Shelter Data
Successes
The Northwoods Homeless Shelters have provided emergency shelter and services for those in need for over twenty-eight years. Our emergency shelter program has consistently proven effective in moving homeless families from shelter into permanent housing.
Our Shelter Nights Summary for the previous year can be found below.
Northwoods Homeless Shelters’ 990 Tax Form
2025 Annual Report
SHELTER NIGHTS SUMMARY FOR 2025
In 2025, Northwoods Homeless Shelters provided 2,795 shelter nights in three emergency shelter units:
- Partnership House 1: 621 shelter nights
- Partnership House 2: 968 shelter nights
- Hope House: 1,206 shelter nights
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Adults:
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16
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Children:
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22
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Total: 38 |
| Total Family Members Served | ||||
| Adults: | 13 | Children: | 22 | Total: 35 |
| Total Singles Served | ||||
| Adults: | 3 | Total: 3 | ||
| Male | 1 | |||
| Female | 2 | |||
| TOTAL CLIENTS SERVED BY RACE | ||||
| White | 33 | Total: 38 | ||
| American Indian | 0 | |||
| Multiple races | 5 | |||
| TOTAL CLIENTS SERVED BY ETHNICITY | ||||
| Hispanic/Latino | 0 | Total: 38 | ||
| Non-Hispanic/Latino | 38 | |||
| Families’ County of Origin | ||||||
| Polk | Burnett | Dunn | St.Croix | |||
| 72.8% | 0.0% | 9.0% | 18.2% | |||
Summary
In 2025, Northwoods Homeless Shelters supplied 2,795 shelter nights. We housed 12 households (including singles) in emergency shelter and two households in transitional housing. The average stay in an emergency shelter was 126.0 nights. Eight households exited the emergency shelter program during 2025. Four families were exited into permanent housing. Three households left the program early. One household left and moved into our transitional housing program. Three households carried over into 2026.
Of the 12 households we served in 2025, four were single mothers with children, one was a single dad with children, four were couples with children, and three were single individuals.
Client Assistance in 2025 for 12 households (including singles)
Supplied food to 13 families (This includes the family in transitional housing)
Supplied gas cards to 7 adults
Supplied school supplies to one family
Paid for car repair for 5 families
Dental care for one individual
Prescription and/or OTC for one individual
Paid for WI driver’s licenses or birth certificates for 1 individual
Utility assistance for two families
Rent assistance for one family
Supplied motel vouchers for 2 individuals