Riverland Community College

The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Resources page at Riverland Community College provides a comprehensive list of support services and organizations for various communities. These include mental health support, substance abuse treatment, legal advocacy, and crisis intervention for LGBTQIA+ individuals, people of color, immigrants, and domestic violence survivors. Specific groups and resources are highlighted for different demographics, including African American, Native American, Asian, and Hispanic communities. The page also lists numerous local and statewide organizations dedicated to supporting these populations with various social services.

LGBT+ and Community Support Group - Austin

3^rd Tuesday of Every Month at First Congregational United Church of Christ

1910 3^rd Ave NW, Austin, MN

The Trevor Project

Get specialized LGBTQIA+ mental health support from The Trevor Project at (866) 488-7386 or text START to 678-678

OUTfront Minnesota

Advocacy services and Helpline for Gay, Lesbian, Bi-sexual and Transgender, Domestic resources, quarterly newsletter Frontlines. 310 E. 38th St. #209 Minneapolis 55409. 9-5 Helpline 612-822-0127, (outside Twin Cities: 1-800-800-0350)  www.outfront.org

Pride Institute

Residential substance abuse treatment program dedicated to treating the GLBT community. 14400 Martin Drive, Eden Prairie MN 55344, 1-800-547-7433 www.pride-institute.com

Rochester Gay & Lesbian Community Services

GLBT Community Organization in Rochester. 507-281-3265
www.glcsmn.org

The Minnesota Transgender Health Coalition

The Minnesota Transgender Health Coalition is committed to improving health care access and the quality of health care received by trans and gender non-conforming people through education, resources, and advocacy.

Phone: (612) 823-1152

Address: 730 E 38th St #108, Minneapolis, MN 55407

Website: https://www.mntransgenderhealth.org/about-us

The Gender and Sexuality Center for Queer and Trans Life

The Gender and Sexuality Center for Queer and Trans Life serves students, staff, faculty, alumni and community members who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, asexual, allies and many other gender and sexual orientation-creative identities. Our work centers around four fundamental tenets; education, advocacy, outreach & support.

Address: 128 Pleasant Street SE, 40 Appleby Hall, Minneapolis, MN 55455
Office Hours: M-F 9am-4pm
Email: gsc@umn.edu

Alcoholics Anonymous

There are many all-men's groups in the Twin Cities. Call Intergroup in Minneapolis 952-922-0880 or St. Paul 651-776-6566 for group info. www.aaminneapolis.org

Calhoun AA • Mon 7:30 p.m. Step group for concerned gay men. Room 8, Hennepin Ave. Methodist Church. Open Gay Men

GLBT Beyond Jitters AA Group • Weds, Minneapolis Downtown, Wesley United Methodist Church, Open Gay Men and Women Discussion

GLBT AA Speaker Meeting • Thurs, Minneapolis South Central, All God's Children Metropolitan Community Church, Open Gay Men and Women Speaker Meeting

GLBT & Proud AA Group • Fri, Eden Prairie, The Pride Institute, Open Gay Men and Women Discussion

GLBT Breakfast Club AA Group • Sat, Minneapolis Downtown, Plymouth Congregational Church, Open Gay Men and Women Step & Tradition

Group 14 • Fri 6:30, Twin Lake Alano, 4938 Brooklyn Blvd, Brooklyn Center. Open Men

Men's Group • Thurs 7 p.m., 3rd fl, St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 4557 S. Colfax Ave., Linden Hills. Open Men

We Agnostics of Uptown • Sun 6 p.m., The Men's Center, 3249 Hennepin Ave S Suite 55, Minneapolis. Open to Men and Women Topic

Veteran AA • Weds 6:30 p.m. Step group for all military veterans. Vet Center, 2480 University Ave W, St. Paul, 55114. 651-/644-4022

East Central Minnesota Gay and Bisexual Men's Group

For more information go to www.menscircle.org

Fathers Group MN

For gay or bisexual fathers struggling with issues related to “coming out,” or just needing support, the Gay Father’s Group has been a safe place to share, give and get support, and make new friends. Meetings are typically the last Saturday morning of each month. For more information: fathersgroupmn.com/ and www.meetup.com/GayFathersGroupMN/

Women of Nations

Women of Nations provides culturally specific emergency services and support to all who have experienced trauma and domestic, sexual, and dating violence, and empower Native American communities to put an end to all forms of violence.

MINNESOTA
SHELTER
877-209-1266
www.women-of-nations.org

Services

• Household Basic Needs
• Transportation Assistance
• Domestic Violence Support Group
• Legal Advocacy
• Court Accompaniment
• Legal Immigration/VAWA assistance.
• Domestic Violence Shelter

Special Population

• Black
• Elder
• LGBTQ
• Native American

Asian Women United of Minnesota (AWUM)

Provides crisis intervention, case management, shelter, counseling, support groups, legal advocacy, court accompaniment, and basic needs to victims of domestic violence. Culturally and linguistically relevant for most South East Asian survivors.

MINNESOTA
SHELTER
612-724-8823
www.awum.org

Services

• Case Management for Domestic Violence Survivors
• Emergency Shelter Transportation
• Domestic Violence Counseling
• Domestic Violence Support Group
• Legal Advocacy
• Court Accompaniment
• Legal Immigration/VAWA assistance.
• Domestic Violence Shelter

Special Population

• Asian

Casa De Esperanza

Our advocates are trained to work with participants in accessing public benefits, seeking immigration remedies, providing court advocacy, navigating law enforcement systems, finding transitional housing, providing emotional support and more.

MINNESOTA
SHELTER
651-772-1611
www.casadeesperanza.org
TTY number 651-772-1611

Services

• Household Basic Needs
• Transitional Housing
• Transportation Assistance
• Case Management for Domestic Violence Survivors
• Emergency Shelter Transportation
• Domestic Violence Support Group
• Legal Advocacy
• Court Accompaniment
• Legal Immigration/VAWA assistance.
• Protective/Restraining Order Assistance
• Shelter Serves Adolescent boys
• Sexual Assault Services
• Domestic Violence Shelter
• Nonresidential Domestic Violence Services for Youth
• Parenting Education/ Support

Special Population

• Deaf
• Hispanic

Men's Crisis Help Line

Counselors available to help men with Domestic Violence/Abuse calls, Custody and Legal Referral calls and other situations. A Wilder (and other) Foundation-funded project of the Crisis Connection (see below). 612-379-6367 (612-379-MENS). www.crisis.org

African American Aids Task Force (AAATF) 

provides culturally specific prevention, education and services to people of African descent who are living with or at risk of HIV/AIDS. 2400 Park Ave S, Minneapolis 55404, 612-825-2052. www.aaatf.org

Rural AIDS Action Network (RAAN)

Organizes, develops and sustains caring volunteer communities that serve and support persons living with, affected by, or at risk for HIV/AIDS in the rural Midwest. 208 Second Street NE, Little Falls, MN 56345. 320-631-0404, 1-800-966-9735. www.raan.org

Karen Organization of MN

The Karen Organization of Minnesota is the first social services agency in the country founded by Karen refugees from Burma. We offer a variety of programs to help refugees transition to life in a new country and achieve their goals. We also provide resources to help organizations learn how to work with this growing community.

2353 Rice Street #240
Roseville, MN 55113
Main Line: 651-788-7593
Fax: 651-788-7909

For general inquiries, email us at info@mnkaren.org

Vietnamese Social Services of MN

Founded in 1987 as a non-profit mutual assistance organization, the Vietnamese Social Services of Minnesota (VSS) is a multi-service agency with programs in health education and promotion, youth development, elder services, English proficiency, and employment and job training. All of these programs equip and empower individuals and families of all walks of life as they seek to become independent and thriving members of American society.

277 University Ave W, St Paul, MN 55103

(651)788-7593

https://vssmn.org/

African Immigrants Community Services

AICS was incorporated into a 501c3 non-profit in 2007 by its current executive director, Mustafa Hassan, and other Somali refugees to meet the needs of East African refugees in the Twin Cities area. Since its inception the organization has continued to grow and develop strong working relationships with other community-based agencies, faith-based communities and government entities. They provide refuge assistance in navigating paperwork and social programs, English lessons, job prep and readiness and health services.

OUR ADDRESS

1433 E. Franklin Ave, Suite 13B
Minneapolis, MN 55404

CONTACT EMAIL

info@aicsmn.org

CONTACT PHONE

(612) 871-9481

African American Family Services

2616 Nicollet Ave. S. Minneapolis, MN 55408 Contact: Salimah Majeed Phone: 612/871-7878 Fax: 612/871-2567 Email: contact@aafs.net Web: www.aafs.net

This organization provides chemical dependency, chemical health, violence treatment/domestic violence advocacy for adults and adolescents, and related human services to the African American communities in the Minneapolis and St. Paul metro areas. We have a second location in Minneapolis: 100 W. Franklin Ave., 55404, phone: 612/813-0782. The St. Paul office is located at 1041 Selby Ave., 55104, phone: 651/642-0021.

Al-Amal School

1401 Gardena Ave. N.E. Fridley, MN 55432 Contact: Phone: 763/571-8886 Fax: 763/571-1925 Email: AlAmalSchool@freemail.al-amal.org Web: www.al-amal.org

Al-Amal School is the only full time Islamic school in Minnesota with pre-kindergarten through high school education. We provide an Islamic educational environment for more than 300 Muslim students from the Twin Cities metro area.

Catalyst, A Program for Women

310 E. 38th St., Suite 211 Minneapolis, MN 55409 Contact: Helen Bassett Phone: 612/822-7393 Fax: Email: info@fast-networks.com Web: www.fast-networks.com

Catalyst provides systemic and individual advocacy services for female correctional clients. Case monitoring and intervention/support services are available upon referral. Referral sources include: probation officers, parole agents, child protection workers, and treatment center staff. Hennepin and Ramsey Counties are the primary geographic area, but women are served from the seven-county area.

Ethiopians in Minnesota, Inc.

1821 University Ave. W., Suite #S330 St. Paul, MN 55104 Contact: Bezabeh Assefa Phone: 651/645-4633 Fax: 651/645-1073 Email: Web:

Ethiopians in Minnesota provides services to assist Ethiopian refugees in their integration into the United States. Services provided in Ramsey and Hennepin Counties are: employment development and placement; crisis intervention; and counseling to solve short-term problems.

Jack and Jill of America—Minneapolis Chapter

1507 Emerson Ave. N. Minneapolis, MN 55411 Contact: Brenda Anderson Phone: 651/644-9844 F

This civic organization serves the African American community. Members are mothers of African American children, ages 2–18, with the main objective of providing a socially and culturally positive experience for their children and all children. We also support legislative issues that have an impact on children.

Liberian Community of Minnesota, Corp.

7040 Lakeland Ave. Brooklyn Park, MN 55428 Contact: Jackson K. George, Jr. Phone: 763/549-8706 Fax: 763/561-3331

This organization is geared towards providing its clients with culturally appropriate social and educational support to enable the community to achieve financial self-sufficiency and to maintain our own identity while integrating into this vast American society. It provides several levels of support for all Liberians in Minnesota: men, women and children; including the elderly, disabled people, single mothers, and victims of the civil war.

Masjid An-Nur

1729 Lyndale Ave. N. Minneapolis, MN 55411 Contact: Makram El-Amin Phone: 612/521-1749 Fax: 612/521-1282 Email: Web: www.masjid-an-nur-mpls.org 

This African American Islamic organization provides Islamic studies and Quranic Arabic classes for men, women and children. We also provide the following services: monthly food distribution, community employment services, and minor home repairs and cosmetic improvements for families on fixed incomes.

New Sudan-American Hope (NSAH)

 1421 3rd Ave. S.E. Rochester, MN 55904 Contact: Benson R. Giwa Phone: 507/292-1314 Fax: 507/292-1339 Email: newsudanamer@earthlink.net Web: www.newsudan-americanhope.com

 New Sudan-American Hope (NSAH) seeks to support new refugee arrival to Minnesota, to support or facilitate the resettlement program for South Sudanese to the United States, and to sponsor education for Sudanese children. NSAH provides human services assistance to the people in New Sudan and new refugee arrivals.

Oromo Community of Minnesota

1505 S. 5th St. Minneapolis, MN 55454 Contact: Bula Atomssa Phone: 612/340-0282 Fax: Email: Web:

Oromo Community of Minnesota serves the Oromo community (immigrants from East Africa, mainly from the Ethiopian Empire). It was established and licensed in 1985. We provide social services, information, and referrals on health, housing and employment for the Oromo community to promote self-sufficiency

Oromo Language and Cultural Center

408 Cedar Ave. S. Minneapolis, MN 55454 Contact: Abraham Oluma Phone: 612/341-9914 Fax: 612/341-9914

 The center provides translation services, referrals for social and legal services, Rule 25 assessments and chemical abuse information, public speakers bureau for current events, facilitation of cultural performances, and assistance to new arrivals in their introduction to American culture.

Sudanese-American Community Development

3710 Central Ave. N.E. Minneapolis, MN 55421 Contact: Rudy Dong Phone: 612/789-7384 Fax: 612/789-7395 Email: Web: To ensure Sudanese community support of Sudanese in Minnesota through resettlement, job placement, housing, skills upgrading, cultural sensitivity training, crime prevention, and other programs.

Summit-University Teen Center, Inc.—The Loft

1063 Iglehart Ave. St. Paul, MN 55104 Contact: Jim Robinson Phone: 651/644-3311:

This center promotes youth development in St. Paul's black community. Programs include participatory recreation, employment assistance, teen pregnancy prevention for males and females. It uses a drop-in concept that allows teens to plan programs for their peers.

Umunne Cultural Association

P.O. Box 4736 St. Paul, MN 55104 Contact: Henry Keshi Phone: 651/644-2010 Fax: 651/644-3653 Email: Web: www.umunne.org

 Umunne Cultural Association is an organization of Igbo-speaking people of Nigeria living in the United States. Umunne means brothers and sisters in Igbo language. This word truly symbolizes our common bond with one another and reflects our primary goals, which are to promote Igbo culture, to enhance the educational and civil well-being of all our members, and to positively serve and enrich the community in which we live.

Ain Dah Yung (Our Home) Shelter

1089 Portland Ave. St. Paul, MN 55104 Contact: Gabrielle Strong Phone: 651/227-4184 Fax: 651/224-5136 Email: adycenter@aol.com

Ain Dah Yung (Our Home) Center began in 1983 as an emergency shelter for homeless and runaway American Indian youth between the ages of five through seventeen. It began as a small satellite project of a parent organization, and evolved into an independent multi-service agency in 1991. Meaning "Our Home" in the Ojibway language, the agency continues to fulfill a culturally-specific niche within the American Indian community and the larger service community. The agency's mission is to provide youth and families with nurturing, guidance and modeling towards healthy family lifestyles. Family reunification and growth is encouraged, and a process for healing is begun. We provide emergency shelter, family support programs and counseling, chemical abuse intervention and legal services.

American Indian Advocates

525 Portland Ave. S. Minneapolis, MN 55415 Contact: Gene Couture Phone: 612/348-8523 Fax: Email: Web: American Indian Advocates offers services in court advocacy, child protection, and welfare within the American Indian community.

American Indian Family Center

579 Wells St. St. Paul, MN 55101 Contact: LaVon Lee Phone: 651/793-3803 Fax: 651/793-3809 Email: aifc@childrensinitiative.

Primarily serving American Indian families with children ages 0 to 6, AIFC promotes positive child enrichment by supporting and preserving the family as the foundation for success of children. This is accomplished by offering early intervention and outreach through culturally relevant programs that promote traditional practices of American Indians concerning childbirth, child rearing, child health, parenting and education.

American Indian Services, Inc. (AIS)

735 E. Franklin Ave. Minneapolis, MN 55404 Contact: Del Cavanaugh Phone: 612/871-2175 Fax: 612/871-2178 Email: Web:

AIS is a chemical dependency facility primarily for American Indian adult males and females in transition from primary treatment or who have had a previous treatment experience. The program goal is to assist all clients in maintaining their recovery by offering through the AIS program those concepts found in both Native American cultural teaching/values and the clinical aspects of CD treatment/aftercare.

Anishinabe Council of Job Developers, Inc.

2525 Franklin Ave. S. Minneapolis, MN 55406 Contact: Wilma Mason Phone: 612/722-1866 Fax: 612/724-4036 Email: Web:

This organization networks; develops programs, education, and support services; and places American Indians in desirable and well-matched jobs and training opportunities. ACJD provides direct services in job development/placement with focus on the hard-to-employ Indian population. Services include one-to-one counseling, group counseling, job skills training, youth/apprenticeship support groups, coordinating job interviews, and referrals to other social service providers when applicable. Emergency support services such as work clothing and union dues are also available once placed in a job.

Anishinabe Legal Services, Inc.

 P.O. Box 157 411 1st St. Cass Lake, MN 56633 Contact: Daniel L. Jongeling Phone: 218/335-2233 Fax: 218/335-7988 Email: alsdan@paulbunyan.net Web:

This organization provides free legal services to low income persons living on the White Earth, Red Lake, and Leech Lake Reservations. Main Activity: Consumer protection, legal aid

Anishinabe Wakiagun

1600 E. 19th St. Minneapolis, MN 55404 Contact: Kelby Grovender Phone: 612/871-2883 Fax: 612/871-0803 Email: Web:

Anishinabe Wakiagun is a board and lodging facility for late stage chronic inebriates, a culturally specific program targeting Native American men and women. The facility provides housing for forty individuals. It is not a shelter. It is a permanent housing facility that encourages long term residency to maximize stability in the individual's life. The philosophy of Anishinabe Wakiagun is to reduce the public cost of providing services while at the same time providing a more stable living environment for the resident.

Division of Indian Work Greater Minneapolis Council of Churches

1001 E. Lake St. Minneapolis, MN 55407 Contact: Mary Ellen Dumas Phone: 612/722-8722 Fax: 612/722-8669 Email: Web:

 The Division of Indian Work (GMCC/DIW) is a social service and social change agency initiated by the church community to serve the Minneapolis/St. Paul American Indian community, through culturally-based programs which provide emergency assistance and nonjudgmental support systems for individuals and their immediate and extended families, and foster and encourage self-direction and self-determination for Indian individuals, families, and the community as a whole. DIW serves as an advocate and interpretation linkage among the reservation, the city, the non-Indian community, the church community, and the Indian community. Their programs deal with: family violence, emergency assistance, youth leadership development, and teen Indian parents.

Indian Legal Assistance Program

107 W. 1st St. Duluth, MN 55802 Contact: Wesley Martins Phone: 218/727-2881 Fax: 218/720-6438 Email: Web:

The program provides legal services to American Indians living in Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Lake, Mille Lacs, and St. Louis Counties.

Native American Special Project

 1030 University Ave. St. Paul, MN 55104 Contact: Wanda Weyaus Phone: 651/290-4710 Fax: 651/290-4785 Email: Web:

Located in the Center for Lifelong Learning, the program assists American Indian adults who need help in obtaining their GED certificate and who need help in basic skills. The Indian program is currently integrated within the St. Paul Public Schools adult education program. Also the following services are provided: outreach/intake, job search and referral assistance, financial aid application assistance, and aid in obtaining age waivers.

Peta Wakan Tipi

459 N. Wheeler St. St. Paul, MN 55104 Contact: Sally Auger Phone: 651/646-8167 Fax: 651/646-1665 Email: Web:

Peta Wakan Tipi provides transitional housing and support services for homeless and recovering American Indians. There are two lodges in St. Paul: the Sacred Fire Lodge/Peta Wakan Tipi (at the address listed above), and the Mother Earth Lodge (54 W. King, St. Paul, MN 55107, phone 651/255-4111). The lodges provide housing and support services for each resident, as well as programs for the broader Indian community. Our goal is to help American Indian people achieve economic, emotional and cultural balance. To reach our goal, the organization operates four programs: Sacred Fire Lodge—transitional housing for American Indian men; Mother Earth Lodge—transitional housing for American Indian women; a job training program for hard-toemploy American Indian people; and Wild Health Network—a cultural preservation project that educates people about plants in the ancient traditions of American Indian healing.

Asian Women United of Minnesota

1954 University Ave. W., Suite 4 St. Paul, MN 55104 Contact: Sinuon Sin Phone: 651/646-2118 Fax: 651/646-2284 Email: awum@awum.org Web: www.awum.org 

This community-based organization works to end violence against Asian women and children, and to empower Asian women and girls. AWUM provides support, advocacy, and safe shelter for battered women and their children; educates and organizes the Asian and mainstream communities on the issues of battering; and provides leadership opportunities for women and girls of Asian descent.

Lao Assistance Center of Minnesota

1015 Olson Memorial Highway Minneapolis, MN 55405 Contact: Foun Manivanh Phone: 612/374-4967 Fax: 612/374-4821 Email: Web:

The center assists the Lao refugee and immigrant population with preemployment motivational counseling, workshops on employment, referrals to potential employers, and job maintenance. It also provides services to youth and families with home visits, summer school, in- and afterschool tutoring, sports leagues, advocacy, mediation, referral to vocational or short term training, English-as-a-Second-Language classes, high school credit make-up, GED classes, and community services. The center also works with police officers, probation officers, juvenile court, and child protection agencies

Vietnamese Minnesotans Association Hubb Center

1030 University Ave., Suite 160C St. Paul, MN 55104 Contact: Sang Truong Phone: 651/290-4790 Fax: 651/290-4785 Email: vma@rptanet.org Web:

The main purpose of VMA is to promote the self-sufficiency and well-being of Southeast Asian refugees and Asian Minnesotans, particularly the Vietnamese and their integration into American society. We provide emergency assistance along with counseling, information/referrals and advocacy in the areas of employment, legal aid, youth training and leadership, AIDS and HIV prevention and victim services.

Vietnamese Social Services of Minnesota

1821 University Ave., Suite S-250 St. Paul, MN 55104 Contact: Chi Mong Lu Phone: 651/644-1317, 651/641-8907 Fax: 651/641-8908 Email: mongchi@vssmn.org Web: www.vssmn.org

VSS was formed to address the needs of Vietnamese families and individuals by providing social services in relation to economic stability, educational opportunities and health issues, in a context of cultural values. VSS operates programs for elders, detainees, self-sufficiency, health, and youth education. Services are available to clients in the Twin Cities area meeting client criteria.

Hispanic Battered Women's Program Hope Center

P.O. Box 364 212 N. Ash Crookston, MN 55716 Contact: Marta Leticia Phone: 218/281-3553, 218/281-3912, 800/342-7756 Fax: 218/281-2505 Email: Web:

We are committed to ending personal violence by providing a battered women's program and sexual assault intervention project. We offer a 24-hour crisis line, shelter assistance, bilingual advocacy, transportation, information and referral, assistance with Orders of Protection, and support groups

Migrant Health Service, Inc. Townsite Center

810 4th Ave. S., Suite 120 Moorhead, MN 56560 Contact: Joan Altenbernd Phone: 218/236-6502 Fax: 218/236-6507 Email: jaltenbernd@fargocity.com Web:

MHS., Inc. provides primary health care to migrant farmworkers and their families through health assessments, vouchers, referrals, evening clinic, and health education. In addition to primary health care, the agency works with battered women and children and persons affected by chemical dependency. It serves Minnesota and South Dakota. Main Activity: Health 196 A Directory of Nonprofit Organizations of Color in Minnesota

Migrant Legal Services Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services

700 Minnesota Bldg. St. Paul, MN 55101 Contact: Jennifer Stohl Phone: 651/291-2837 Fax: 651/228-9450 Email: jennifer.stohl@smrls.org Web:

Free legal services are available to eligible migrant farmworkers who meet Legal Services Corporation standards. Areas of practice include employment law, public benefits, and immigration, etc. Spanish-speaking staff available. The address for the Fargo office of Migrant Legal Services is: 118 Broadway, # 305, Fargo, ND 58402, phone: 701/232-8872, fax: 701/232- 8366.

Center for Victims of Torture

717 E. River Road Minneapolis, MN 55455 Contact: Douglas Johnson Phone: 612/626-1400 Fax: 612/626-2465 Email: cvt@cvt.org Web: www.cvt.org

 This organization provides social, medical, psychiatric, and psychological rehabilitation services to victims of torture by governments. The center develops research on the impact of torture and effective treatment, and trains care providers to recognize, support, and assist victims of torture. Through public education, the center assists campaigns against torture.

Intercultural Mutual Assistance Association of Southeastern Minnesota

16 S.W. 7th Ave. Rochester, MN 55902 Contact: Ron Buzard Phone: 507/289-5960 Fax: 507/289-6199 Email: imaa43@hotmail.com Web:

This mutual benefit organization serves refugees and immigrants in southeastern Minnesota.

Simpson Housing Services

2740 1st Ave. S. Minneapolis, MN 55408 Contact: Phone: 612/874-8683 Fax: 612/879-0041 Email: Web:

Simpson Housing Services provides transitional housing services to families with children who are coming directly from a shelter. Participants receive services from six months to two years. Participants must attend school or be employed during their stay in our program. Families must attend weekly classes provided by SHS. Our appointments are on a first come, first served basis as openings become available. We also have shelters for single men and women. We have an overnight, safe, clean shelter from 6:15 p.m. until 7:00 a.m. for homeless men and women without children. There is also a day shelter for persons working overnight.