Bethlehem Inn of Waseca

The mission of Bethlehem Inn of Waseca is to help women and children in need by:

1. Providing short term housing that is safe,
2. Empowering residents to improve their lives, and
3. Providing assistance in accessing area social service providers to help residents regain self-sufficiency and dignity.

Bethlehem Inn is a transitional living facility for women and children who are experiencing homelessness.   We provide a safe and stable home so our residents can focus on improving their lives.  Upon entering our program, each resident goes through an intake process where goals and objectives are identified which will help them attain self sufficiency.  We provide our residents referrals to outside agencies to assist them with finding housing and employment, continuing education, help for mental health or addiction problems, parenting and connecting with other social services as necessary to attain self-sufficiency.   While they are at Bethlehem Inn, the guests prepare their own meals and share in the responsibilities for the care of the house in cooperation with the staff.

Our objective is that each of our clients:

1.  Finds a stable living environment
2.  Obtains financial security and finds employment
3.  Develops improved family relationships
4. During the time spent at Bethlehem lnn develops relationships and gets support from fellow residents