Non-Emergency Housing

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Catholic Worker (St. Peter Claver)

• Temporary residence for men and women

• Accepts pregnant women and their children on case by case basis

• Very limited space

 

518 S. St. Joseph Street, South Bend, 46601

744 S. Main Street, South Bend, 46601 (daytime drop-in center)

(574) 287-7734 (women’s house)

(574) 235-0623 (men’s house)

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Center for the Homeless

• Transitional housing program

• Program offers peer support groups, job search and retention, saving 75% of income, debt reduction

• Personal development programs

 

813 S. Michigan St., South Bend, 46601

(574) 282-8700

Hours: 24 hours

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Dismas House of Michiana

• Reentry program for individuals who have been released from incarceration less than one year ago

• No children

 

521 S. St. Joseph Street, South Bend, 46601

(574) 233-8522

Office hours: Mon-Fri, 10:00am – 5:00pm

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Habitat for Humanity

• Builds and restores homes and sells them at no profit to partner families

• Includes home and financial management training

• Must attend an information session in February or August (dates available via link above)

• Application process is three months long

• Families must invest hundreds of hours preparing their home

 

402 E. South St., South Bend, 46601

(574) 288-6967

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Hope Ministries Family Life Center​

• Two year program providing shelter, shower, meals, caseworker, drug/alcohol classes

• Childhood Development & parenting support “Hope4Kids”

• Center on Michigan St. provides food

• Call for next tour of facility to begin application process and acquire spot on waiting list

 

432 S. Lafayette, South Bend, 46601

532 S. Michigan, South Bend, 46601

(574) 235-4150

Office hours: 8:00am – 5:00pm​

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Housing Assistance Office

• Section 8 rental assistance (administers vouchers)

• Rental properties – 5 complexes

• Owner-occupied rehabilitation program (up to $5k rehabilitation for existing home)

• Provides services for St. Joe County residents, but South Bend residents should contact South Bend Housing Authority

 

2410 Grape Rd. Ste 2, Mishawaka, 46545

(574) 256-9444

Hours: Mon-Fri, 8:00am – 4:30pm

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Porch Light Transitional Living Program

• Five apartments for young mothers up to age 21 and their children

• Women may stay up to 18 months

• Women are given counseling, job skills, self-sufficiency skills, and education

• Connected with Young Moms’ Self-Sufficiency Program

 

Youth Service Bureau

2222 Lincolnway West, South Bend, 46628

(574) 287-6182

(574) 287-6204 (fax)

ysbinfo@sbcglobal.com

Hours: 8:00am – 4:00pm​

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Probona Legal Program

• Assists with issues on family law and guardianship

• Does intake over the phone

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(574) 277-0075

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South Bend Housing Authority

• Administers section 8 vouchers

• Provides public housing

• Home ownership program

• Eligibility determined by income and family size and waiting list

 

501 Alonzo Watson Dr., South Bend, 46601

(574) 235-9346

Hours: Mon-Fri, 8:00am – 5:00pm

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Transitional Living program Family & Children’s Center

• Apartments for pregnant women and their children and any other homeless/runaway youth ages 16-21 (with or without children)

• Housing for up to 18 months

• Reserve right to turn away clients

• Short waiting list

• Independent living skills program

• Clients meet with individual mentor and peer groups once a week

• Other referrals and therapy offered

 

1509 Liberty Dr., Apt #6, Mishawaka, 46545

(574) 252-2803

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YWCA of St. Joseph County

• Transitional housing program (18 mos) for women with children who are working full-time and/or going to school, based on individual income, required participation in classes (call for application)

• Permanent housing program for women with mental and physical disabilities (call for application)

 

1102 Fellows St., South Bend

(574) 233-9491

(574) 232-9558 (domestic violence crisis hotline

Office hours: Mon-Thurs, 8:00am – 5:00pm

                       Fri, 8:00am – 2:00pm​