Homelessness and housing resources

Tenant resource connections

Visit the Tenant Resource Connections to get support for working with your property manager or finding other resources to pay your rent.

Call 612-767-9737.

Homelessness prevention

Fill out an online application for short-term supports to help you stay in your housing.

Help for families with school-aged children

School to Housing is for families in the Bloomington, Robbinsdale, Richfield, Hopkins, Eden Prairie and Intermediate 287 school districts, who are at risk of losing their housing.

• Get referrals for county and community supports
• Find help to meet your needs: rent assistance (if eligible and resources available), employment, food and more
• Connect with resources to stabilize your living situation

Get connected

Ask your school social worker for a referral or reach out directly by emailing school.to.housing@hennepin.us.

Families in Minneapolis, Osseo and Brooklyn Center can connect through their school social workers. 

Youth programs

Visit: ysnmn.org/shelters

The Youth Services Network helps young people (24 years and younger) find a safe, temporary place to stay.

A person should visit the Youth Services Network website if:

• They are 24 years or younger
• They don’t have a safe place to sleep tonight

Get a community card

A community card can be scanned by emergency shelters and drop-in centers to make access quicker. If you’re staying at Higher Ground Minneapolis shelter, they can print a community card onsite. Otherwise, community cards can be printed at:

• Hope Avenue Twin Cities (1229 Logan Avenue N, Minneapolis)
• Monday to Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Mary F. Frey Opportunity Center (740 17^th Street E, Minneapolis)
• Monday to Friday, 7 a.m. – 3 p.m.
• Salvation Army Harbor Light Center (1010 Currie Avenue, Minneapolis)
• Monday to Wednesday, 9 –11:45 a.m.
• Steps of Strategy (1803 Bryant Ave N Minneapolis)
• Tuesday to Saturday, 12pm – 5pm
• Adult Shelter Connect at the Simpson Administrative Office, lower lobby (160 Glenwood Avenue, Minneapolis)
• Mondays, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Adult Shelter Connect can create community cards for people that have completed an intake in the Homeless management Information System (HMIS). If you need an intake can call the Hennepin Shelter Hotline at 612-204-8200 and select Option 1 to connect to a specialist.
• Youthlink (41 North 12th Street, Minneapolis)
• Monday to Friday, 10am – 4pm
• Youthlink serves young people 16 to 24 years old

Affordable housing

Get connected to low-cost public housing in the community through HousingLink.

Housing with supports  

Find more resources through the Department of Human Services’ HB101 Places.

Housing case management assistance

If you are currently in a shelter, get help exploring all your options through the Homeless to Housing program.

Help for people experiencing unsheltered homelessness

If you are currently living outdoors, in a tent or vehicle, get supports through the Streets to Housing program