What We Do | IHN at Alpha House

PROGRAMS & SERVICES

CONGREGATE SHELTER

IHN at Alpha House provides a safe, supportive congregate shelter for families experiencing homelessness. Our original shelter, Alpha House West, is located on Jackson Road in Ann Arbor, where families receive housing-focused case management, basic needs, and connections to community resources. The shelter program has 14 rooms available for families — ranging from pregnant persons up to families of four.

We have just opened our second shelter site, Alpha House East, is located on the Trinity Ann Arbor campus on the east side of Washtenaw County, further increasing our capacity to serve 30 additional families experiencing homelessness. LEARN MORE HERE: https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2025/11/family-shelter-opens-on-trinity-health-ann-arbor-campus-to-combat-homelessness.html

SCATTER-SITE SHELTER

Our Master Leasing Program offers short-term, scatter-site shelter for larger families who are experiencing homelessness. Through this model, we lease housing units throughout the community and sublease them to families for up to 120 days while providing intensive case management. This approach allows families to maintain more privacy and stability during their shelter stay. Families must contact HAWC to schedule an assessment and be referred to IHN at Alpha House for this program.

CMH-IHN PARTNERSHIP

In partnership with Washtenaw County Community Mental Health (CMH), we provide limited-stay hotel shelter combined with wraparound support services. This option is available for families when other shelter placements are not suitable or available. Families are referred directly from CMH, and IHN at Alpha House staff members will assess families for fit in this program. All families will also be required to connect with HAWC.