Community Resources

The mission of the Refuge of Otsego County is to provide temporary housing during the cold winter months (November 1 to May 1) for residents of Otsego County who become homeless. The Refuge office is currently closed for it's season and will re open in November and Located in the United Way Building in Gaylord . Other Immediate Resources are:  2-1-1 or 844-875-9211 (24/7 hotline) restrictions may per agency and program requirements. For information regarding agency services available please contact the respect agency with the Resource Sheet below by clicking on the Button below.  including a list of Otsego landlords you can contact. All files are in a downloadable PDF file. If you need a current copy please ask the Shelter Coordinator. 
 

The following shelters are open at this writing in the Otsego/northern lower MI area.