Your link to housing & services
The Coordinated Access, Referral, Entry & Stabilization (CARES) System is the homeless response system for the North Dakota and West Central Minnesota Continuum of Care regions. CARES is designed to be a coordinated, accessible and transparent link to housing assistance, shelter, mainstream services, and other resources for those experiencing homelessness or a housing crisis.
This site provides information and resources on the CARES System. Thank you for visiting!
“Coordinated entry is an important process through which people experiencing or at risk of experiencing homelessness can access the crisis response system in a streamlined way, have their strengths and needs quickly assessed, and quickly connect to appropriate, tailored housing and mainstream services within the community or designated region . . . When possible, the assessment provides the ability for households to gain access to the best options to address their needs, incorporating participants’ choice, rather than being evaluated for a single program within the system. The most intensive interventions are prioritized for those with the highest needs.”
- Opening Doors, the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness’s (USICH) plan to end homelessness
CARES is funded primarily by state and federal funds, however, these funds do not meet all needs. Please consider giving a charitable donation to CARES via the FM Coalition to End Homelessness, one of our lead partners. Donations benefit the entire region-wide system.
“Housing is a human right. There can be no fairness or justice in a society in which some live in homelessness, or in the shadow of that risk, while others cannot even imagine it.”