Flagstaff Shelter Services operates the largest shelter in northern Arizona and serves some of the most vulnerable residents of the region. Our 163-bed emergency shelter helps stabilize individuals in crisis by providing a safe place to sleep, nutritious meals, hot showers, hygiene supplies, seasonally appropriate clothes/shoes, and laundry services. While there are other capable service providers in Coconino County, the emergency shelter at Flagstaff Shelter Services is the only program to offer temporary shelter to ANY adult experiencing homelessness, regardless of their faith, mental health status, sobriety or criminal record.

Flagstaff Shelter Services partners with nearly a dozen Flagstaff faith congregations to operate a winter overflow shelter for families during the 23 coldest weeks of the year. The first successful program of its kind in Northern Arizona, our Overflow Shelter ensures all families have a safe, warm place to sleep during Northern Arizona’s freezing temperatures and inclement weather.

The vision of Flagstaff Shelter Services is to provide “shelter tonight and housing tomorrow.” Our Rapid Rehousing Program does just that by helping individuals and families quickly transition from homelessness to stable housing. Operating under the Housing First approach, this program has successfully connected over 800 individuals to safe, affordable, permanent housing. Implementation of this program has shortened client stays in homelessness and prevented returns to homelessness.