Police, Sheriff, Fire, Health and Rescue Emergencies

Serves Rice Lake area only.

Homeless shelter serving individuals and families.

Emergency needs for food, home heating fuel, medical expenses, re-training, and other immediate situations for farm families.

We are dedicated to helping people in Barron County who are facing times of crisis. We do this in the form of shelter at The Family House, shared with Polk County. We also help with emergency needs like rent, electricity, or heat assistance. We also help to make sure that kids in our communities have happy, full bellies while they are away from school.

Emergency funds available; leave message and call will be returned within 24 hrs.

Provides financial assistance with heating bills, furnace tuning & replacement, and weatherization for income-eligible households, a Homeless Intervention Program that provides rent assistance to families and individuals experiencing homelessness and a Housing Stability Program that helps with eviction prevention efforts, budgeting assistance, connections to community and agency resources/programs and one-on-one planning, coaching and financial education, and the housing listed below:

• Barron: Sunrise Meadows I, Sunrise Meadows II
• Rice Lake: Cedar Meadows

Grant-funded program for young adults ages 17-24 who need immediate crisis housing, resources, and ongoing housing support.

Mortgage, rent, critical home repair, property tax, internet and phone help.