Walk-up, low-barrier shelter, meals, navigation, and housing-centered support - Bend; walk-up access, capacity, and shelter rules apply
Lighthouse Navigation Center
The City of Bend identifies the Lighthouse Navigation Center as the only walk-up, low-barrier shelter in Bend and directs people who need a place to sleep or a meal to 275 NE 2nd Street. Confirm current hours, capacity, accessibility, belongings rules, and what services are available that day.
High-barrier emergency shelter, meals, case management, and housing support - Central Oregon; intake, screening, household, and capacity rules apply
Bethlehem Inn
Bethlehem Inn provides a safe place to sleep, meals, and case management for adults and children experiencing homelessness in Central Oregon. Ask about current screening, family access, accessibility, length of stay, belongings, and bed availability before traveling.
Low-barrier emergency shelter and temporary housing for households experiencing homelessness - Bend; coordinated-entry assessment and interest-list rules apply
NeighborImpact Emergency Shelter
NeighborImpact operates low-barrier emergency shelter units in Bend and directs people to complete a housing assessment through Central Oregon’s Coordinated Entry System. Confirm the current interest list, household eligibility, accessibility, transportation, and capacity.
Rent, utility, housing-stability, food, and community-action support - Central Oregon; funding, income, documentation, and appointment rules apply
NeighborImpact Housing and Rental Assistance
NeighborImpact supports Central Oregon households with emergency shelter, rental assistance, utility assistance, food, and other programs. Ask about current funding, household eligibility, documents, wait time, and whether a concern belongs with housing, energy, food, or another referral pathway.
Homelessness outreach, mail, medical and health referrals, transportation, employment, and basic-needs support - Bend; outreach and resource-capacity rules apply
REACH Central Oregon
REACH provides a trusted outreach connection for people experiencing homelessness in Bend and may help with mail, health services, transportation, employment placement, sleeping supplies, hygiene items, and other basic needs. It is not a shelter guarantee or cleanup provider.
Dignified food relief and food-security support - Bend and Central Oregon; no proof of residence or income for first visit, ongoing program rules apply
The Giving Plate
The Giving Plate's Community Store welcomes people struggling with food insecurity in Central Oregon. The current program page lists 61470 S. Hwy 97 in Bend and says no proof of residence or income is required for a first visit; ongoing support asks households to meet USDA TEFAP income rules. Current posted hours are Wednesday 2-6 p.m., Thursday and Friday 10 a.m.-4 p.m., and Saturday 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; confirm hours, accessibility, transportation, and household rules.
Local resource navigation for housing, food, health care, benefits, and basic needs - Central Oregon; referral, eligibility, and provider-capacity rules apply
Thrive Central Oregon
Thrive Central Oregon helps people connect with local resources, including Oregon Health Plan information, health-care connections, housing, food, employment, and basic needs. Confirm current services, hours, documents, and whether a direct provider or 211 referral is the best next step.
Free civil legal information, advice, and representation for eligible low-income residents - Deschutes County and Central Oregon; income, issue, and intake rules apply
Central Oregon Regional Legal Aid Office
Legal Aid Services of Oregon’s Central Oregon office serves Deschutes County and lists housing, consumer, family, government-benefits, bankruptcy, and discrimination issues among its areas of work. Financial eligibility generally centers on income at or below 125% of the federal poverty level; confirm current intake and scope.
Certified peer support, recovery mentoring, outreach, sober living, and structured residential support - Bend and Central Oregon; program, recovery, and housing rules vary
Central Oregon Peer Services
Central Oregon Peer Services provides peer support, outreach, recovery mentoring, structured residential programming, vocational support, and sober living. Ask about current access, cost, housing openings, and whether the need is best served by peer, recovery, clinical, or crisis support.
Safe peer and recovery connection space for young adults and community members - Bend and Redmond; schedule and enrollment rules vary
The Drop
Deschutes County describes The Drop as a safe, supportive place for connection and lists peer and recovery-oriented activities. Ask about current Bend hours, age or enrollment rules, accessibility, privacy, and whether a different crisis or behavioral-health pathway is needed.
County and city housing, shelter, coordinated-entry, outreach, and stabilization map - Deschutes County; program availability and eligibility vary
Deschutes County Housing and Homelessness Navigation
The City’s shelter and services page brings together local nonprofit partners, coordinated entry, low-barrier shelter, safe parking, outreach, and housing-centered case management. Use it to identify a current entry point, then confirm access, capacity, transportation, and support scope directly.
State housing, rent, utility, food, legal, fair-housing, and recovery-resource navigation - Oregon with Deschutes County pathways; OHCS does not provide direct services
Oregon Housing and Community Services
Oregon Housing and Community Services maintains a housing-help page that points residents toward 211, rental and utility support, food resources, legal aid, fair-housing support, and related programs. Confirm the actual local provider, eligibility, cost, intake, and capacity before relying on a referral.
SNAP, food, meal, and aging-disability food-navigation pathway - Oregon with Deschutes County resources; income and program rules apply
Oregon Food and Benefit Resources
Oregon DHS directs residents to food resources and the Aging and Disability Resource Connection for local meal programs and food boxes. Ask about current SNAP application methods, eligibility, documentation, accessible delivery, and whether 211 or a local pantry is the fastest route.
Permanent supportive-housing collaboration, rental assistance, in-home support, and long-term housing pathway - Central Oregon; referral, housing, and capacity rules apply
Central Oregon FUSE
Central Oregon FUSE collaborates on permanent supportive housing and pairs housing with long-term support. Ask about current projects, referral pathways, eligibility, accessibility, and whether a person needs coordinated entry, rental assistance, or another housing-stability service first.
Peer support and resource connection for women after recovery programs - Bend and Central Oregon; program, stage-of-recovery, and schedule rules apply
New Each Morning
New Each Morning connects women moving from recovery programs toward work, stability, and community resources and describes peer-support specialists with lived experience. Ask about current access, eligibility, privacy, and whether it fits a person’s recovery or employment goals.
Private-pay hoarding support, organizing help, groups, and family guidance - broader service area; scope, cost, scheduling, travel, consent, and safety rules apply
The Peer Tree
The Peer Tree is the private-pay pathway for organizing help, decluttering support, groups, family guidance, and practical next steps when a grant or public program is not the right fit. Ask about scope, cost, travel, consent, safety, and whether support is available in Bend or Deschutes County.
Digital peer-support pathway for people affected by hoarding and clutter concerns - online; not therapy or emergency support
Unburied
Unburied, from The Peer Tree, offers a judgment-free digital pathway with peer support, groups, and tools for people directly affected and for friends or family supporters. It is not therapy, a crisis service, or a substitute for emergency help.
Veteran benefits, behavioral-health, crisis, and service-navigation pathway - Deschutes County; veteran status, program, appointment, and eligibility rules apply
Deschutes County Veterans Services
Deschutes County's Veterans Services page brings together veteran-focused mental-health and crisis contacts, including the County Behavioral Health pathway, the Bend VA community-based outpatient clinic, and the Central Oregon Vet Center. Ask about current eligibility, appointment access, transportation, and whether the need is benefits navigation, behavioral health, peer support, or crisis response.