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Before you go
- Call ahead. Bed availability changes hourly. The phone number on each card is the source of truth.
- Bring ID if you have it. Most shelters don't strictly require it, but services downstream of shelters usually do.
- Tell intake about your situation. Pets, partners, kids, mobility issues, working a night shift — shelters often have options that aren't on a website.
- Read What to do if you become homeless for a step-by-step plan for the first 24 hours and first week.