HOUSING
IN THE NORTHLAND
Updated June 25, 2025
This is a list of emergency housing, student housing, traditional housing, and public housing options in NE MN and NW WI (and one national advocacy organization). Organizations may have waiting lists. Organizations are listed alphabetically.
Another Door
Emergency housing, ages 18-24
Lutheran Social Services
Angie Skogstad—Youth Program Manager
Center for Changing Lives
1422 East Superior St.
Duluth, MN 55805
218-529-2287
Bethany Crisis Shelter
Youth emergency shelter and family resource center
Lutheran Social Services
Dawn Shykes—Senior Director of Youth, Children and Family Services
9239 Idaho St.
Duluth, MN 55808
218-626-2726 24 hr. line
Center City Housing
Housing assistance and supportive housing
105 ½ West 1st St.
Duluth, MN 55802
218-722-7161
CHUM
Homeless shelter and housing services
125 N 1st Ave W.
Duluth, MN 55802
218-720-6521
City of Washburn and Bayfield County Housing Authority
Housing assistance
420 East Third Street
Washburn, WI 54891
715-373-2653
HDC (Human Development Center) Homeless Project
Housing assistance for individuals with mental illness; Saint Louis, Carlton, Lake Counties
120 W 2nd St
Duluth, MN 55802
218-728-4491
HRA (Housing Redevelopment Authority) - Duluth, MN
222 E 2nd St
Duluth, MN 55805
218-529-6300
Life House
Housing assistance, ages 14-24
102 West First St.
Duluth, MN 55802
218-722-7431
Loaves & Fishes
Housing and emergency housing
Dorothy Day House (men’s house)
1712 Jefferson Street
Duluth, MN 55812
218-724-2054
Olive Branch (women and families)
1614 Jefferson Street
Duluth, MN 58812
218-728-0629
Renaissance Transitional Housing
Supportive housing, ages 16-20
Lutheran Social Services
Lynn Gerlach-Collard
Center for Changing Lives
1422 East Superior St.
Duluth, MN 55805
218-723-8052
Sage—National LGBTQ+ Housing Initiative
Housing advocacy
305 7th Avenue, 15th Floor
New York, NY 10001
212-741-2247
Superior Housing Authority
Housing assistance
1219 N 8th St
Superior, WI 54880
715-394-6601
University of Minnesota Duluth Gender Inclusive Housing
College student housing
Kirby Student Center
1120 Kirby Drive
Duluth, MN 55812
218-726-7163
For housing-specific questions at UMD: umdhouse@d.umn.edu
R.B. Brooks (they/them), Sexuality and Gender Equity Initiatives Program Coordinator: rmbrooks@d.umn.edu
University of Wisconsin-Superior
College student housing
Residence Life (College Students) (gender inclusive policy)
Melinda Yingling ( she/her), Housing Coordinator I
Yellowjacket Union Desk
1605 Catlin Ave
Superior, WI 54880
715-394-8308
T Wainman (they, them, theirs), Coordinator for Gender and Sexuality Programs
1610 Weeks Ave
Superior, WI 54880
715-394-8324