Emergency Shelter Hotline - Hennepin Shelter Hotline
Provides a free hotline as a single point of entry for single adults, families, and youth ages 18 - 24 physically in Hennepin County seeking emergency shelter. Trained specialists will assess and triage callers to connect them to emergency shelter, and provide diversion services and resources as appropriate.
Categories
Last assured
08/06/2025
Physical Address
Hours
Families: - Monday - Friday: Call Hennepin Shelter Hotline 8 am - 9 pm; call 211 afterhours - Weekends and the following holidays, New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day: Call Hennepin Shelter Hotline 1 pm - 9 pm; call 211 afterhours Single Adults: - Monday - Friday: Call Hennepin Shelter Hotline 8 am - 10 pm; call 211 afterhours - Weekends and the following holidays, New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day: Call Hennepin Shelter Hotline 1 pm - 9 pm; call Adult Shelter Connect 9 pm - 10 pm; call 211 afterhours
Voice
Application process
- Daytime: Call during service hours - Afterhours: Call 211
Eligibility
Open to all single adults, families, and youth ages 18 - 24 who are physically in Hennepin County
Service area
Hennepin County, MN
Agency info
Hennepin Shelter Hotline
A Hennepin County and Catholic Charities of Saint Paul and Minneapolis collaboration that provides a free hotline as a single point of entry for single adults, families, and youth ages 18 - 24 in Hennepin County seeking emergency shelter.