North Dakota Reentry Housing
North Dakota Reentry Housing & Shelter Directory
Emergency shelters, transitional housing, housing authority contacts, and statewide housing support resources across North Dakota. Always confirm supervision acceptance, residence approval, and availability.
Featured in North Dakota
Statewide housing support + sponsorship opportunities to expand coverage.
🏛️ Verified Statewide Resource
ND Housing
North Dakota Housing Finance Agency (NDHFA)
Statewide housing programs, rental and housing support information, homeless-services resources, and public-facing housing guidance for individuals and families across North Dakota.
📍 Bismarck, ND
☎️ (701) 328-8080
🏛️ Statewide housing agency
⭐ Sponsor Opportunity
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Help expand and maintain North Dakota housing coverage—supporting faster updates, improved discoverability, and easier access to stable housing resources for justice-involved individuals.
📌 Sponsor placement area
🔎 Structured directory
📈 Coverage support
Eastern North Dakota
Fargo / West Fargo (Cass) • Wahpeton (Richland) • Valley City (Barnes) • Lisbon (Ransom) • surrounding southeast communities
🏠 Shelters & Community Housing Support
New Life Center
Emergency shelter and support services for men age 18 and older in the Fargo area. Confirm intake hours, bed availability, rules, and whether verification can be provided for supervision or court.
Emergency shelter and support services for men age 18 and older in the Fargo area. Confirm intake hours, bed availability, rules, and whether verification can be provided for supervision or court.
Fargo shelter
Gladys Ray Shelter & Veterans Drop-In Center
Temporary shelter access for homeless adults in Fargo, with service connection and a veterans drop-in route. Confirm hours, capacity, intake rules, and documentation options before relying on placement.
Temporary shelter access for homeless adults in Fargo, with service connection and a veterans drop-in route. Confirm hours, capacity, intake rules, and documentation options before relying on placement.
Adult shelter
YWCA Cass Clay
Emergency shelter and supportive housing services for women and children experiencing homelessness, violence, or crisis. Use confidential safety planning when domestic violence or sexual assault is involved.
Emergency shelter and supportive housing services for women and children experiencing homelessness, violence, or crisis. Use confidential safety planning when domestic violence or sexual assault is involved.
Women / children
Grace Garden: A YWCA Supported Residence
Supportive housing residence in West Fargo connected to YWCA Cass Clay. Confirm eligibility, application pathway, documentation, safety planning, and current openings directly.
Supportive housing residence in West Fargo connected to YWCA Cass Clay. Confirm eligibility, application pathway, documentation, safety planning, and current openings directly.
West Fargo supportive housing
Fargo Worship and Service Center (The Salvation Army)
Basic-needs assistance, emergency support, and referral pathways that may help with housing stabilization, utilities, food, clothing, and short-term needs.
Basic-needs assistance, emergency support, and referral pathways that may help with housing stabilization, utilities, food, clothing, and short-term needs.
Basic-needs support
Fargo Domestic Violence / Sexual Assault Safety Route
For survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, trafficking, or safety threats, use confidential survivor-service routes rather than general shelter referrals.
For survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, trafficking, or safety threats, use confidential survivor-service routes rather than general shelter referrals.
Safety shelter route
🏛️ Public Housing & Access Points
Fargo Housing & Redevelopment Authority
Affordable housing programs, public housing support, Housing Choice Voucher pathways, and homelessness referral information for Fargo-area residents.
Affordable housing programs, public housing support, Housing Choice Voucher pathways, and homelessness referral information for Fargo-area residents.
Housing authority
Fargo Housing — Homelessness Referrals
Local referral pathway for people experiencing homelessness or housing crisis. Use for coordinated access, shelter connection, housing assistance screening, and local resource navigation.
Local referral pathway for people experiencing homelessness or housing crisis. Use for coordinated access, shelter connection, housing assistance screening, and local resource navigation.
Coordinated access
Cass County Residents — Housing Assistance Access
Entry point for rent, utility, or security deposit assistance when available. Confirm funding status, eligibility, documentation, and referral process before relying on assistance.
Entry point for rent, utility, or security deposit assistance when available. Confirm funding status, eligibility, documentation, and referral process before relying on assistance.
Rent / deposit help
SENDCAA — Southeastern North Dakota Community Action Agency
Community action agency serving southeast North Dakota. May provide rental housing counseling, homeless counseling, financial management support, and referrals depending on program funding.
Community action agency serving southeast North Dakota. May provide rental housing counseling, homeless counseling, financial management support, and referrals depending on program funding.
Community action
Beyond Shelter, Inc.
Fargo-based nonprofit affordable and supportive housing developer. Some properties may use property-specific applications, management screening, or coordinated-entry prioritization.
Fargo-based nonprofit affordable and supportive housing developer. Some properties may use property-specific applications, management screening, or coordinated-entry prioritization.
Affordable / supportive housing
Cooper House Apartments
Supportive housing property in Fargo. Public materials state applicants are selected and prioritized through coordinated entry, with property-specific eligibility and verification requirements.
Supportive housing property in Fargo. Public materials state applicants are selected and prioritized through coordinated entry, with property-specific eligibility and verification requirements.
Supportive housing
Wahpeton / Richland County Housing Route
Use local human services, public housing, community action referrals, coordinated-entry access, and direct provider calls. Confirm whether Fargo-area services can serve a Richland County resident before travel.
Use local human services, public housing, community action referrals, coordinated-entry access, and direct provider calls. Confirm whether Fargo-area services can serve a Richland County resident before travel.
Rural southeast route
Valley City / Barnes County Housing Route
For Barnes County, combine local human services, public housing, coordinated-entry access, landlord calls, and Fargo or Jamestown referrals when local capacity is limited.
For Barnes County, combine local human services, public housing, coordinated-entry access, landlord calls, and Fargo or Jamestown referrals when local capacity is limited.
Rural eastern route
Grand Forks & Northeast North Dakota
Grand Forks (Grand Forks) • Devils Lake (Ramsey) • Grafton (Walsh) • Pembina • Cavalier • Nelson • Benson • Eddy • surrounding northeast communities
🏠 Shelters & Community Housing Support
Northlands Rescue Mission
Emergency shelter and housing-stability services in Grand Forks. Confirm bed availability, intake hours, documentation, case-management options, and whether the stay can be verified for supervision or court.
Emergency shelter and housing-stability services in Grand Forks. Confirm bed availability, intake hours, documentation, case-management options, and whether the stay can be verified for supervision or court.
Grand Forks shelter
Centre, Inc. — Grand Forks Residential Reentry
Structured transitional facility connected to correctional reentry pathways. This is not a public walk-in shelter; confirm referral requirements through DOCR, court, parole, or other authorized sources.
Structured transitional facility connected to correctional reentry pathways. This is not a public walk-in shelter; confirm referral requirements through DOCR, court, parole, or other authorized sources.
Reentry facility
Community Violence Intervention Center
Grand Forks safety resource for people affected by domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, or related safety concerns. Use confidential safety-planning routes instead of general shelter referrals when risk is present.
Grand Forks safety resource for people affected by domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, or related safety concerns. Use confidential safety-planning routes instead of general shelter referrals when risk is present.
Safety route
The Salvation Army — Grand Forks
Emergency assistance, basic-needs support, and referral pathways that may help with short-term housing stability, rent or utilities, food, clothing, and crisis needs.
Emergency assistance, basic-needs support, and referral pathways that may help with short-term housing stability, rent or utilities, food, clothing, and crisis needs.
Basic-needs support
🏛️ Public Housing & Regional Access Points
Grand Forks Housing Authority
Public housing, voucher, and affordable housing application pathways for Grand Forks-area residents. Confirm waitlists, eligibility, background screening, and documentation requirements.
Public housing, voucher, and affordable housing application pathways for Grand Forks-area residents. Confirm waitlists, eligibility, background screening, and documentation requirements.
Housing authority
Red River Valley Community Action
Community action agency serving the northeast region with programs that may support housing stability, utilities, weatherization, basic needs, or referrals depending on funding.
Community action agency serving the northeast region with programs that may support housing stability, utilities, weatherization, basic needs, or referrals depending on funding.
Community action
Devils Lake / Ramsey County Housing Route
Use local human services, public housing, coordinated-entry access, community action referrals, and Grand Forks or Minot service connections when local shelter capacity is limited.
Use local human services, public housing, coordinated-entry access, community action referrals, and Grand Forks or Minot service connections when local shelter capacity is limited.
Northeast route
Grafton / Walsh / Pembina / Cavalier County Route
For rural northeast counties, combine county human services, housing authority contacts, community action referrals, local landlords, and regional shelter routing. Confirm out-of-county reporting and transportation issues before move-in.
For rural northeast counties, combine county human services, housing authority contacts, community action referrals, local landlords, and regional shelter routing. Confirm out-of-county reporting and transportation issues before move-in.
Rural northeast route
Central North Dakota
Bismarck / Mandan (Burleigh / Morton) • Jamestown (Stutsman) • Valley-area and south-central communities
🏠 Community Housing & Stability Support
Ministry on the Margins
Reentry and stability support services through a community-based resource hub in Bismarck. Useful for people who need practical support, referrals, food access, and a local connection point after incarceration.
Reentry and stability support services through a community-based resource hub in Bismarck. Useful for people who need practical support, referrals, food access, and a local connection point after incarceration.
Reentry support
Bismarck-Mandan (The Salvation Army)
Assistance services and referral pathways that may support short-term housing stabilization, food, utilities, emergency assistance, and basic needs in Burleigh and Morton counties.
Assistance services and referral pathways that may support short-term housing stabilization, food, utilities, emergency assistance, and basic needs in Burleigh and Morton counties.
Call ahead
Abused Adult Resource Center
Bismarck-Mandan safety resource for people affected by domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, or related safety threats. Use confidential safety planning when housing need is tied to abuse or unsafe living conditions.
Bismarck-Mandan safety resource for people affected by domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, or related safety threats. Use confidential safety planning when housing need is tied to abuse or unsafe living conditions.
Safety shelter route
Centre, Inc. — Mandan Residential Reentry
Structured residential reentry facility connected to correctional transition pathways. Confirm eligibility and referral process through DOCR, court, parole, or authorized supervision contacts.
Structured residential reentry facility connected to correctional transition pathways. Confirm eligibility and referral process through DOCR, court, parole, or authorized supervision contacts.
Reentry facility
🏛️ Statewide & Public Access Points
North Dakota Housing Finance Agency (NDHFA)
State housing programs, homeless-services information, rental resources, and housing support guidance for North Dakota residents and providers.
State housing programs, homeless-services information, rental resources, and housing support guidance for North Dakota residents and providers.
Statewide resource
Burleigh County Housing Authority
Local public housing and affordable housing application route for the Bismarck/Burleigh County area. Confirm waitlists, screening rules, income documentation, and application process.
Local public housing and affordable housing application route for the Bismarck/Burleigh County area. Confirm waitlists, screening rules, income documentation, and application process.
Housing authority
FirstLink 2-1-1
Find local housing-related resources by ZIP code through a statewide referral line. Useful for shelter, rent help, crisis resources, and local service navigation.
Find local housing-related resources by ZIP code through a statewide referral line. Useful for shelter, rent help, crisis resources, and local service navigation.
Statewide referral
Jamestown / Stutsman County Housing Route
Use local human services, public housing contacts, coordinated-entry access, community action referrals, and Bismarck or Fargo service connections when local shelter capacity is limited.
Use local human services, public housing contacts, coordinated-entry access, community action referrals, and Bismarck or Fargo service connections when local shelter capacity is limited.
South-central route
North Central North Dakota
Minot (Ward) • Rugby (Pierce) • Bottineau • McHenry • Renville • Rolette • Towner • surrounding communities
🏠 Community Shelters & Emergency Support
Salvation Army (Minot)
Assistance services and community support referrals that may help with short-term stability, basic needs, emergency assistance, food, utilities, and local housing referrals.
Assistance services and community support referrals that may help with short-term stability, basic needs, emergency assistance, food, utilities, and local housing referrals.
Minot support
Domestic Violence Crisis Center — Minot
Safety resource for people affected by domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, trafficking, or unsafe housing situations. Use confidential safety planning and direct crisis contact.
Safety resource for people affected by domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, trafficking, or unsafe housing situations. Use confidential safety planning and direct crisis contact.
Safety route
Community Action Partnership — Minot Region
Regional community-action route for housing stability, rent or utility help, basic-needs support, weatherization, and referrals when funding is available.
Regional community-action route for housing stability, rent or utility help, basic-needs support, weatherization, and referrals when funding is available.
Community action
🏛️ Public Housing & Regional Access Points
Minot Housing Authority
Public housing and voucher-related housing pathways for Minot/Ward County. Confirm waitlists, eligibility, background screening, income documentation, and application procedures.
Public housing and voucher-related housing pathways for Minot/Ward County. Confirm waitlists, eligibility, background screening, income documentation, and application procedures.
Housing authority
Ward County / Minot Housing Route
Use local human services, community action, public housing, coordinated-entry access, domestic-violence safety resources, and direct landlord or provider calls. Confirm transportation and winter access before using out-of-town housing.
Use local human services, community action, public housing, coordinated-entry access, domestic-violence safety resources, and direct landlord or provider calls. Confirm transportation and winter access before using out-of-town housing.
Regional route
Rugby / Bottineau / McHenry County Rural Route
For rural north-central counties, combine county human services, public housing, FirstLink referrals, community action, local landlords, family placement, and Minot or Devils Lake regional resources.
For rural north-central counties, combine county human services, public housing, FirstLink referrals, community action, local landlords, family placement, and Minot or Devils Lake regional resources.
Rural north-central route
Western North Dakota
Williston (Williams) • Dickinson (Stark) • Watford City (McKenzie) • Killdeer (Dunn) • surrounding oil-field and frontier communities
🏠 Community Shelters & Emergency Support
Family Crisis Shelter of North Dakota
Emergency shelter and services for domestic violence and sexual assault survivors in the Williston region. Use confidential safety planning when housing need involves abuse, stalking, trafficking, or threats.
Emergency shelter and services for domestic violence and sexual assault survivors in the Williston region. Use confidential safety planning when housing need involves abuse, stalking, trafficking, or threats.
Survivor support
The Salvation Army — Williston Region
Emergency assistance and basic-needs support may be available depending on funding and local capacity. Confirm current services, eligibility, and referral process before relying on assistance.
Emergency assistance and basic-needs support may be available depending on funding and local capacity. Confirm current services, eligibility, and referral process before relying on assistance.
Call ahead
Dickinson / Southwest Safety Shelter Route
For domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, or unsafe housing in southwest North Dakota, use confidential survivor-service routes rather than general housing referrals.
For domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, or unsafe housing in southwest North Dakota, use confidential survivor-service routes rather than general housing referrals.
Safety route
Oil-Field / Workforce Housing — Confirm-First Route
Western North Dakota may include employer-linked housing, crew housing, extended-stay motels, private rooms, and workforce rentals. Confirm written terms, legal occupancy, safety, transportation, and supervision approval before payment.
Western North Dakota may include employer-linked housing, crew housing, extended-stay motels, private rooms, and workforce rentals. Confirm written terms, legal occupancy, safety, transportation, and supervision approval before payment.
Workforce housing
🏛️ Regional & Statewide Access Points
Regional Community Action Agencies
Some regions offer housing navigation, emergency assistance, utility help, weatherization, or referral support. Services vary by county, funding, and eligibility.
Some regions offer housing navigation, emergency assistance, utility help, weatherization, or referral support. Services vary by county, funding, and eligibility.
Multiple regions
Williston / Williams County Public Housing Route
Use local housing authority and affordable-housing contacts for long-term housing applications. Confirm waitlists, income rules, criminal-background screening, documents, and appeal options.
Use local housing authority and affordable-housing contacts for long-term housing applications. Confirm waitlists, income rules, criminal-background screening, documents, and appeal options.
Public housing route
Dickinson / Stark County Public Housing Route
Use local housing authority, county human services, FirstLink, and community action contacts for affordable housing, rent support, and housing-stability referrals.
Use local housing authority, county human services, FirstLink, and community action contacts for affordable housing, rent support, and housing-stability referrals.
Public housing route
Watford City / McKenzie County Housing Route
Use county human services, local landlords, workforce housing contacts, public housing or affordable housing options, FirstLink referrals, and regional shelter routes. Confirm winter travel and worksite transportation before move-in.
Use county human services, local landlords, workforce housing contacts, public housing or affordable housing options, FirstLink referrals, and regional shelter routes. Confirm winter travel and worksite transportation before move-in.
Oil Patch route
FirstLink 2-1-1 (Housing Referrals)
Statewide referral line for shelters, rehousing pathways, and emergency assistance contacts. Useful when local direct contacts are unclear or after-hours routing is needed.
Statewide referral line for shelters, rehousing pathways, and emergency assistance contacts. Useful when local direct contacts are unclear or after-hours routing is needed.
Statewide access
Tribal, Rural & Frontier Housing Routes
Standing Rock • MHA Nation / Fort Berthold • Turtle Mountain • Spirit Lake • Sisseton-Wahpeton service areas • rural and frontier counties statewide
🏛️ Tribal & Public Access Points
Tribal Housing Authorities
Tribal housing programs may have their own eligibility rules, application processes, service areas, waitlists, and documentation requirements. Confirm tribal enrollment, household eligibility, service-area rules, and whether state/county supervision affects placement.
Tribal housing programs may have their own eligibility rules, application processes, service areas, waitlists, and documentation requirements. Confirm tribal enrollment, household eligibility, service-area rules, and whether state/county supervision affects placement.
Tribal housing route
Standing Rock / Sioux County Housing Route
Use tribal housing contacts, county human services, FirstLink, local providers, and coordinated-entry access. Confirm jurisdiction, address approval, transportation, and reporting requirements before move-in.
Use tribal housing contacts, county human services, FirstLink, local providers, and coordinated-entry access. Confirm jurisdiction, address approval, transportation, and reporting requirements before move-in.
Standing Rock area
MHA Nation / Fort Berthold Housing Route
Use tribal housing contacts and local county resources around New Town, Parshall, Mandaree, and nearby counties. Confirm service-area eligibility, application requirements, transportation, and jurisdiction issues.
Use tribal housing contacts and local county resources around New Town, Parshall, Mandaree, and nearby counties. Confirm service-area eligibility, application requirements, transportation, and jurisdiction issues.
MHA Nation area
Turtle Mountain / Rolette County Housing Route
Use tribal housing contacts, Rolette County resources, local human services, public housing, and Minot/Devils Lake regional referrals when local capacity is limited.
Use tribal housing contacts, Rolette County resources, local human services, public housing, and Minot/Devils Lake regional referrals when local capacity is limited.
Turtle Mountain area
🏠 Rural Planning & Confirm-First Housing
Private Landlords, Family Placement & Extended-Stay Options
In rural counties, independent housing may be the only realistic option. Confirm full legal address, written terms, rent, deposit, utilities, move-in date, receipts, transportation, and supervision approval before payment.
In rural counties, independent housing may be the only realistic option. Confirm full legal address, written terms, rent, deposit, utilities, move-in date, receipts, transportation, and supervision approval before payment.
Rural housing
Winter Travel & Transportation Review
Before choosing rural housing, confirm travel to supervision, treatment, work, court, pharmacy, and groceries during winter weather. A stable address may still fail if the person cannot report or attend required services.
Before choosing rural housing, confirm travel to supervision, treatment, work, court, pharmacy, and groceries during winter weather. A stable address may still fail if the person cannot report or attend required services.
Winter / distance planning
County Human Services + Coordinated Entry
In frontier counties without named shelter beds, start with county human services, coordinated-entry access, community action, FirstLink, housing authority contacts, domestic-violence safety resources, and direct landlord calls.
In frontier counties without named shelter beds, start with county human services, coordinated-entry access, community action, FirstLink, housing authority contacts, domestic-violence safety resources, and direct landlord calls.
Frontier counties
Approved Residence & Supervision Check
A shelter bed, motel, room rental, family address, or sober living opening does not automatically mean the address is approved. Confirm address rules, county transfer, curfew, GPS, victim restrictions, school restrictions, and reporting logistics first.
A shelter bed, motel, room rental, family address, or sober living opening does not automatically mean the address is approved. Confirm address rules, county transfer, curfew, GPS, victim restrictions, school restrictions, and reporting logistics first.
Address approval
Statewide Housing & Referral Options
Statewide programs, public pathways, and referral channels available across North Dakota.
🏛️ Statewide Housing Resources
FirstLink 2-1-1
Find local housing help and community resources by ZIP code. Useful for shelter, rent help, crisis support, domestic violence resources, basic needs, transportation, and referral navigation.
Find local housing help and community resources by ZIP code. Useful for shelter, rent help, crisis support, domestic violence resources, basic needs, transportation, and referral navigation.
Statewide referral
North Dakota Housing Finance Agency (NDHFA)
State housing programs, homeless-services information, housing support guidance, and housing support contact center.
State housing programs, homeless-services information, housing support guidance, and housing support contact center.
Public housing info
North Dakota Continuum of Care / Coordinated Entry
Statewide coordinated housing access for people experiencing homelessness or at risk. Use for assessment, shelter routing, rapid rehousing, supportive housing, and referral pathways where available.
Statewide coordinated housing access for people experiencing homelessness or at risk. Use for assessment, shelter routing, rapid rehousing, supportive housing, and referral pathways where available.
Coordinated access
ND HHS Housing & Homelessness Resources
State housing and homelessness resource page with links to rent help, shelter resources, domestic violence shelter information, affordable housing locators, and housing program information.
State housing and homelessness resource page with links to rent help, shelter resources, domestic violence shelter information, affordable housing locators, and housing program information.
Housing programs
🏛️ Local Public Housing Channels
City / County Housing Authorities
Public housing, vouchers, and local affordable housing programs may vary by jurisdiction. Confirm waitlists, criminal-background screening, income rules, documents, and appeal options.
Public housing, vouchers, and local affordable housing programs may vary by jurisdiction. Confirm waitlists, criminal-background screening, income rules, documents, and appeal options.
Local agency review
HUD North Dakota
State-level resource for public housing, Housing Choice Voucher information, subsidized housing search, affordable housing, and fair housing resources.
State-level resource for public housing, Housing Choice Voucher information, subsidized housing search, affordable housing, and fair housing resources.
Housing search
Regional Community Action Agencies
Community action agencies may offer housing navigation, rent help, deposit help, utilities assistance, weatherization, or referrals depending on county, funding, and eligibility.
Community action agencies may offer housing navigation, rent help, deposit help, utilities assistance, weatherization, or referrals depending on county, funding, and eligibility.
Community action
Free Through Recovery
Behavioral-health and recovery-support program for eligible justice-involved individuals. Not a housing provider by itself, but support services may help stabilize a housing plan.
Behavioral-health and recovery-support program for eligible justice-involved individuals. Not a housing provider by itself, but support services may help stabilize a housing plan.
Reentry support
Important: OACRA does not place individuals into housing or guarantee acceptance. Always confirm availability, eligibility, supervision restrictions, approved residence requirements, and referral rules with the provider and your supervising officer or court.
Some North Dakota housing pathways may depend on local eligibility, waitlists, agency screening, weather conditions, transportation, tribal or local service-area rules, and county-specific public housing procedures.
