Best Homeless Shelter Apps & Games

Homeless: Open World Survival

Get Rich: life simulator game

Free

Experience a unique life simulation where you must survive on city streets. Scavenge for food and money, manage your health and energy, and overcome challenges to become an urban legend. This game offers a gritty look at survival in a harsh environment.

HelpHaven

by Maxwell Mamoun

Free

This app connects individuals experiencing homelessness or low income with immediate, local resources like shelters, food banks, and medical care. It features a live map, service filtering, and direct contact information for available aid. The app prioritizes ease of access with no login required and works even without GPS.

Section 8 Search

Section 8 Made Simple

Free

Easily find affordable housing options nationwide. This app aggregates official Section 8 voucher listings and provides information on local waiting list statuses, simplifying your search for a new home.

Shelter Share App

Find Shelter Fast!

Free

This app helps users quickly find nearby shelters with accurate information like addresses and hours. You can save favorite locations and receive important updates.

Shelter Bridge

Shelter, Food & Support Finder

Free

Find available shelter beds and essential resources in real-time. Connect with support services through a 24/7 chatbot and utilize an interactive map for navigation. Read user reviews to make informed decisions.

OurCalling

Homeless Support

Free

This app connects concerned citizens with homeless individuals, enabling them to report sightings and share local service information. It provides a nationwide database of resources like shelters and food pantries, facilitating help and support for those in need.

Shelter Aid

Shelter Aid

Free

This app helps users quickly find nearby shelters using publicly available data. It allows searching by location or ZIP code and viewing shelter details on an interactive map. Designed with a nonprofit mission, it aims to improve access to essential shelter information.

WIN: What I Need

Resources and Helpful Services

Free

This app connects users to free resources like food pantries, shelters, and health services. It also provides alerts for community events and direct access to hotlines for immediate assistance. Available in English and Spanish, it's designed for those seeking support.

Shelter Partner

Animal Shelter Volunteer App

Free

This app helps animal shelters track animals in their care, ensuring consistent time outside kennels. It automatically syncs with ShelterLuv to manage animal information.

Street Care: Help the Homeless

by Bright Mind Enrichment and Schooling

Free

This app provides guidance and resources for community members to effectively assist homeless individuals. It offers step-by-step outreach preparation, essential item suggestions, and training videos. Users can log interactions, track help requests, and discover community events to maximize their impact.

Homeless Outreach

by The Cosac Foundation Inc

Free

This app connects users with resources and information to help the homeless population. It allows reporting of homelessness, contacting support organizations, donating, subscribing to a newspaper, and registering for events.

BetterAngels

Homelessness Case Management

Free

This application streamlines case management for the unhoused community and service providers. It simplifies meeting deadlines, locating clients and shelters, tracking services, and automating note-taking. The platform centralizes client information and provides data analytics to measure performance in addressing homelessness.

Homeless Survey

by Fridge24, LLC

Free

This app streamlines the process of surveying individuals experiencing homelessness. Volunteers can easily record encampment locations, population counts, service requests, and take photos. A dynamic dashboard provides real-time monitoring of active encampments.