Community Action Partnership for Suburban Hennepin
Community Action Partnership for Suburban Hennepin provides a variety of services including an energy assistance program that can help with energy costs during the winter, housing stability programs, homebuyer assistance, and a vehicle repair assistance program.
HousingLink
HousingLink provides information on affordable rental housing throughout the Twin Cities including: information on vacancies, updates on public housing/Section 8 waiting lists and a housing referral service that helps match renters with affordable rental units.
HomeLine
HomeLine is a tenant advocacy agency that provides free legal advice about tenant-landlord rights and responsibilities.
ResourceWest
ResourceWest is a referral agency and also a HousingLink site to help search for rental housing.
ICA Food Shelf
Intercongregation Communities Association (ICA) is a local food shelf that also provides emergency housing assistance.
Senior Community Services
Senior Community Services provides resources for seniors and their caregivers.
Hennepin County Veterans Services
Hennepin County Veterans Services provides service members, veterans, survivors and family members with resources, including housing, and helps them navigate the benefits system of the Veteran’s Administration.
Adjacent communities
Hennepin Waypoint
Waypoint is a digital, mobile-friendly directory connecting people experiencing homelessness or extreme financial hardship to needed services. The directory provides contacts for housing, food, shelter, employment, legal assistance, medical assistance, clothing, etc.
Emergency Shelters and Services
His House Foundation provides social service programs, including housing stabilization, coordinated entry and an appointment-only resource center. His House also partners with the City of Minnetonka to offer an emergency homelessness response program to provide temporary relief for those experiencing a housing emergency or homelessness.
Hennepin Shelter Hotline serves Hennepin County residents who are seeking emergency shelter by helping them find a safe, temporary place to stay while they work on next steps toward stable housing.
Simpson Housing Services provides emergency shelter for single adults in Minneapolis.
Haven Housing provides shelter and services for women. They provide intensive case management, children's programming, parenting and childhood education, and health and wellness opportunities.
Cope: Mobile Crisis Response provides urgent assistance to anyone experiencing a crisis. They have bi-lingual and bi-cultural staff available.
Youth Services Network provides resources and services for youth who are in need or in crisis.
Food Access
Housing with Supports
- The Link has 13 housing programs with support for youth in Hennepin County. Three of its programs are culturally specific with one for LGBTQ youth, one for African American youth and one for young families.
- Housing Benefits 101 helps people find housing vacancies with services or that make it easy to bring services in. This is a statewide service.
Specific Crisis Lines
If you feel like you are in danger or in need of immediate assistance, call 911.
The Sojourner Project provides services and assistance to those experiences domestic abuse and any form of assault.
- To speak with an advocate call 952-933-7422.
Minnesota One Day: The Call to Safety provides assistance and shelter to those being hurt or abused.
- MN Day One Crisis Line: 866-223-1111
- MN Crime Victim Support Line: 866-385-2699
Veteran's Crisis Line provides crisis support for veterans and their loved ones.
- Dial 988 and press 1
- Text 838255
Suicide and Crisis Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in crisis, distress and prevention resources.
