Resources & Information


Resources & Information

Here are some important community resources and information for families and individuals. Contact admissions@cadt.org or 218-723-8444 with specific questions about these programs.


  • Online Resource Pages

    Rethinking Drinking


    For anyone who drinks, this site offers valuable, research-based information. Letʼs take a look at your drinking patterns and how they may affect your health.


    CDC Check Your Drinking Alcohol Screening Tool 


    Drinking too much alcohol can be harmful. Everyone can benefit from drinking less alcohol or not drinking at all. This tool checks your drinking and can give advice. If you want to drink less, it can also help you build a plan to make healthier choices.

  • Substance Use Resource Pages

    Recovery Alliance Duluth 


    Recovery Alliance Duluth (RAD) is a community organization that connects people seeking recovery to peers who have walked a similar path and are trained to help through peer-to-peer recovery support.


    The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration (SAMHSA) 


    SAMHSA’s programs and campaigns offer information, training, and technical assistance to improve the quality and delivery of behavioral health services across the nation.


    Harm Reduction Sisters 


    Harm Reduction Sisters provides a feminist response, utilizing innovative harm reduction principles and practices to address the gaps that exist for people who use drugs and experience trauma.

  • Community Health Resource Pages

    Rural AIDS action Network (RAAN)


    RAAN's mission is to foster knowledgeable, caring communities, which ensure quality services and support for people affected by HIV/AIDS.


    Hope Clinic


    The HOPE Clinic is dedicated to providing free acute medical care for the surronding Duluth community.


    Lice Lounge


    Lice Lounge uses an all-natural, pesticide-free, safe & successful method of lice removal. They are mothers and lice removal experts &  understand the stress of lice removal.


    Lake Superior Life Care Center


    The Lake Superior Life-Care Center, Inc. is a local non-profit organization offering help to men and women facing unplanned pregnancies. Lake Superior Life Care Center is here to offer hope and help to parents and families with services which are free and confidential. 


    MnChoices  Assesment through Northern SLC


    A person of any age with a disability or in need of long-term services and supports may request a MnCHOICES assessment and support-planning process to help make decisions about their needs.


    MnCHOICES incorporates MnCHOICES assessments, managed care health risk assessments, the support plans associated with both assessments and LTSS evaluation into one web-based application. The person’s MnCHOICES assessment responses determine eligibility for a number of public programs, including home and community-based waivers and personal care assistance.


    Messabi ACT Team


    Includes basic information about the programs we oversee or administer in collaboration with many partners. Many descriptions include guiding principles, outcomes and performance measures of various initiatives. These pages also have links to relevant policies and procedures, contacts, reports and training opportunities, organized around these four broad themes.


    MN Help Info 


    Phone: 1-800-333-2433 


    Sexual Health Resources


    ­WE Health Clinic: 32 East 1st Street, Duluth, MN 


    Phone: 218-727-3352


    ­Duluth Family Medicine: 330 N 8th Ave, Duluth, MN 


    Phone: 218-723-1112 


    ­St. Lukes infectious Disease Associates : 915 E 1st St. Duluth, MN 


    Phone: 218-249-7990 


    ­Planned Parenthood North Central States Duluth Health Center: 1001 E Central Entrance, Duluth MN 


    Phone: 218-722-0833 


    ­Lutheran Social Services of Minnesota Teen Clinic: 1422 E Superior St, Duluth MN 


    Phone: 218-529-2230 


    ­Essentia Health Lakewalk Clinic: 1502 London Road Duluth, MN 


    Phone: 218-576-0100 


     



  • Domestic Violence Resource Pages

    Safe Haven Shelter & Resource Center  


    Safe Haven Shelter and Resource Center in Duluth, Minnesota provides services to women, children, and all survivors whose lives have been affected by physical, emotional, sexual, and economic abuse. 


    Dabinoo ‘Igan Domestic Violence Shelter & Legal Advocacy Resources


     Dabinoo’Igan is a 10-bed emergency shelter for victims of physical and sexual violence, trafficking, and stalking who need immediate shelter.  Women and children can stay up to 30 days and receive a variety of services including advocacy, information and referral, housing search assistance, financial assistance, limited follow-up, limited on-site legal services and culturally specific programming.


    Program for Aid to Victims of Sexual Assault (PAVSA)  


    Program for Aid to Victims of Sexual Assault (PAVSA) is a nonprofit rape crisis center in southern St. Louis County that helps area residents cope with the aftermath of sexual violence.


    First Witness Advocacy Center 


    First Witness Child Advocacy Center (CAC) is a child-focused non-profit agency offering hope, healing, and justice for alleged victims of child abuse and their families.


     

  • Housing Resource Pages

     


    HRA Section 8 Rental Assistance 


    Section 8 Rental Housing Assistance is a program that makes market rate rental housing affordable for low income families. Program participants pay a minimum of 30% of their monthly adjusted income for rent and utilities. And getting help is easier than you might think. We provide rental assistance in the city of Duluth or Southern St. Louis, Lake, and Cook counties.


    CHUM Shelter 


    (125 N 1st Ave West, Duluth, MN) Phone: (218) 726-0153 


    Dorothy Day House 


    (1712 Jefferson St., Duluth, MN) Phone: (218) 724-2054 


    Olive Branch House 


    (1614 Jefferson St., Duluth, MN)  Phone: (218) 728-0629 


    Safe Haven Women’s Shelter 


    (414 West 1st Street Duluth, MN 55802) Phone: (218) 728-6481 (Duluth, MN) 


    Dabinoo’Igan Women’s Shelter 


    Phone: (218) 722-2247 


     

  • Family Resource Pages

    Kids Closet 


    Kids Closet accepts referrals from school personnel. Call your child's school and ask the secretary to tell you who the person is in that school that refers to Kids Closet. Contact that person (phone call is fine) with your information, including all of your children in grades from Head Start to fifth grade, even if they are in more than one school.


    Salvation Army 


    The Duluth Salvation Army believes in faith put into action and making life better for others. Our services meet physical, emotional and spiritual needs to rebuild lives and create lasting change. Help is given freely and without discrimination, while preserving the individual's dignity. We're here to change lives, one at a time.


    Goodwill 


    Goodwill works to enhance people’s dignity and quality of life by strengthening their communities, eliminating their barriers to opportunity, and helping them reach their full potential through learning and the power of work.


    Damiano Center 


    Damiano Center's mission is: with respect and compassion, honoring the dignity of all people and strengthen our community by providing essential services to individuals and families who are in need. Their goal is to be responsive to the needs of people who are low-income, unemployed, and working poor in our community as simply and directly as possible.


    Womens Care’s Center 


    Women's Care Center provides free, confidential counseling, support and education for pregnant women. Free pregnancy testing and ultrasounds help determine viability and dates (prenatal medical care and abortions not provided).


    Teen Closet 


    The Teen Closet in Duluth offers free new and gently used clothing for youth ages 13-21.

    Youth can enjoy the independence of a real shopping experience in a safe, friendly store. New and gently used clothing items are available at no cost, with no obligations and no questions asked.


    Teen Health Center  


    The Center for Changing Lives Duluth provides free screenings and resources to teens and young adults ages 13-24. Health professionals that we partner with provide quality care in a nurturing, non-rushed, and confidential environment.

  • Financial Support Resource Pages

    Lutheran Social Services


    Your employment and financial situation greatly influence how you live your life. Lutheran Social Services can meet you where you are and guide you through the steps towards a fulfilling career and financial wellness.

  • Support Group Resource Pages

  • Recovery Resource Pages

    SAMHSA’s 10 Guiding Principles of Recovery 


    Recovery signals a dramatic shift in the expectation for positive outcomes for individuals who experience mental and substance use conditions or the co-occurring of the two.


    SAMHSA's working definition of recovery defines recovery as a process of change through which individuals improve their health and wellness, live self-directed lives, and strive to reach their full potential.


    The Opioid Epidemic 


    This Huffington Post article covers the struggles of the Opiod Epidemic. The artice is titled "Dying To Be Free."


    Office of National Drug Control Policy 


    ONDCP leads and coordinates the nation’s drug policy so that it improves the health and lives of the American people. ONDCP is responsible for the development and implementation of the National Drug Control Strategy and Budget.


    Recovery Alliance Duluth 


    Recovery Alliance Duluth (RAD) is a community organization that connects people seeking recovery to peers who have walked a similar path and are trained to help through peer-to-peer recovery support. 


     

  • Food Shelf Resource Pages

  • Crisis Hotline Numbers

    RMHC 


    Phone: 218-749-2881 or 800-450-2273 


    Sexual Assault Program 


    Phone: 218-749-4725 or 1-800-300-3102 


    Duluth Crisis Line 


    Phone: 844.772.4724 


    Birch Tree 


    Phone: 218-623-1800 


    Carlton County 


    Phone: 1-844-772-4724 


    Crisis Text Line 


    Text HOME to 747141 


    Itasca County 


    Phone: 1-218-326-856 


    Lake County 


    Phone: 1-844-772-4724 


    MN Crisis Number 


    Phone: 800-634-8775 


    Nationwide Suicide & Crisis Lifeline 


    Phone: 988 


    PAVSA 


    Phone: 218-728-1931 


    Safe Haven 


    Phone: 218-728-6481 


    St. Luke’s ER 


    Phone: 218-249-5616 


    Veterans Crisis Line 


    Phone: 1-800-273-8255 Press 1 


     


     


     

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