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Calm Waters + Great Lakes Housing Network
Leaving a Hospital or Shelter?
Let’s Help You Get to Your Next Place.
Request 24/7 transportation and housing-placement help through Great Lakes Housing Network. Calm Waters may be one of your housing options.
24/7Requests available
Transportation and placement requests are coordinated through Great Lakes Housing Network.
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How It Works
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Submit your transportation or housing request.
Your Options Are Reviewed
Availability, eligibility, destination, and fit are checked.
Get Connected
You may be matched with Calm Waters or another housing option.
One Request. More Housing Options.
If Calm Waters isn’t the right fit or an appropriate room is not available, your search does not have to stop here. Great Lakes Housing Network can connect people to transportation, participating housing options, and other useful resources.
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Housing Transitions Don’t Always Happen 9–5.
Requests can be made day or night, including weekends and holidays.
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Submitting a request does not guarantee immediate transportation. Availability may depend on location, distance, eligibility, participating transportation resources, funding, and the circumstances of the request.
Who Can Use This?
Leaving a Hospital
Adults cleared for discharge who need help reaching an appropriate destination.
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Adults transitioning from temporary shelter toward an independent arrangement.
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People who need help identifying possible housing and a transportation plan.
StartCase Managers & Social Workers
Professionals coordinating placement, discharge, or community transitions.
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Teams seeking an appropriate destination and transportation resource.
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Organizations helping adults move toward more stable housing.
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Interested Specifically in Calm Waters?
You can still start through Great Lakes Housing Network and identify Calm Waters as your preferred housing option. When appropriate and space is available, Calm Waters can be considered as one of your options.
One Referral Instead of Starting Over.
Hospitals, shelters, case managers, and community partners can use Great Lakes Housing Network to request housing-placement and transportation help.
FAQs
Is transportation available 24/7?
Requests can be submitted 24 hours a day. Immediate ride availability is not guaranteed and depends on the circumstances and available transportation resources.
Do I need to be moving into Calm Waters?
No. You do not need to be accepted into Calm Waters to ask Great Lakes Housing Network for transportation or housing-placement help.
Can hospitals and shelters submit a request?
Yes. Authorized discharge planners, case managers, social workers, and shelter professionals may use the Great Lakes Housing Network referral workflow.
Is this an ambulance service?
No. This is not emergency medical transportation and does not replace an ambulance or 911.
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