Program areas at Life House
The housing program has 50 units of housing with supportive case management throughout the duluth community. Units include housing for families, survivors of domestic violence, and youth suffering from addiction and severe mental illness. The program also offers housing crisis services aimed at preventing homelessness, including emergency rental assistance for eligible households facing eviction and housing identification with deposit assistance for homeless street youth and young families; assistance with advocacy with landlords and utility companies as necessary.
The youth drop-in center is the starting place for youth accessing Life House's services. Youth are able to access meals, basic needs supplies, laundry, and showers. A wide range of independent living skills classes, activities, support groups, field trips, etc. Are offered daily. The youth center is also the headquarters for the street outreach program, locating and building relationships with youth and providing crisis needs and referral to community resources.
The mental health & wellness program (mhwp) provides immediate access to no-cost, no insurance required mental/chemical health services. The mhwp provides daily support and on-going services to improve physical, mental, and spiritual wellness.
The futures education and employment program works to connect youth to education and employment opportunities in the community. Our licensed teacher works with youth to earn their educational credentials. Our employment case manager works with youth to find and keep employment on a path to thriving. We also offer an in-house job training program, called the legitimate hustle program. This program offers youth a safe way to earn money while learning job skills and creating their own social enterprise.