MESI

MESI provides a unique service in Riley County, as it is the only emergency shelter available to homeless men, women and families. In addition, MESI is the only agency in the region offering supportive housing, rapid re-housing, and emergency shelter programs... MESI continually responds to several hundred incidents of homelessness and requests for emergency services every year. During 2021, 339 homeless individuals, including 45 children, stayed in the Caroline Peine Transitional Shelter. In addition to providing emergency shelter, MESI provided homelessness prevention services, rapid re-housing assistance, and supportive housing programs--serving a total of 638 unduplicated adults and children in 2020.