Tool
What is listed
Track Vacancies
How it is Updated
Vacancies in nursing homes, assisted living (including memory care), residential care homes, and independent living
Yes
Providers self-select to be listed (pay a membership to Care Options Network) through an online portal.
Information for mental health and substance use disorder resources
Yes
Providers self-select to be listed through an online portal.
Contact information for Minnesota's Coordinated Entry System (the system used for people experiencing homelessness or at risk for homelessness)
No
DHS updates when contact information changes
Settings that accept Housing Support including Board and Lodge and Adult Foster Care. More housing types will be available over time.
Yes
Providers self-select to be listed and DHS verifies listing
Affordable rental housing vacancies and waiting list openings in Minnesota
Yes
Providers self-select to be listed through an online portal.
Lists publicly funded rental housing in Minnesota
No
Data obtained from Minnesota Housing, HUD, USDA, Minneapolis and St. Paul
Affordable housing in Minnesota funded by HUD, HUD offices, local public housing authorities, homeless resources, and elderly and special needs housing funded by HUD
No
HUD updates based on their contracts
Housing and service listings for people with disabilities (and some aging)
Yes
Providers self-select to be listed and update through an online portal
Licensed or registered housing providers with the Minnesota Department of Health
No
MDH updates based on their licenses and contracts
Housing for people with disabilities and seniors in Minnesota
No
Providers self-select to be listed through an online portal and some lists are obtained from regulatory agencies
Affordable housing units in rural counties funded by the US Department of Agriculture
No
USDA updates based on their contracts
Care Options
What is listed
Vacancies in nursing homes, assisted living (including memory care), residential care homes, and independent living
Track Vacancies
Yes
How it is Updated
Providers self-select to be listed (pay a membership to Care Options Network) through an online portal.
Fast-Tracker
What is listed
Information for mental health and substance use disorder resources
Track Vacancies
Yes
How it is Updated
Providers self-select to be listed through an online portal.
HB101 Homeless Services Map
What is listed
Contact information for Minnesota's Coordinated Entry System (the system used for people experiencing homelessness or at risk for homelessness)
Track Vacancies
No
How it is Updated
DHS updates when contact information changes
HB101 Places
What is listed
Settings that accept Housing Support including Board and Lodge and Adult Foster Care. More housing types will be available over time.
Track Vacancies
Yes
How it is Updated
Providers self-select to be listed and DHS verifies listing
HousingLink
What is listed
Affordable rental housing vacancies and waiting list openings in Minnesota
Track Vacancies
Yes
How it is Updated
Providers self-select to be listed through an online portal.
HousingLink Streams
What is listed
Lists publicly funded rental housing in Minnesota
Track Vacancies
No
How it is Updated
Data obtained from Minnesota Housing, HUD, USDA, Minneapolis and St. Paul
HUD Resource Locator
What is listed
Affordable housing in Minnesota funded by HUD, HUD offices, local public housing authorities, homeless resources, and elderly and special needs housing funded by HUD
Track Vacancies
No
How it is Updated
HUD updates based on their contracts
Mafomn
What is listed
Housing and service listings for people with disabilities (and some aging)
Track Vacancies
Yes
How it is Updated
Providers self-select to be listed and update through an online portal
Minnesota Department of Health Provider Directory
What is listed
Licensed or registered housing providers with the Minnesota Department of Health
Track Vacancies
No
How it is Updated
MDH updates based on their licenses and contracts
MinnesotaHelp.info
What is listed
Housing for people with disabilities and seniors in Minnesota
Track Vacancies
No
How it is Updated
Providers self-select to be listed through an online portal and some lists are obtained from regulatory agencies
USDA Multi-Family Rentals Search
What is listed
Affordable housing units in rural counties funded by the US Department of Agriculture
Track Vacancies
No
How it is Updated
USDA updates based on their contracts