Ruth Meiers Hospitality House
Encyclopedia
The Ruth Meiers Hospitality House, Inc. is a shelter for the homeless located in Bismarck, North Dakota
. It was founded in 1987 and is named after Ruth Meiers
, the first woman Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota
. The first home was leased from HUD
for a $1 and has grown from a 7 person to a 66 person house.
Bismarck, North Dakota
Bismarck is the capital of the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Burleigh County. It is the second most populous city in North Dakota after Fargo. The city's population was 61,272 at the 2010 census, while its metropolitan population was 108,779...
. It was founded in 1987 and is named after Ruth Meiers
Ruth Meiers
Ruth Meiers was the first female Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota. She became Lieutenant Governor in 1984. Meiers was diagnosed with lung and brain cancer in 1986 and died in office six months later in March 1987. The Ruth Meiers Hospitality House is named in her honor.-External links:**...
, the first woman Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota
North Dakota
North Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States of America, along the Canadian border. The state is bordered by Canada to the north, Minnesota to the east, South Dakota to the south and Montana to the west. North Dakota is the 19th-largest state by area in the U.S....
. The first home was leased from HUD
United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, also known as HUD, is a Cabinet department in the Executive branch of the United States federal government...
for a $1 and has grown from a 7 person to a 66 person house.
Programs
- The Women with Children and Single Women's Emergency Shelter
- The Men's Emergency Shelter
- New Beginnings
- Horizons
Supplemental services
- The Stone Soup Kitchen
- Joanne’s Healthcare
- The Drop-In Center
- Educational Services
- The Baby Boutique
- The Used Furniture Barn
- The Food Pantry
- Single Point of Entry