Role: housing assessment, homelessness prevention, central intake, and resource navigation; geography: Grand Traverse County and NMCAA service area; cost/eligibility: housing crisis or risk of homelessness is the entry point and availability varies; emergency limit: not emergency shelter or police response
Northwest Michigan Community Action Agency / Grand Traverse County HARA
Northwest Michigan Community Action Agency serves as the Housing Assessment and Resource Agency for the region. Contact the central housing intake line about homelessness prevention, housing instability, shelter connections, and current local referrals.
Role: year-round emergency shelter, food, basic needs, and housing-focused services; geography: Traverse City and northwest Michigan; cost/eligibility: shelter intake, capacity, and program rules apply; emergency limit: call 911 for immediate danger; call housing intake before arrival
Goodwill Inn Emergency Homeless Shelter
Goodwill Inn is a year-round emergency shelter for adults and families experiencing homelessness, with food and basic needs while guests work toward safe, permanent housing. Call the regional housing assistance line first to ask about current intake and capacity.
Role: emergency shelter, food, and housing-and-human-services resource center; geography: Grand Traverse County and surrounding region; cost/eligibility: shelter access, hours, capacity, and intake rules apply; emergency limit: call 911 for immediate danger
Safe Harbor of Grand Traverse
Safe Harbor provides emergency shelter and a year-round housing and human-services resource center. Its current shelter page directs people seeking shelter to call 231-944-0283 and the regional homeless response hotline at 844-900-0500; confirm hours and availability before traveling.
Role: public housing, housing-choice-voucher administration, and affordable-housing information; geography: Traverse City and regional voucher service area; cost/eligibility: income, program, waitlist, and property rules apply; emergency limit: does not provide emergency housing
Traverse City Housing Commission
The Traverse City Housing Commission operates public housing and administers the regional Housing Choice Voucher program. Its emergency-resources page states that it does not provide emergency housing, so contact the Commission for program information and use regional housing intake for an immediate housing crisis.
Role: rent assistance through federally funded housing vouchers; geography: Grand Traverse, Antrim, Benzie, Kalkaska, Leelanau, and northern Wexford Counties; cost/eligibility: income, preference, waitlist, and program rules apply; emergency limit: not emergency shelter
Traverse City Housing Choice Voucher Program
The Housing Choice Voucher program helps eligible households pay rent through a federally funded program administered by the Traverse City Housing Commission. The current program page says the HCV waiting list is closed; check the official page for status and current application information.
Role: local housing assistance and housing-navigation pathway; geography: Traverse City and Grand Traverse County area; cost/eligibility: program-specific intake and availability apply; emergency limit: not emergency shelter or crisis response
Homestretch Housing
Homestretch is listed by the City of Traverse City and regional homelessness resources as a local housing-assistance contact. Call to ask about current housing programs, eligibility, and whether the current need fits its services.
Role: affordable homeownership, home repair, and housing-stability programs; geography: Grand Traverse Region; cost/eligibility: application, income, property, and program requirements apply; emergency limit: not emergency shelter or crisis response
Habitat for Humanity Grand Traverse Region
Habitat for Humanity Grand Traverse Region offers housing and home-repair pathways subject to its current application and program requirements. Contact the organization to ask what programs are open and whether a property or household fits the current criteria.
Role: food, clothing, household-goods, and emergency-assistance pathway; geography: Traverse City and Grand Traverse County area; cost/eligibility: assistance and appointment rules apply; emergency limit: not emergency shelter or crisis response
Father Fred Foundation
Father Fred Foundation is a local basic-needs resource listed in the City of Traverse City's community guide. Contact the organization to ask about current food, clothing, household-goods, and emergency-assistance options and what documentation or scheduling may be required.
Role: rescued-food distribution and emergency-food-system support; geography: Grand Traverse and northern Michigan service region; cost/eligibility: food access is distributed through local pantries and meal sites; availability varies; emergency limit: not emergency shelter or medical care
Goodwill Northern Michigan Food Rescue
Goodwill Northern Michigan's Food Rescue program collects and distributes rescued food to local pantries and meal sites. Contact Goodwill or Michigan 211 for current pantry and meal-site connections rather than assuming a particular location has same-day availability.
Role: regional food-resource coordination and pantry information; geography: northwest Michigan, including Grand Traverse County; cost/eligibility: pantry and meal-site eligibility and hours vary; emergency limit: not emergency shelter or medical care
Northwest Michigan Food Coalition
The Northwest Michigan Food Coalition helps connect people with regional food resources. Use its current listings or call Michigan 211 to ask about pantry, grocery, and meal options near Traverse City and confirm hours, eligibility, and availability first.
Role: public transit, City Ride, County Ride, and on-demand transportation; geography: Traverse City and Grand Traverse County service area; cost/eligibility: fares, routes, reservations, and reduced-fare rules apply; emergency limit: not emergency medical transport
Bay Area Transportation Authority (BATA)
BATA provides public transportation in and around Traverse City, including fixed routes and on-demand services identified in local resource guides. Check current routes, service hours, fares, and eligibility before planning a medical, housing, or resource visit.
Role: aging, caregiver, nutrition, and senior-service navigation; geography: Grand Traverse County; cost/eligibility: age, caregiver, program, and service-area rules apply; emergency limit: not emergency response or crisis counseling
Grand Traverse County Commission on Aging
The Grand Traverse County Commission on Aging connects older adults and caregivers with aging-related programs and services. Contact the Commission to ask about current options, eligibility, transportation, nutrition, and caregiver support.
Role: disability advocacy, independent-living support, and resource navigation; geography: northern Michigan, including Grand Traverse County; cost/eligibility: disability-related program criteria may apply; emergency limit: not emergency response or medical care
Disability Network Northern Michigan
Disability Network Northern Michigan offers disability advocacy and independent-living resources. Contact the organization to ask about current services, accessibility guidance, benefits navigation, and local referrals.
Role: public library, computers, Wi-Fi, information help, meeting spaces, and accessible services; geography: Grand Traverse County library district; cost/eligibility: public access and card or program rules apply; emergency limit: not emergency response or crisis counseling
Traverse Area District Library
The Traverse Area District Library provides public computing, Wi-Fi, information help, meeting spaces, digital resources, and accessible services through its library network. The Main Library is at 610 Woodmere Avenue; check current hours and service details before visiting.
Role: counseling, alcohol-and-drug services, family support, and gerontological services; geography: Traverse City and northwest Michigan; cost/eligibility: intake, service, insurance, and payment rules apply; emergency limit: not emergency crisis response
Catholic Human Services of Northwest Michigan
Catholic Human Services is listed in the City of Traverse City's community guide for counseling, alcohol-and-drug services, and gerontological support. Contact the organization to ask about current programs, cost, insurance, and whether its services fit the situation.
Role: community health care and primary-care access; geography: Traverse City and surrounding region; cost/eligibility: clinic intake, appointment, and payment rules apply; emergency limit: call 911 for an emergency
Traverse Health Clinic
Traverse Health Clinic is a local health-care resource listed by the City of Traverse City. Contact the clinic to ask about current services, appointments, coverage, and access; use 911 or a hospital emergency room for an emergency.
Role: community health center and primary-care access; geography: northwest Michigan, including Grand Traverse County; cost/eligibility: clinic intake, coverage, and sliding-fee rules apply; emergency limit: call 911 for an emergency
Northwest Michigan Health Services
Northwest Michigan Health Services is listed as a local medical resource for the Traverse City area. Contact the health center to ask about current primary-care, behavioral-health, dental, or payment options and whether the location fits the need.
Role: substance-use assessment, treatment, and recovery support; geography: Traverse City and northwest Michigan; cost/eligibility: clinical intake, payer, and program rules apply; emergency limit: call 911 for immediate danger or overdose
Addiction Treatment Services
Addiction Treatment Services is listed by the City of Traverse City as a local substance-use support pathway. Contact ATS to ask about current assessment, treatment, recovery, payment, and referral options; call 911 for an overdose or life-threatening emergency.
Role: hospital-based behavioral-health and psychiatric care; geography: Traverse City and surrounding region; cost/eligibility: clinical intake, coverage, and hospital rules apply; emergency limit: call 911 for immediate danger or severe medical crisis
Munson Behavioral Health
Munson Behavioral Health is listed in the City's local resource guide for behavioral-health and psychiatric services. Contact the program to ask about current outpatient or hospital-connected options; use 911 or the emergency room for an immediate crisis.
Role: Michigan benefits application and benefits-management portal; geography: Michigan, including Grand Traverse County; cost/eligibility: program eligibility and verification rules apply; emergency limit: not emergency response
MI Bridges
MI Bridges is Michigan's online pathway to apply for and manage certain health, food, cash, child-care, and emergency-assistance benefits. Use Michigan 211 or the local DHHS office if online access or application navigation is difficult, and confirm current program rules.
Role: self-help legal information, forms, and legal-aid referrals; geography: Michigan, including Grand Traverse County; cost/eligibility: legal-aid eligibility and case limits apply; emergency limit: not emergency response or legal representation by itself
Michigan Legal Help
Michigan Legal Help provides self-help information and referrals for housing, consumer, family, public benefits, and other civil-legal issues. Use it to understand options and find an appropriate legal-aid pathway; it is not emergency response or a substitute for an attorney when one is required.
Role: veteran-benefits navigation, emergency assistance, and local referrals; geography: Grand Traverse and Leelanau Counties; cost/eligibility: veteran, service, and program eligibility rules apply; emergency limit: use the Veterans Crisis Line or 911 for a crisis
Grand Traverse County Veterans Affairs
Grand Traverse County Veterans Affairs helps veterans and families access federal, state, and local benefits and publishes information about emergency assistance and transportation. Contact the office to ask about current eligibility and services.
Role: employment, training, workforce, and veteran-employment services; geography: northwest Michigan, including Traverse City; cost/eligibility: program and participant eligibility rules apply; emergency limit: not emergency response
Michigan Works! Northwest
Michigan Works! provides employment, training, and workforce-navigation services and is listed in regional resources for Traverse City. Contact the local office to ask about current programs, eligibility, transportation, and veteran or seasonal-worker assistance.
Role: street outreach, housing navigation, and support for people experiencing homelessness; geography: Traverse City and northern Michigan; cost/eligibility: outreach assessment and available-program rules apply; emergency limit: call 911 for immediate danger
Goodwill Northern Michigan Street Outreach
Goodwill Northern Michigan's housing and homeless-services team includes street outreach for people living unsheltered. Contact the regional housing assistance line to ask for current outreach and shelter connections rather than approaching a person in a way that could increase risk.
Role: local outreach, day-resource, and community-support pathway; geography: Traverse City area; cost/eligibility: current hours, programs, and availability apply; emergency limit: not emergency response or a substitute for shelter intake
Jubilee House
Jubilee House is listed in regional homelessness resources as a Traverse City outreach and community-support contact. Call to ask what current services and hours are available, and use the regional housing hotline for shelter or housing navigation.
Role: city-maintained starting directory for local basic-needs, housing, health, legal, safety, and transportation resources; geography: Traverse City and surrounding area; cost/eligibility: each listed provider sets its own rules; emergency limit: call 911 for immediate danger
Traverse City Community Resource Guide
The City of Traverse City's Community Resource Guide organizes local contacts across housing, shelter, food, health care, mental health, domestic violence, disability, legal aid, transportation, and veteran services. Use it as a starting directory, then confirm each provider's current hours, eligibility, capacity, and cost.