How to Get Help

• You must be at least 18 years old in order to stay at Stepping Stone 
• For assistance with youth shelter, please contact YMCA Youth Intervention Services (https://www.streetworksmn.org/) at 763-493-3052 or Hope4Youth (https://www.hope4youthmn.org/) at 763-323-2066.
• If you are a family who needs shelter, please contact Family Promise of Anoka County (http://www.familypromiseanoka.org/) at 763-568-7365 or Safe Families for Children (www.Minneapolis-StPaul.Safe-Families.org) at 651-792-2777.

Call us at 763-323-7006 as soon as you know you need shelter. 

Once a resident has completed our 90-day program, the opportunity for financial assistance to help with rent, down payment, utilities, damage deposit, etc. may be available. That’s something individual residents should discuss with their case manager.

Unfortunately, we are not able to provide shelter to any walk-ins. In order to stay at Stepping Stone, you must call 763-323-7006.

Stepping Stone is designed to provide shelter for 90 days. However, you can stay for one night, one week, or with approval, extend your stay past 90 days.

No. Stepping Stone is a 24/7 shelter, that means you are not required to leave during the day. However, you are expected to be productive and work towards ending your homelessness. This means that you will have to show progress in your Individual Goal Plan, success in making and attending various appointments, and completing your daily assigned work training.

While staying at Stepping Stone, you will be expected to complete your assigned work training, meet with your case manager, and treat staff, other residents, and volunteers with respect. You will also be expected to work through our Program Elements, which are designed to assist you in ending your homelessness. These, and other aspects of daily life and expectations at Stepping Stone, will be explained during your intake meeting with your case manager. Failure to do these things may result in being asked to leave Stepping Stone.

No, we do not administer medications. Only over-the-counter and personal prescription medications are allowed at Stepping Stone. You will be given a personal locker to store your prescription medications. You are responsible for providing a lock for your locker, keeping it locked at all times, and not sharing the key/combination with anyone, including staff.

Stepping Stone strives to remove as many barriers as possible; however, there are certain actions that are strictly forbidden. These include, but are not limited to:

1. Any type of verbal aggression, hate speech, or attempts at physical harm.
2. Possession, use, sale, or storage of a weapon, firearm, or fireworks on property or campus.
3. Possession, use, sale, or storage of alcohol, illegal drugs, non-prescribed medication, inhalants or drug paraphernalia.
4. Theft or destruction of another resident’s, staff’s, volunteer’s personal or Stepping Stone’s property.
5. Entering the room of another resident.
6. Sexual harassment of another resident, employee, or volunteer.

No, we do not have vouchers. And no, we cannot get them for you.

No, we do not find housing for our residents. However, we provide resources that support residents conducting their own search for housing.