Stepping Stone Emergency Housing

Stepping Stone Emergency Housing is Anoka County's only youth & adult homeless shelter, and one of Minnesota's most trustworthy non-profit organizations. In a dormitory-style setting, Stepping Stone provides a primary, yet temporary home to 66 men and women, as young as 18 years old.

All residents, regardless of their time spent at Stepping Stone, have their basic needs met. We provide a bed to sleep, linens, three meals a day, shower, laundry facilities, and clothes and toiletries, when needed.

On average, residents live at Stepping Stone for 90 days. However, some stay less time and some stay more, depending on their need. During their time here, our Shelter Advocates make sure that their day-to-day, shelter needs are met. On the other hand, our Case Manager meets with each resident one-on-one to develop a comprehensive Individual Goal Plan (IGP), ensuring that the resident' needs for leaving Stepping Stone are also met. The IGP determines the ultimate goal of each resident and defines the attainable goals in which to achieve their goal.

Emergency Shelter
For individuals who are seeking temporary shelter ONLY
All basic needs provided for regardless of their length of stay
Initial stay is 7 days or less with a maximum stay of 28 days within a 365 day period, which begins the first day the individual enters Emergency Shelter
Maximum capacity of 6 men and 4 women on any given day
Resident must meet with Case Manager, comply with all Rules & Regulations, and complete all assigned chores

Basic Needs
Regardless of the program or length of stay, all residents of Stepping Stone are supplied their BASIC NEEDS, at all times.
These include:
Access to the facility 24/7, while an approved resident
Assigned a room with a bed, linens, pillow, storage locker and closet
Three meals per day, plus a snack in the evening
Showers, including towels, soap, shampoo, conditioner, lotion, deodorant, toothbrush and toothpaste
Laundry facility, including laundry detergent
Clothing provided thanks to community donations

Emergency Housing
For individuals who desire and are willing to work on the issues that contributed to their homelessness
Directly come from Emergency Shelter program
All basic needs provided for regardless of their length of stay
Maximum planned stay is 90 days, an extension in 30-day increments is allowed
Required development of Individual Goal Plan (IGP) with Case Manager
Resident must meet with Case Manager, comply with all Rules & Regulations, and complete all assigned chores
Engage in making progress on IGP
Meet with Anoka County Financial Assistance Worker
Funding Structure: MN state funded Group Residential Housing, personal contribution, or combination of both