Safe Harbor Housing
The Department of Human Services funds several organizations to provide emergency, transitional and permanent housing for sexually exploited youth. Shelter and housing are designed with:
- On-site supportive services
- Appropriate security
- Assistance from survivors of sex trafficking
- Collaboration with law enforcement and juvenile justice systems.
Metro area specialized outreach, and metro area and statewide training to youth outreach workers is provided through Lutheran Social Service StreetWorks.
The following agencies are hosting shelter and housing for sexually exploited youth:
North Central
Counties served: Beltrami, Hubbard, Itasca, Clearwater, Koochiching
- Evergreen Youth And Family Services Bemidji 218-751-8223
- North Homes Children & Family Services Bemidji, Grand Rapids 218-751-0282
Northeast
Counties served: St. Louis, Lake, Cook, Carlton
- Life House Duluth 218-722-7431
- Lutheran Social Service – Range Virginia 218-741-3343
West Central
Counties served: Becker, Big Stone, Chippewa, Clay, Douglas, Grant, Kandiyohi, Lac Qui Parle, Meeker, Otter Tail, Pope, Stevens, Swift, Traverse, Wadena, Wilkin
- Heartland Girls Ranch Benson 320-843-4815
- Lutheran Social Service Of Minnesota WIllmar Willmar 320-444-0512
East Central
Counties served: Aitkin, Benton, Crow Wing, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Pine, Sherburne, Stearns, Todd, Wright
- Lutheran Social Service Of Minnesota - Brainerd Brainerd and St. Cloud 218-824-3770
South Central
Counties Served: Brown, Blue Earth, Faribault, Le Sueur, Martin, McLeod, Nicollet, Sibley, Waseca, Watonwan
- Lutheran Social Service Of Minnesota - Mankato 507-381-5511
Southeast
Counties Served: Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, Winona
- Lutheran Social Service Of Minnesota - Rochester Rochester 507-316-8273
Southwest
Counties served: Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Renville, Rock, and Yellow Medicine
West Metro
Counties served: Carver, Hennepin, Scott
- The Link Metro 612-232-5428
- The Family Partnership Minneapolis 888-774-3399
- YMCA Of The North Metro 952-500-3096
East Metro
Counties served: Anoka, Chisago, Dakota, Isanti, Ramsey, Washington
- 180 Degrees St. Paul 651-968-8908
- Ain Dah Yung St. Paul 651-227-4184
- Face To Face St. Paul 651-224-9644
Tribal
- Ain Dah Yung St. Paul 651-227-4184
Contacts
If you or someone you know is being sexual exploited or trafficked, please contact your Regional Navigator or contact the Day One Hotline at 1-866-223-1111 to learn more about services available in your community.
For more information on Safe Harbor, email the Safe Harbor program at health.safeharbor@state.mn.us.