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What is Health Care for the Homeless?

Hennepin County’s Health Care for the Homeless provides a variety of health and wellness services to homeless individuals. It operates medical clinics at 11 different shelters and drop-in centers in Minneapolis to address health concerns; provide
treatment including medications; coordinate health care services; provide health education; and coordinate access to health and social services in the community.  Respite services are also available.

Who is eligible?

Any homeless adult or child living in situations such as:

  • outside or on the street,
  • in shelter or transitional housing,
  • with friends or relatives (“doubled-up” or “couch hopping”) or
  • currently housed but was homeless within the last year.

Health Care for the Homeless accepts most insurances, and we provide sliding fee scales for low-income or uninsured individuals. Clinic services will not be denied based on inability to pay.

How are clients referred?

If you know a homeless individual who needs medical care:

  • Have the person call 612-348-5553 or
  • Direct the person to a Health Care for the Homeless clinic site listed below.

Where can clients get services?

Health Care for the Homeless operates in several locations in Minneapolis. Appointments aren’t required, but we recommend calling to confirm the clinic is open. You can call the individual clinic (see list below) or the main phone number: 612-348-5553.

Drop-in centers for adults only

Catholic Charities Opportunity Center (formerly Branch III)
1624 Chicago Ave. S.
612-375-9372
Clinic hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 7 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Sharing and Caring Hands
525 North Seventh St.
612-338-4640
Clinic hours: Thursdays 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Drop-in center for youth (children to young adults)

Youthlink (Youth Opportunity Center)
41 N 12th Street
612-252-1200
Clinic hours: Tuesdays 3:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Family shelters

Mary’s Place
401 North Seventh Street
612-338-4855
Clinic hours: Mondays, Wednesdays and
Thursdays 8 a.m. - 4 p.m., Tuesdays 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.

People Serving People
614 South Third Street
612-332-4500 ext. 226
Clinic hours: Monday – Thursday 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.,
Friday 8 a.m. - noon

Adult shelters

Salvation Army – Harbor Lights
1010 Currie Ave.
612-338-0113
Clinic hours: Mondays and Wednesdays
7 a.m. - 3 p.m., Tuesdays 1 p.m. - 8 p.m.,
Fridays 7 a.m. - noon

Catholic Charities Higher Ground
165 Glenwood Avenue
, Minneapolis
612-204-8595
Clinic hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 5 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Simpson Housing Services
2740 First Ave. South
612-874-0306
Clinic hours: Thursdays 6 p.m. - 10 p.m.

St. Stephen's Human Services
2211 Clinton Ave. South
612-874-9292
Clinic hours: Thursdays 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Open for adults and children

Hennepin County Public Health Clinic
525 Portland Avenue, fourth floor
612-543-5555
Clinic hours: Mondays 8 a.m. - 12 noon
Wednesdays 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Fridays 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

A brochure about the Health Care for the Homeless services is available on-line.

Parking and transportation

If you are not homeless, but do not have insurance 

Contact United Way 2-1-1