The journey to STABILITYHOUSINGRECOVERY

starts here.

The journey to STABILITYHOUSINGRECOVERY

starts here.

Our Mission:

Stephen Center partners with individuals, families, and the community to overcome homelessness, substance abuse, and mental health concerns.

Since 2013, the unsheltered homeless population grew faster in the Omaha-Council Bluffs area than any other major metro in the country.*

*https://flatwaterfreepress.org/need-has-outpaced-capacity-omaha-unsheltered-homelessness-rising-at-fastest-rate-of-any-major-city/

People in families with children had the largest single-year increase in homelessness. Between 2023 and 2024, 39 percent more people in families with children experienced homelessness.

*024 Annual Homelessness Assessment Report to Congress

Homelessness among people in families with children, individuals, individuals with chronic patterns of homelessness, people staying in unsheltered locations, people staying in sheltered locations, and unaccompanied youth all reached the highest recorded numbers in 2023.

*024 Annual Homelessness Assessment Report to Congress

Since 2013, the unsheltered homeless population grew faster in the Omaha-Council Bluffs area than any other major metro in the country.*

*https://flatwaterfreepress.org/need-has-outpaced-capacity-omaha-unsheltered-homelessness-rising-at-fastest-rate-of-any-major-city/

People in families with children had the largest single-year increase in homelessness. Between 2023 and 2024, 39 percent more people in families with children experienced homelessness.

*https://flatwaterfreepress.org/need-has-outpaced-capacity-omaha-unsheltered-homelessness-rising-at-fastest-rate-of-any-major-city/

Homelessness among people in families with children, individuals, individuals with chronic patterns of homelessness, people staying in unsheltered locations, people staying in sheltered locations, and unaccompanied youth all reached the highest recorded numbers in 2023.

*https://flatwaterfreepress.org/need-has-outpaced-capacity-omaha-unsheltered-homelessness-rising-at-fastest-rate-of-any-major-city/

Caring for the Omaha area’s most vulnerable

Our Programs

mother and child in emergency shelter at stephen center omaha

Shelter that Keeps a Family Together

Stephen Center’s Pettigrew Emergency Shelter is the only shelter in the Omaha area that keeps families together when seeking a place to stay. We provide safe shelter and case management for individuals and all types of family dynamics without separation.

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recovery support at stephen center omaha

HERO Substance Abuse Treatment

Stephen Center’s HERO Addiction Recovery program provides short-term and long-term treatment for individuals facing substance use and co-occurring mental health disorders. We help them overcome all the barriers to find lasting recovery.

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Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH)

Stephen Center’s Permanent Supportive Housing program provides affordable housing and case management for individuals and families facing high barriers, including mental health challenges and physical disabilities, ensuring long-term stability and support.

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mother holding child and teddy bear in emergency shelter at stephen center omaha

therapists working with clients at stephen center omaha

serving food to homeless client at stephen center omaha

2024 Impact at a Glance

Stephen Center is dedicated to providing essential services to those in need, offering warm meals, safe lodging, and a supportive environment for individuals experiencing homelessness, substance abuse, and housing instability. With the help of our dedicated volunteers, we strive to create an environment that provides dignity and respect for all. A place where we nourish not only the body, but also the soul. Here is a snapshot of some of our key metrics from 2024.

94,845

nights of lodging

1,200

people served

294,000

meals offered

57,840

volunteer hours