Overnight Shelters
Metro Shelter Hotline
Phone: 1-888-234-1329 (Toll Free)
Provides information about emergency shelter and transitional housing for single adults, families and youth in the 7-county Metro area.
Men and Women
Salvation Army Harbor Light Center
1010 Currie Avenue
Phone: 612-338-0113
Emergency Housing:
Remarks: Provides shelter; personal hygiene items and meals for homeless single adults who are receiving GA, social security or other benefits. Open to men and women.
Booth Program
Remarks: Provides shelter, personal hygiene and meals for able-bodied adults who are employed or actively seeking employment. There is an $8/day “co-pay” to stay there. Open to men and women.
Sally’s Place
Remarks: A secure shelter and breakfast for single homeless women. Beds are available first come first serve each night. Open to women only.
Basics of Life Training (BOLT) Program
Remarks: Provides shelter, personal hygiene items and meals for men and women who are seeking rejuvenation of mind, body, and spirit.
Our Savior’s Shelter
2219 Chicago Avenue South
Phone: 612-872-4193
Hours: 6 pm-7am
Provides: 34 beds for men and 6 beds for women are available for 28 days. Some extensions are possible. Breakfast, suppers, showers, laundry and an address to receive mail are available. Building is wheelchair accessible. (Lottery procedure is followed)
Remarks: Available beds are assigned on a first-come – first served basis. Sign up Monday through Friday, 2-7pm
Simpson Men’s Shelter
2740 First Avenue South
Phone: 612-874-8683 (day); 612-874-0306 (3-5 pm; after 6 pm)
Hours: 6 pm-7am; Office hours are Monday-Friday 3-5 pm
Provides: 40 beds available for stays of up to 28 days. A hot dinner, a simple breakfast and a to-go lunch are served to guests and showers, laundry, storage, savings, health clinic & advocacy.
Remarks: Drawings for available beds will be held on Monday nights at 6:30 pm. You can arrive after 6 pm, but must be signed up for the lottery before 6:30 pm. You must be sober to participate in the lottery, meaning no alcolhol or drug use at all prior to drawing.
There will be no one-night beds given out through individual lotteries.
Men Only
Catholic Charities Secure Waiting Area
1000 Currie Avenue North
Phone: 612-204-8595
Remarks: Single men without children who are not eligible for county shelter may stay overnight in a secure waiting area. This is open 7 days a week from 5:00 pm-7:00 am. A light dinner is served in the evening. Restrooms and showers are available. Bed upstairs with showers and lockers are available for $5/night.
St. Stephen’s Shelter
2111 Clinton Ave. South
Phone: 612-874-9292
Hours: 6pm-7am.
Remarks: 43 beds available for stays up to 28 days. People who work late and have a 28-day spot can come to shelter late. Lottery process is followed as such: On Mondays a waiting list will be chosen. People on the waiting list may receive 1 night or 28 nights depending on which shelter’s waiting list they are on. People on the waiting list should contact their respective shelter each day to see if beds are available. You can have an extended stay by saving 40% of your income toward permanent housing. If you have never been to the lottery before, you can talk to shelter staff to be put on a waiting list.
Services: Breakfast, showers, weekend meals, and laundry are available to guests. Regular medical services are offered, Hennepin County Access workers make regular visits and staff members speak Spanish. Job preparation & search program is available for guests at St. Stephen’s, Our Savior’s and Simpson.
Families with Children
People Serving People
614 South 3rd Street
Phone: 612-277-0201
Remarks: The focus of this shelter is on families with children and single pregnant females. The majority of referrals are by Hennepin County, but a county referral is not required. Single women would share a room with one or two other women, while families have a private room. Families with one child under 8 share a room.
Services: Three meals, private rooms with bathroom and shower, free laundry facilities are available. Assistance from Minneapolis Public Schools, medical clinic, Economic Assistance, Minneapolis Crisis Nursery, and Rapid Exit are also available, as well as services from 20 other agencies.
Families Moving Forward
1808 Emerson Avenue North
Phone: 612-529-2185
Remarks: Space is available for 6-10 families with children. 60-day stays with extensions available. Families sleep in congregations. Laundry, shower and meals are available.
Hours to Call for Shelter: If you need a shelter, call to find out about openings between 7:30 am-5:30 pm Monday-Sunday.
Mary’s Place
401 North 7th Street
Phone: 612-338-4855
Intake Hours: Monday through Thursday 10-11:30 am and 1:30-3:00 pm. Your entire family must go to Sharing and Caring Hands (525 N 7th St.) to apply for shelter at Mary’s Place.
Provides: Shelter for up to 30 days for families with children. Operated by Sharing and Caring Hands.
St. Anne’s Place
2634 Russell Avenue North
Phone: 612-521-2128
Remarks: Up to 16 rooms are available for homeless families (women and children only; no men.). families are referred through Hennepin County Shelter team.
Youth
The Bridge
2200 Emerson Ave. South
Phone: 612-377-8800
Hours: Open 24 hours a day.
Remarks: Space for 14 youth. Call to see if there is space available.
Services: Street outreach and youth support groups, individual and family counseling
Avenues
1708 Oak Park Avenue North
Phone: 612-522-1690.
Intake Information: Call for information. Open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Provides: Overnight shelter for youth ages 16-20; clothing, case management, referral to services, legal assistance.
Oak Park Neighborhood Center
1701 Oak Park Avenue North
Phone: 612-302-3500
Provides: 24-hour crisis nursery services. The crisis nursery is a community-based family support program that provides services to parents and children in times of crisis or stress, 24 hours a day. The crisis nursery provides emergency short-term overnight care and daycare placements for children ages newborn to 12 years.
YouthLink
41 North 12th Street
Phone: 612-225-1200
Remarks: Will provide assessment of needs, and can network with other agencies to provide shelter for youths. Call between 8:30 am and 8:00 pm Monday-Saturday or stop in. Open 3-8pm Monday-Friday.
