Street People in Omaha
See someone in need? What can you do?
911 - emergency need or physical danger
211 - talk to United Way.
Omaha (Douglas County) has a Coordinated Entry approach. I don't know of a central phone number, but we do have a central entry web page:
https://www.thresholdcoc.org/resources
- Access Points: where to access help
- FHA
- Micah House
- Siena Francis House
- Youth Emergency Services
- etc..
- Supportive Resources
- United Way, dial 211 - or use web page.
- FindHelp.org search by zip
- Unite Us
About 1500 to 2000 people are living without safe housing, and around 475 are chronic (continual). reference
In need but not homeless, call 211 to find a list of prevention resources.
Reference:
https://dhhs.ne.gov/Pages/Nebraska-Homeless-Assistance-Program-Recipients.aspx