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Referral Agency Briefs by Service Category

Basic Needs

Cornerstone Ministries

Minneapolis 612-825-6863
Located in the basement of Park Avenue Methodist Church, offers a food shelf, free health clinic and legal clinic, and computer training programs.

Dorothy Day Center

St Paul 651-293-1919
Drop-in resource center serving homeless, migrants, transients, inner city residents, and individuals and families from neighborhoods in downtown St. Paul. Features on- site meals, health clinics, tutoring, food shelf, bus tokens for job interviews, referrals.

Free Store

Minneapolis 612-870-1144
Provides free used clothing and small household items to anyone in need.

House of Charity

Minneapolis 612-594-2000
Housing on a daily or a short-term basis.

Intercongregational Community Association (ICA)

Minnetonka 952-938-0729
Provides limited emergency financial assistance, transportation assistance, food shelf, furniture and household items.

North Suburban Emergency Assistance Response - NEAR

Crystal 763-533-2836
Provides an emergency food shelf and limited financial assistance.

People Responding in Social Ministry - PRISM

Golden Valley 763-529-1350
Provides emergency and community social services to low income people and families in the northwest suburban area. Services include limited financial assistance, a food shelf, and a thrift shop and emergency clothing closet.

Sabathani Community Center

Minneapolis 612-827-5981
A multiservice community resource serving south Minneapolis residents with basic needs and social services for families, youth and seniors: clothing closet, food shelf, housing assistance, & youth programs, as well as the life skills center which provides GED, ESL, computer and citizenship classes.

Somali Community of Minnesota

Minneapolis 612-871-6786
Serves African refugees/immigrants/asylees, primarily Somalian, in need of assistance with basic necessities and with adjustment to the U.S.. Services include a Somali youth program, employment assistance, counseling, and a legal aid program.

Somalian Women's Association

Minneapolis 612-870-7001
Services include basic skills classes in English, math, and computer, employment services, health education, and translation services.

St Louis Park Emergency Program - STEP

St Louis Park 952-925-4899
Clothing closet, limited emergency funding, a medical equipment loan closet, and transportation for medically related appointments.

 


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