Heading Home Ramsey Community – Ramsey County Housing Stability's new Shelter Entry and Diversion Team launched on Thursday, April 25. Through their first seven weeks of operation, the team received 4,248 phone calls and provided:
- 3,332 shelter reservations.
- 55 successful shelter diversions allowing individuals or families to stay stably housed with additional assistance or navigation, or otherwise out of emergency shelter.
- 45 family referrals to Ramsey County's family shelter team
- 11 youth referrals to our youth navigator.
- Six referrals to veterans outreach.
How to reach this team?
Hours
- Monday – Friday: 10 a.m. – 9:30 p.m.
- Saturday & Sunday: 1:30 – 9:30 p.m.
Below are shelter utilization data for May 6 - June 9, 2024.
|
Average per night
Population Served / Project
|
Average Persons
|
Bed Capacity
|
Utilization Rate
|
|
FAMILIES*
|
141.3
|
205
|
69%
|
|
Catholic Charities Family Service Center
|
62.3
|
65
|
96%
|
|
Interfaith Action Project Home
|
70.8
|
100
|
71%
|
|
Ramsey County HSD Emerald Inn
|
8.2
|
40
|
21%
|
|
MIXED FAMILIES / SINGLE ADULTS
|
25.7
|
32
|
80%
|
|
Lighthouse Way Edgemont
|
3.0
|
4
|
75%
|
|
Lighthouse Way Emerald Inn
|
16.3
|
20
|
81%
|
|
Lighthouse Way Kingston
|
2.4
|
4
|
59%
|
|
Lighthouse Way Winthrop
|
4.0
|
4
|
100%
|
|
MEN
|
261.7
|
301
|
87%
|
|
Catholic Charities Higher Ground Men's**
|
159.5
|
172
|
93%
|
|
Model Cities Safe Space Men**
|
33.2
|
49
|
68%
|
|
Union Gospel Mission Congregate Cots
|
48.9
|
52
|
94%
|
|
Union Gospel Mission Dorm 1
|
20.1
|
28
|
72%
|
|
WOMEN
|
71.8
|
75
|
96%
|
|
Catholic Charities Higher Ground Women's**
|
57.5
|
60
|
96%
|
|
Model Cities Safe Space Women**
|
14.3
|
15
|
95%
|
|
YOUTH
|
12.9
|
23
|
56%
|
|
LSS Metro Youth Safe House (1)
|
3.0
|
6
|
50%
|
|
Salvation Army Booth Brown House (2)
|
9.9
|
17
|
59%
|
|
TOTAL
|
513.4
|
636
|
81%
|
* Family shelter rooms may be fully in use even if not at maximum bed capacity. In those cases, the utilization rate will not be 100%.
** Utilization for Catholic Charities Higher Ground and Model Cities Safe Space was calculated using shelter reservation data.
1. LSS Metro Youth Safe House serves youth ages 16-20.
2. Salvation Army Booth Brown House serves youth ages 18-21.
Average per night
Population Served / Project
|
Average Persons
|
Bed Capacity
|
Utilization Rate
|
|
MEN
|
47.4
|
74
|
64%
|
|
Union Gospel Mission Dorm 2 Pay for Stay
|
23.1
|
34
|
68%
|
|
Union Gospel Mission Dorm 3 Pay for Stay
|
24.3
|
40
|
61%
|
|
MIXED SINGLE ADULTS
|
23.1
|
42
|
55%
|
|
Catholic Charities Focus Forward
|
15.2
|
32
|
48%
|
|
Catholic Charities Medical Respite
|
7.9
|
10
|
79%
|
|
YOUTH
|
4.0
|
18
|
22%
|
|
180 Degrees Brittany's Place (1)
|
2.0
|
8
|
25%
|
|
Ain Dah Yung (2)
|
3.6
|
10
|
31%
|
|
TOTAL
|
74.5
|
134
|
56%
|
* These are other emergency shelter programs that serve a specific population or are otherwise not available on a "first come, first served" basis.
1. 180 Degrees Brittany's Place is a safe harbor/shelter program that welcomes female-identifying youth between the ages of 10-19 who are sexually exploited, trafficked or high risk, as well as experiencing homelessness.
2. Ain Dah Yung serves youth of all genders ages 5-17.
|
Age group
|
Total
|
|
Under 18
|
4.9%
|
|
18 to 24
|
5.6%
|
|
25 to 39
|
24.4%
|
|
40 to 59
|
43.7%
|
|
60 and older
|
21.4%
|
|
Race
|
Total
|
|
American Indian, Alaska Native, or Indigenous
|
1.9%
|
|
Asian or Asian American
|
5.3%
|
|
Black, African American, or African
|
42.2%
|
|
Hispanic / Latina/e/o
|
7.4%
|
|
Multiracial (incl. Hispanic)
|
10.1%
|
|
Multiracial (non-Hispanic)
|
8.7%
|
|
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
|
0%
|
|
White
|
22.4%
|
|
Unknown
|
1.9%
|
|
Gender
|
Total
|
|
Man (Boy, if child)
|
61.4%
|
|
Non-Binary
|
0.4%
|
|
Transgender
|
0.6%
|
|
Woman (Girl, if child)
|
37.4%
|
|
Unknown
|
0.1%
|
 |
|
The city of Saint Paul created the Homeless Assistance Response Team (HART) in late 2021 to address an unprecedented rise in homeless encampments amid a regional crisis in affordable housing. Anchored in the Department of Safety and Inspections, HART works across departments, service providers and government jurisdictions to integrate services and connect directly with our community's most vulnerable residents, one person at a time. |
|
City
|
Unsheltered individuals
|
|
Arden Hills
|
0
|
|
Falcon Heights
|
0
|
|
Gem Lake
|
0
|
|
Lauderdale
|
0
|
|
Little Canada
|
0
|
|
Maplewood
|
0
|
|
Mounds View
|
0
|
|
New Brighton
|
2
|
|
North Oaks
|
|
|
North St. Paul
|
|
|
Roseville
|
5
|
|
Saint Anthony
|
1
|
|
Shoreview
|
0
|
|
Spring Lake Park
|
|
|
Vadnais Heights
|
3
|
|
White Bear Lake
|
|
|
White Bear Township
|
0
|
|
