Homeless
Outreach

Mobile Teams Connect Unsheltered People to Housing, Care, and Stability

Guild engages in proactive outreach at encampments, libraries, parks, and shelters, screening in clients regardless of their barriers. Staff builds trust by meeting people where they are—both physically and emotionally—addressing immediate needs, listening, and supporting their desires and individual goals. We ensure each person is connected to the Coordinated Entry System, the public system that is the starting point to qualify for homelessness services and find housing. Guild Outreach facilitates connections to other services and supports in the community to support full integration into housing stability.

Anoka Street Outreach

Guild partners with Anoka County to reach people experiencing homelessness through street outreach. Outreach includes connections to other services and supports to address health, housing, income and other needs including the need for immediate connection to shelter. Guild’s Anoka Street Outreach program participants may also be connected to hotel-shelter.

PATH

Experiencing homelessness can make accessing help difficult. Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH) helps people get on housing waitlists and connects them to the services and other resources needed to access housing. PATH is unique as the services provided to those experiencing homelessness are delivered with a mental health and/or SUD lens. PATH works with and accepts referrals from community partners, including law enforcement, shelters, food shelves, treatment programs, and faith-based organizations. The PATH team works in Anoka, Scott, and Dakota Counties. Individuals who have a Serious Mental Illness (SMI) or Substance Use Disorder can qualify for PATH outreach services.