Shelter Data
Successes
The Northwoods Homeless Shelters have provided emergency shelter and services for those in need for over twenty-five 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
24 Annual Report
SHELTER NIGHTS SUMMARY FOR 2024
In 2024, Northwoods Homeless Shelters provided 2,470 shelter nights in three emergency shelter units:
- Partnership House 1: 1,105 shelter nights
- Partnership House 2: 304 shelter nights
- Hope House: 1,061 shelter nights
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Adults:
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16
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Children:
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17
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Total: 33 |
| Total Family Members Served | ||||
| Adults: | 10 | Children: | 17 | Total: 27 |
| Total Singles Served | ||||
| Adults: | 6 | Total: 6 | ||
| Male | 3 | |||
| Female | 3 | |||
| TOTAL CLIENTS SERVED BY RACE | ||||
| White | 28 | Total: 33 | ||
| American Indian | 4 | |||
| Multiple races | 1 | |||
| TOTAL CLIENTS SERVED BY ETHNICITY | ||||
| Hispanic/Latino | 0 | Total: 33 | ||
| Non-Hispanic/Latino | 33 | |||
| Families’ County of Origin | ||||||
| Polk | Burnett | Dunn | St.Croix | |||
| 69.2% | 7.7% | 15.4% | 7.7% | |||
Summary
In 2024, Northwoods Homeless Shelters supplied 2,469 shelter nights. We housed 12 households in emergency shelters and one household in transitional housing. The average stay in an emergency shelter was 91.0 nights. Ten households exited during 2024. Four families were exited into permanent housing. Two households carried over into 2024.
Of the 12 households we served in 2024, five were single mothers with children, one was a couple with children, two were adult-only households, and four were single individuals.
Client Assistance in 2024 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 2 families
Paid for WI driver’s licenses or birth certificates for 3 individuals
Utility assistance for two families
Supplied motel vouchers for 5 individuals