Mission Statement: To provide resources and empathy to those experiencing homelessness, and those who encounter people in need.
Resource Map
List of DTSB Resources for Food, Shelter, Public Spaces (Spring 2026)
Resources Available for Download:
Northwest Neighborhood
Southeast Neighborhood
Western Neighborhood
Additional Resources:
Affordable, Transitional, Low-Barrier Housing options
Monthly Online Training
Support SB: Housing, Legal, Education, Food, Transportation, Health Links
Frequently Asked Questions
For 24 hours in January, we completed a Point in Time count of all unhoused people, both those in shelters and those unsheltered. 529 people were counted. 46 were unsheltered.
In 2025, there were 452 shelter beds in South Bend, mostly full with waiting lists. There are 180 Transitional Housing beds. In addition, there are 391 units of Permanent Supportive Housing that use the Coordinated Entry system. Including non-profits, there are 119 sober living spots. 75 people were housed in Rapid-Re-Housing. In total, 1098 units of sheltered housing was available across the city.
Unsheltered emergency housing at weather amnesty was expanded in Summer 2024. In January and February of 2025, we averaged over 90 people a night, with a high of 112. A local church has added 15 Red Cross cots in 2026 during extreme cold for overflow.
Low-barrier housing doesn’t require a person to have good credit, a clean criminal background, or even be in good health. But when you give a person housing, they no longer have to worry about their safety because they’re sleeping in a car or under a bridge. They don’t have to worry about hygiene and health because they have access to hot showers. And they don’t have to worry about what will happen to their possessions because they have a space of their own to store their belongings.
In other words, spending more on reducing barriers to care and housing, and improving the quality of treatment so that people with addiction actually want to participate is far more effective than other measures.
For more information, please visit the New Day Intake Center’s website.
Please use the contact form below to reach out to us.
Join us for an upcoming online Homelessness Training.
Pick up Narcan at a nearby location.
Refer someone to Oaklawn for help with housing and support services.
Walk someone through the housing decision tree to help identify the best place to help (MCHC)
We are funding an Outreach Team from Oaklawn to help get people onto our Region’s Coordinated Entry list.
We are providing trainings for agencies and organizations to better understand and address homelessness.
Download our list of mental health crisis resources for mental health, self-harm, youth, veteran, domestic violence, or substance use specific services.
Meetings
Past Trainings on the City’s YouTube page
In Person De-escalation Training May 15th (in partnership with Mental Health Awareness of Michiana)
City Events and Meetings
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How Can I Help?
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