211 Nebraska/Iowa Helpline
Free and open all day and night. Call or text to find shelters near you.
Official page: uwm211.org
Emergency Shelter Tonight in Nebraska: How to Find a Safe Bed
How to find a safe place to sleep tonight in Nebraska: 211, coordinated entry, shelters in Omaha and Lincoln, and warming help in extreme cold.
Need help tonight?
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Hi friend. If you need a place to sleep tonight, call or text 211 first. Here are the shelters and front doors listed on official pages.
Quick answers
What is the fastest way to find a bed tonight?
Call or text 211. It is free and open every hour of every day, and can tell you which shelters are near you.
Official page: uwm211.org
What is coordinated entry?
It is one shared front door to homeless help. You talk to an access point, do a short assessment, and get put on a community list for housing. Lincoln and most of Nebraska call this All Doors Lead Home.
Official page: community-services.unl.edu/coordinated-entry
I live in a small town. Where do I go?
Most of Nebraska outside Omaha and Lincoln also uses All Doors Lead Home. Call 211 to find an access point near you. The All Doors Lead Home office number is 402 472 3479.
Official page: community-services.unl.edu/coordinated-entry
Where can I warm up when it is very cold in Omaha?
Siena Francis House opens a warming center from 11 am to 4 pm on extreme cold advisory days. Call 402 341 1821 and press 0 to check if it is open.
Official page: sienafrancis.org/what-we-do/warming-center.html
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Bunkly tip: in danger right now? Call 911. If someone is hurting you at home, call 1 800 799 7233 for a safe shelter.
Who to call in Nebraska
Here are official places to start. Other places may also help. Each place decides who it can serve, and hours change, so call ahead when you can.
Siena Francis House Emergency Shelter
Shelter for men and women 19 and older, with beds, meals, showers, laundry and clothing. New guests do a coordinated entry assessment when they arrive.
Official page: sienafrancis.org/what-we-do/emergency/emergencyshelter.html
Open Door Mission
Shelters in Omaha for men and for women and families, open all day and night. Its access point helps people with no place to sleep do an assessment.
Official page: search.ne211.org/search/3511f374-ee98-5051-a681-7ae91ad8dfe0
People's City Mission
Shelter for men, women and families with beds, meals, showers and laundry. It is a coordinated entry access point, open 24 hours.
Official page: pcmlincoln.org/about
Community Action Partnership of Lancaster and Saunders Counties
Call ext. 1148 and leave a message. They call you back to set up a coordinated entry assessment by phone, weekdays 8:30 am to 5 pm.
Official page: community-services.unl.edu/coordinated-entry-public-access-points-lincoln
Matt Talbot Kitchen and Outreach
An access point for people who are homeless or about to be, with meals, showers, laundry and housing help.
Official page: community-services.unl.edu/coordinated-entry-public-access-points-lincoln
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Sources last checked Oct 27, 2026. If something has changed, please tell us so we can fix it.
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