Temporary emergency lodging for individuals and families who are homeless including: - Dinner - Sleeping accommodations - Light breakfast - Lunch - Showers - Guests must be assessed by the GRACE House Director or supervisor prior to acceptance at GRACE House - Guests will not be accepted after 8 pm - Overnight accommodations may be needed until assessment can be done - Day services available for registered guests - To volunteer please contact Grace House at (218)326-2790. Volunteer training is held the 2nd Monday of each month at 5:30 pm

- Hennepin County Social Worker available to provide information and referral for housing, mental, physical and chemical health, shelter, state, federal and local programs. 9 am - 11:30 am Tuesday - Thursday - Hennepin County financial assistance eligibility screening, 9 am - 11:30 am Friday - Open Access: provides voicemail access 9 am - 12 noon Monday and lifeline (free cell phone) registration 10 am - 12 noon Tuesday - Representatives from the Department of Veterans Affairs are available to discuss benefits eligibility with veterans. 8:30 am - 10:30 am Thursday - SNAP assistance 8 am - 3 pm Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday

Emergency Shelter and Day Center for people experiencing homelessness. Servants of Shelter operates a 5 apartment unit Family Shelter. Shelter guests receive Case Management and Housing Resource Navigation services during their 30-90 day stay. SOS operates a Day Center with laundry, showers, a communal kitchen, hygiene items, and more. SOS also operates two Permanent Supportive Housing programs for people living with disabilities who are also experiencing homelessness.

Services/activities include: - Homeless resource center - Storage lockers available for use for 30 days - Monday - Saturday coffee available until 1 pm - Breakfast and lunch - Showers: available on a first come basis - Laundry: for individuals staying in shelter; available on a first come basis

Provides one-on-one meetings in the community or at Grace House to assist with: -housing navigation -Coordinated Entry -Section 8 or combined applications

Adopt-a-block volunteer program: Raking, shoveling, and home repairs. Mentor program: Connects mentors in the community to work with residents to coach, counsel, teach, or model successful behaviors. Mentors are asked to commit to 1 year, 8 hours per week. Never Again, ex-offender services: Part of the housing with services program, these services focus on supporting long-term change. Includes career assistance. Spiritual fishing trips/retreats: Takes residents on fishing adventures that double as spiritual retreats. Veteran Outreach: Shelter or transitional housing, support groups for things like alcohol and drug use, medical appointment transportation.

Rapid Exit is a partnership between Catholic Charities, Simpson Housing Services and Agate Housing and Services. Program goal is to find permanent housing for individuals and couples without children who have been homeless or currently living in Hennepin County funded shelters for less than one year. Services may include: - Furniture referrals - Help with rental application fees, portions of the security deposit or first month's rent if the County can't help - Referrals to community resources - Housing search assistance - Case management up to six months after client moves into an apartment

Provides primary and specialty care services including: - Family medicine - Internal medicine - Health care for veterans who are experiencing homelessness - Mental health care - Radiology - Social services - Telehealth - Vaccinations - Women's health care

Provides access to community representatives who can assist clients in the process of moving towards self-sufficiency or in accessing community benefits or support. Hours vary, call for current schedules. Representatives and/or services from: - ACCESS Homeless and Mental Health - Brain Injury Association - Employment services - Housing services - MNsure application assistance - Open Access - voicemail outreach - SNAP application assistance - Social Security - Veterans Administration

Services Include: - Case management - Financial counseling Homeless Intiatives: - Referrals to short and long term shelter options Support Groups: - Military sexual trauma support group - SMART (Self-Management and Recovery Training) Recovery Group - Veteran's family recovery support group - Veteran's PTSD support group - Women's CORE support group Counseling: - Individuals and couple's counseling - Family counseling and support - Deployment and reintegration support - Diagnostic assessment - Trauma-focused behavioral therapy

VA staff and volunteers provides clothing, food, healthscreenings, and referrals for essential services to homeless or at risk veterans. Event spans between one-to-three days.

Public health nurses available through Hennepin County Health Care for the Homeless conducting health screenings, outreach and assessment. Foot care provided by Sole Care for Souls. General counseling services also available.

A psychosocial rehabilitation program for veterans with a serious mental illness. Veterans work with a coach and as a group to create a recovery plan. Veterans work toward their goals by developing a recovery plan, attending programming 2 - 5 days per week, meet with a coach, explore educational services, and practice skills outside in the community.

Primary medical care for veterans.

Connects Veterans who are homeless and at-risk of homelessness with resources for housing, health care, employment, and other services

Helps service members, veterans, survivors, and their families navigate the Veterans Administration benefits system. Members are assigned a Veteran Service Representative based on their location. A Veteran Service Representative may assist with the following: - Access benefits to disability compensation, pensions, survivors' pension, and other benefits. Must be temporarily disabled and unable to work for at least 30 days to be eligible for disability compensation. - Enroll in Veterans Health Administration (VHA) health care for medical, dental, emergency hospital care, nursing home benefits, and long-term care - Find mental health resources, military sexual trauma resources, mobile crisis teams, emergency suicide care, and treatment - Obtain military treatment and medical health records - Obtain burial benefits for veterans and eligible family members in federal, state, or private cemeteries - Request military discharge papers - Resolve and find resources such as housing assistance, homelessness, chemical health, and co-occurring disorders

Provide assistance in finding housing (including emergency shelter, transitional or permanent housing) - Assist in accessing basic needs items (food, clothing, footwear) - Assist in connecting to VA services (including medical, mental health, and substance abuse treatment) - Justice system navigation and community reentry from jail - Provide case management to help access additional services that may be beneficial

Works with individuals sleeping outside or in substandard places and assists them to get into permanent housing. Provides a non-emergency response to homeless concerns in public settings with a mobile outreach team able to visit individuals in the community. Can help address immediate basic needs for safety and survival outside with items such as food, personal grooming supplies, outdoor gear, clothing, and shelter referrals. Low income and individuals experiencing homelessness can pick up a free Handbook of the Streets from 9 am - 4 pm Monday - Friday or download the PDF from the website.

Hennepin County residents who are experiencing homelessness can receive housing case management assistance through the Homeless to Housing program. The primary focus of the Homeless to Housing team is to fill system gaps by offering case management to people who otherwise lack support and access to resources by helping them secure permanent housing. The Homeless to Housing teams can help single adults, families, youth, and veterans who are staying in shelter or those living unsheltered with the following: 1. Referral 2. Intake 3. Goal planning 4. Barrier busting 5. Housing identification and move in 6. Stabilization and referral to long-term support

Laundry: Limit one load a day, cost is free Lockers: Check in with availability and cost Mail: Guests may use the Saint Paul Opportunity Center address for receiving mail. No mail will be checked over the phone. Mail held for seven days. Showers: 7 days a week, sign up at the front desk

Case managers are on-site to assist with accessing services such as housing, jobs, and education. - Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans assists with benefits counseling - Housing referrals - Employment services

Provides financial assistance, homelessness programs, and assessments for supportive housing to households who are at imminent risk or are homeless. Services provided are: Case Management - Assessing barriers that prevent stable housing - Crisis intervention - Connections to resources for housing - Provides budgeting, life skills support toward employment and education goals Coordinated Entry - Assessments for supportive housing programs and other support services - Fond Du Lac Property Management provides 24 supportive housing units through coordinated entry - Fond Du Lac Property Management provides 10 veteran supportive housing units through coordinated entry Emergency Rental Assistance Program - Assist with one month's rent and security deposit not to exceed the value of one month's rent. Assistance is not available to households who have received assistance from the program within a 3-year period. Payments are made directly to the landlord. Homeless Prevention Programs - Prevention Services: Temporary financial assistance and/or supportive services to help people remain in their current housing situation, relocate, or divert them from entering the homeless system. Financial assistance may help with rental application fees, the first month's rent, past due rent, or utility assistance. - Rapid-Rehousing: Assists households to quickly exit homelessness and return to permanent housing. Provides one-time rental assistance and supportive services such as case management and housing navigation. Homeownership Down Payment Assistance - Assistance under this program may include payment of reasonable loan down payments, closing, and/or costs generally referred to as settlement charges associated with the first mortgage of the home to be used as the family's primary residence. Maximum amount of assistance is $3,000 including down payment, closing, and settlement costs. - Helps secure affordable homeownership for Fond Du Lac band members