Housing & Heating
Community Action Partnership of Suburban Hennepin
- Energy assistance, housing assistance and counseling, weatherization and referrals.
- 952.930.3541
HeatShare
- Emergency help with paying utility bills.
- 1.800.842.7279
Sustainable Resource Center
- 612.870.4255
CenterPoint Energy
- 612.372.4727
- To reconnect: 1.800.245.2377
Xcel Energy
- 1.800.895.4999
HOME Line Tenant Advocacy
- Information and advice for housing issues
- 612.728.5767
Legal Assistance & Voter Registration CAPSH'S Legal Service Clinics
- 952.933.9639
Legal Aid Society
- 612.334.5970
Volunteer Lawyers Network
- 612.752.6677
League of Women Voters
- 612.333.6319
Minnesota Secretay of State
- 651.215.1440
Childcare & Adult Education
Adult Option in Education
- 952.988.5343
Minnesota Literacy Council Basic Skills Hotline
- Information on reading programs
- 1.800.222.1990
South Hennepin Adult Programs in Education
- Adult educational programs
- 952.681.6170
Healthcare
Minnesota Care
- Healthcare and insurance for qualifying residents
- 651.297.3862
Neighborhood Healthcare Network
- Referrals to clinics for people without insurance
- 651.489.2273
Minnesota Visiting Nurse Agency
- Provides in-home care for those who qualify
- 612.617.4600
Food & Nutrition
University of Minnesota Extension
- 612.625.7070
Loaves & Fishes
- 612.377.9810
Fare For All
- Food budgeting, low-cost food packages
- 763.450.3880
WIC
- Provides free food, nutrition counseling and healthcare referrals for pregnant and breastfeeding women and children under 5.
- 612.348.6100
Tax Help
Community Action Partnership of Suburban Hennepin
- 952.933.9639
Employment & Budget Help
HIRED
- Employment counseling
- 612.529.3342
Minnesota Workforce Center
- Employment counseling, placement and job listings, and unemployment insurance
- 1.888.438.5627
Employment Action Center
- Job training, placement help and job search classes
- 612.752.8400
Dress For Success
- 612.839.8329
Jewish Family & Children's Service (JFCS)
- 952.546.0616
Social Security Administration
- 1.800.772.1213
Lutheran Social Services Financial Counseling
- 1.888.577.2227
Hennepin County Health, Housing & Social Services
- Food, financial and medical help
- 612.596.1300
Veterans Organizations
Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs
- 1.888.546.5838
Veterans of Foreign Wars
- 1.800.839.1899
American Legion
- 651.291.1800
Hennepin County Veterans Service Officer
- 612.348.3300
Help Finding a Service
First Call For Help - United Way
- Metro Area: 211
- Out state: 651.291.0211
MIRA
- Latino Resource Center
- 612.798.6141
Emergency Food Shelf Network
- Help finding local food shelves
- 763.450.3860
Crisis Help
Crisis Intervention Center
- Suicide counseling: 612.873.222
- Emotional Crisis Counseling: 612.873.3161
Crisis Connection
- 24-hour crisis counseling by telephone
- 612.379.6363
Home Free Shelter
- Shelter for battered women and children
- 763.559.4945
Sojourner Shelter
- Shelter for battered women and children
- 952.933.7422
Bridge for Runaway Youth
- Temporary shelter and counseling for youth
- 612.377.8800
Child Protection
- Report child abuse and neglect
- 612.348.3552
Hennepin County Chemical Health
- Chemical dependency evaluation and referrals
- 612.879.3503
Local Emergency Service Providers
CEAP (Community Emergency Assistance Program)
- Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Champlin
- 763.566.9600
CROSS (Christians Reaching Out in Social Services)
- Maple Grove, Rogers, Champlin, Osseo, Corcoran
- 763.425.1050
ICA (Intercongregation Communities Association)
- Deephaven, Excelsior, Greenwood, Hopkins, Minnetonka, Shorewood, Woodland
- 952.938.0729
IOCP (Interfaith Outreach & Community Partners
- Hamel, Long Lake, eastern Orono, southwest Plymouth, west Medicine Lake, Medina, Wayzata
- 952.473.2436
NEAR (North Suburban Emergency Assistance Response)
- North of 42nd Avenue in Crystal, New Hope, Robbinsdale
- 763.533.2836
PRISM (People Responding in Social Ministry)
- Crystal, Golden Valley, Robbinsdale, New Hope, Plymouth
- 763.529.1350
PROP (People Reaching Out to Other People)
- Eden Prairie, Chanhassen
- 952.937.9120
ResourceWest
- Hopkins, Minnetonka
- 952.988.5350
STEP (St. Louis Park Emergency Program)
- St. Louis Park
- 952.925.4899
VEAP (Volunteers Enlisted to Assist People)
- Richfield, Edina, Bloomington
- 952.888.9616
WeCan(Western Communities Action Network, Inc.)
- Greenfield, Independence, Loretto, Maple Plain, Mound, Minnetrista, Nacarre, Rockford, St. Bonifacius, Spring Park, Tonka Bay, western Orono, Minnetonka Beach
- 952.472.0742
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