Housing and Utilities

Homelessness / Emergency Shelter

County Emergency Programs: Website and contact for emergency programs

  • Phone: (844) 803-8466

Hope 4 Youth MN: Drop-in center for homeless youth (16-24). Meals, showers, laundry, and other basic-needs service provided. Also provides support finding emergency and long-term housing, education/job search resources, legal resources, and more. 

  • 24/7 crisis line: (612) 849-2561
  • Business hours: (763) 323-2066
  • Address: 2665 N 4th Ave #40, Anoka, MN 55303

Youth Services Network: Connects homeless youth to services for finding: shelter, outreach workers, basic needs drop-in centers, health and wellness, food, mental and emotional health, resources hotlines, education, pregnant and parenting youth, and employment. 

Adult Shelter Connect (adults w/o children): Connects adults to shelter resources in Hennepin county.

  • Phone: (612) 248-2350
  • Address: 215 S 8th St Minneapolis, MN 55402

Family Shelter Expert: Call phone number to be connected with emergency shelter services for families with children

  • Phone: (612) 348-9410

Domestic Violence Shelter: One Day Crisis Hotline Safe Housing and Crisis Support: emergency shelter and safe place for adults and their children escaping a dangerous or escalating situation at home.  

  • Phone: (866) 223-1111

Tubman: Family crisis and support services and programs including youth programs, mental and chemical health services, shelter and housing, and legal services. 

  • Crisis hotline: (612) 825-0000
  • Main phone: (612) 825-3333
  • Address: 4432 Chicago Avenue S  Minneapolis, MN  55407

Steps of Strategy: Mentorship, housing, employment, and navigational services

  • NOT a shelter
  • Offers food, showers, laundry, food shelf bags, and clothing
  • Phone: (612) 431-4354
  • Address: 1803 Bryant Ave North, Minneapolis, MN 55411

Ascension Place: Supportive housing to help women stabilize, heal, and build strengths to overcome challenges such as chemical dependency, mental health concerns, histories of abuse, homelessness, incarceration, etc. 

  • Phone: (612) 588-0861

St. Anne's Place: Emergency shelter for women-led families providing a place to stay and basic needs. Supportive programs and guidance for family and child services. 

  • Phone:  (612) 521-2128
  • Address: 2634 Russell Ave North, Minneapolis, MN 55411

Next Step Housing: Supportive housing for women and women-led families with a goal to establish, build, and maintain goals/skills that can help ensure stable housing. 

  • Phone: (763) 326-1352

Beacon Interfaith Housing Collaborative: Affordable housing, supportive housing, and emergency shelter options. 

  • Shelter Hotline:1 (888) 234-1329
  • Domestic Violence Shelter Hotline:1 (866) 223-1111
  • Family Shelter Line: (612) 348-9410
  • Address: 2610 University Avenue West, Suite 100 St. Paul, MN 55114

Catholic Charities: Shelter and housing options for families, older adults and people with disabilities, and people experiencing or at risk for experiencing homelessness. 

  • Phone: (612) 204-8500
  • Address: 1200 2nd Ave. South Minneapolis, MN 55403
  • Hope Street Shelter: Youth shelter services through Catholic Charities. School outreach programs, emergency shelter, transitional living programs, and permanent supportive housing. 
    • Phone: (612) 204-8211
    • Address: 1121 East 46th Street Minneapolis, MN 55407

Agate Housing and Services: Supportive housing, emergency shelter, and basic needs resources including free public meals, public use showers,  and chemical and mental health treatment. 

  • Phone: (612) 874-0311
  • Address: 2309 Nicollet Avenue Minneapolis, MN, 55404

Mary's Place: Transitional apartments for homeless families with children. Includes apartments with access to free laundry facilities, two classrooms where tutoring is offered, a computer room, playroom, meeting rooms, chapel, and medical clinic. Also offers additional support services for families for job seeking and other needs. 

  • Phone: (612) 338-4640
  • Address: 525 N 7th St Minneapolis, MN 5540

Metro Shelter Hotline: 24/7, toll free hotline to connect homeless individuals and families to shelters in the Twin Cities Metro. Gives information about requirements for specific shelters, how to receive pre-approval, and other support to make the process of finding shelter quicker and more simple. 

  • Metro Shelter Hotline: 1 (888) 234-132

Bridge for Youth: Emergency shelter, supportive housing, and outreach and support for homeless youth. 

  • Text (612) 400-SAFE or
  • Call (612) 377-8800 for immediate help  
  • Main line: (612) 230-6601
  • Address: 1111 West 22nd St. Minneapolis, MN 55405

YMCA Youth Homeless Prevention Services: YMCA North provides a youth resource line, outreach services, prevention services, youth parenting programs, transitional living programs, and youth food shelves. 

  • Resource Line: (763) 493-3052
  • Main Line: (763) 535-4800  
  • Address:  7601 42nd Avenue North New Hope, MN 55427

Stepping Stone Emergency Housing: Emergency housing for single adults over 18

  • Located in Anoka County
  • Call to be added to the waitlist.
  • Services: emergency housing, food and groceries, hygiene items, laundry detergent, linens, winter gear, case management support, and more. 
  • Phone: (763) 323-7006
  • Address:  3300 N 4th Ave #14, Anoka, MN 55303