Public Assistance
- Cash Assistance
- Programs that provide money to individuals and families in poverty.
- Community Resources for Seniors and People with Disabilities
- Links to community resources for seniors and people with disabilities.
- Emergency Programs
- These programs provide short-term assistance for people in a crisis such as fire, flood, utility shut-off, eviction, foreclosure, accident or illness, or need for food.
- Free or Sliding Fee Mental Health Clinics
- List of free or sliding fee mental health clinics in Hennepin County.
- Health Care Programs
- Information about public health care payment programs available through Hennepin County.
- Help Paying for Food
- This food support program helps adults and families pay for food.
- Services for People with Developmental Disabilities
- Services to help people with developmental disabilities live in their communities as independently as possible.
- Services for Seniors
- Services to help seniors live in their communities as independently as possible.
Basic Needs
- Work Benefit (WB) Program
- This program provides monthly cash grant incentives for employed families.
Immigrant's Services
- Assured Access
- This service verifies household income levels and provides Hennepin County residents with a list of clinics offering outpatient services on a sliding fee scale.
- Interpreter Vendors List
- Hennepin County business partners may directly contact agencies on this list to request services at the County's contracted fee rate.
- Limited English Proficiency (LEP) Plan
- The Hennepin County Limited English Proficiency Plan serves to meet the legal obligation of language access requirements.
- Office of Multi-Cultural Services
- Help with accessing county services for Immigration and people with Limited English Proficiency.
- Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA)
- This program is available for the first eight months after refugees arrive in the US.
Mental Health & Chemical Health
- Adult Behavioral Health Services Directory 2013
- A comprehensive guide of mental and chemical health services offered in the county.
- Chemical Health (Rule 25) Assessments
- Chemical health assessments are completed for people in need of public funding to help pay for chemical health treatment. Call (612)879-3503 to make an appointment for an assessment.
- Chemical Health - Project CHILD
- Project CHILD (Chemical Health Intervention, Linkage and Development) provides outreach, assessment, referral and case management support to pregnant women who are reported to Hennepin County because of controlled substance or alcohol abuse.
- Chemical Health Central Access Unit
- Provides chemical use assessments for adults and adolescents and authorizes all chemical health treatment paid for through the state Consolidated Chemical Dependency Treatment Fund.
- Chemical Health Frequently Called Numbers
- Phone numbers for chemical health resources.
- Chemical Health Services
- Services are available for people who have or may have problems with drug or alcohol abuse, or who have been referred by the court.
- Chemical Health Treatment Providers and Locations
- Chemical health provider guide and maps of locations for treatment providers.
- Crisis Services for Adults (COPE)
- Provides mobile crisis services for adults experiencing a severe disturbance in mood or thinking that threatens a person's safety.
- Mental Health and Chemical Health Services for Adults
- A broad range of services available to people with serious mental illness and/or substance abuse.
- Mental Health Center
- The center provides services for adult mental illness and substance abuse and for children who are emotionally disturbed or have been abused or neglected.
- Monitored Antabuse Program
- The Hennepin Faculty Associates (HFA) Addiction Medicine Clinic operates the Antabuse program in Hennepin County. Call (612)347-7600 or (612)347-0950 for more information.
- NorthPoint Health & Wellness Center
- This is an accredited health care facility located in the heart of North Minneapolis.
- Rule 25 (Chemical Use) Assessment Sites
- List of sites in the Minneapolis / St. Paul Metro Area.
Services for Seniors & People with Disabilities
- Community Informational Sessions for Seniors and People with Disabilities
- These free sessions explain services for seniors and people with disabilities.
- Community Resources for Seniors and People with Disabilities
- Links to community resources for seniors and people with disabilities.
- Consumer Directed Services
- Programs where people write their own plans, hire staff and direct their services. Programs include Consumer Directed Community Supports; Family Support Grant; Consumer Support Grant.
- Developmental Disability Screening
- Developmental Disability Screenings and Long-Term Care Consultations
- How to get a screening or consultation. Information about services and on-going support.
- Employment and Day Services
- Prevocational Services, Supported Employment Services, Day Training & Habilitation and Adult Day Care
- HC Library: Life Stages and Caregiving
- Health Care for Seniors and People with Disabilities Video
- Video introduction to Medicare and Medical Assistance.
- Licensed Residential Services
- In-home supports, respite care, SILS, SLS, residential openings list, licensed service providers
- Minnesota State Guardianship Forms
- Services for People with Developmental Disabilities
- Services to help people with developmental disabilities live in their communities as independently as possible.
- Services for Seniors
- Services to help seniors live in their communities as independently as possible.
- Waivers, Alternative Care Program, Home Care and Personal Care Assistance (PCA) Program
- Programs to help individuals remain living in their communities.