(218) 214-9066 Emailpeopleschurchbemidji@gmail.com Website addresshttps://peopleschurch-elca.org/shelter-meals

Area Served: Beltrami County

Village of Hope

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Emergency Shelter Address525 Mississippi Ave NW, Bemidji, MN, 56601 265 Miles Phone number(218) 751-0722 Emailadvocate@bemidjivillageofhope.org Website addresshttps://www.bemidjivillageofhope.org/what-we-do

Area Served: North Central Minnesota

White Earth Nation

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Domestic Violence Shelter Tribal Council AddressPO Box 418, White Earth, MN, 56591 268 Miles Phone number(877) 830-3683 Website addresshttp://www.whiteearthdove.com/services/shelter

Area Served: White Earth Nation

Bi-County Community Action Programs, Inc.

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Emergency Shelter BI-CAP - Beltrami County Address6603 Bemidji Ave N, Bemidji, MN, 56601 269 Miles Phone number(800) 332-7161 Emailhyacinth.stiffler@bicap.org Website addresshttps://www.bicap.org

Area Served: Beltrami and Cass counties

White Earth Nation

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Emergency Shelter Dream Catcher Homes Address301 Feather St, Ogema, MN, 56569 271 Miles Phone number(218) 935-5554 Website addresshttps://whiteearth.com/divisions/human-services/resource-supportive-services

Area Served: White Earth Nation

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