The Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency (AEOA) is a private, nonprofit Community Action Agency with over 56 years as a major provider of self-sufficiency services to low-income and disadvantaged persons throughout Northeastern and Central Minnesota. AEOA's mission is to strengthen communities by providing opportunities for people experiencing social and economic challenges. This mission is based on the belief that all people should be treated with respect and given the same opportunities to achieve self-sufficiency. AEOA’s service delivery area includes twelve primarily rural counties, which make up the Arrowhead region: Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Chisago, Cook, Crow Wing, Isanti, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Pine and St. Louis. Over the past five decades, the Agency has grown in response to community needs and currently offers a wide range of services through five major departments including Housing, Head Start, Senior and Nutrition Services, Employment and Training, and Transit. The Agency is governed by a 27-member Board of Directors representing an equal cross section of low-income individuals, public officials and private sector representatives. With an annual budget over $35 million, AEOA is one of Minnesota's largest non-profits.

We provide safety, space to heal, advocacy, and empowerment to women and children and all survivors of domestic violence. Safe Haven Shelter and Resource Center in Duluth, Minnesota provides services to those who have been affected by physical, emotional, or sexual abuse. Some people who use our services are in physical danger. Others are living with controlling partners in relationships that are emotionally abusive. We provide an array of services including 24-hour crisis phone line, individual advocacy, legal advocacy, information and referrals, self-sufficiency services (like assistance with housing, employment, education, and childcare), support groups, youth support, and community education. In addition to our emergency shelter, we recently opened the Resource Center, an “off-the-street” service that serves as the headquarters of our legal advocacy and self-sufficiency programs.