Homelessness and housing resources

Everyone deserves safe and dignified housing, and everyone can be housed. Hennepin County staff and our partners can work with you to find a solution to your housing issues.

Community resources

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Stay in the housing you have

Tenant resource connections

Visit the Tenant Resource C onnections 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.

You can get help to identify your housing needs and goals

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.

Find emergency shelter

Hennepin Shelter Hotline

Call 612-204-8200

Hennepin Shelter Hotline serves Hennepin County residents who are seeking emergency shelter by helping them find a safe, temporary place to stay while they work on next steps toward stable housing.

A person or family should contact Hennepin Shelter Hotline if:

They are 18 years or older
They are seeking emergency shelter

Hotline hours:

Monday - Friday: 8 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.

**callers outside of these hours will be directed to United Way's 2-1-1

Hennepin Shelter Hotline, which is operated by Catholic Charities Twin Cities, works as a first step service in partnership with existing services, such as Adult Shelter Connect, the Hennepin County shelter Team, and other crisis lines. By calling the Hotline, residents who are facing a housing emergency can explore all their options before accessing emergency shelter.