First Call for Help - 24 hour Info/Referral Service
Health
Family
Other Programs
FIRST CALL FOR HELP
Statewide, 24 Hour Info/Referral Service for Health, Education & Social Services
English/Spanish: 651-291-0211
Somali: 612-721-4852
Russian: 651-698-9167
Hmong/Lao: 612-721-4852
Northwest region
218-773-3519
North Central region
218-326-8565 or 1-800-442-8565
Central region
320-252-3474
Southeast Region
2-1-1 or 507-287-7111
Southeast Region 2 (Winona, Filmore, Huston counties)
608-775-4344 or 1-800-362-8255
HEALTH
Health Care
Medical Assistance for Families with Dependent Children
Phone: 612-879-1900
TTD: 612-348-3668
Century Plaza Building (map/directions)
330 - 12th Street South
Minneapolis, MN 55404
Healthcare coverage.
Assured Access
Phone: 612-348-6141
Century Plaza Building (map/directions)
330 South 12th Street, Ste 450
Minneapolis, MN 55404
Healthcare coverage on a sliding fee
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Neighborhood Health Care Network
Phone: 651-489-2273 or 1-866-489-4899 toll free, outside the metro
Member clinics provide comprehensive medical, dental, mental health, and health education services. 20 Clinics in metro area on sliding fee scale.
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St. Mary's Health Clinic
1884 Randolph Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55105
Phone: 651-690-7029
Donation for services appreciated.
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MinnesotaCare
Phone: 651-297-3862 or 1-800-657-3672 toll free, outside the metro
Healthcare coverage on a sliding fee.
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Planned Parenthood
Phone: 612-823-6300
Uptown Clinic
1200 Lagoon Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55408
Family Planning Assistance
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Immunizations Service Unit
Phone: 612-348-2741 or 612-348-2884 for locations.
For uninsured or underinsured, sliding fee scale, low-cost services, language line, contracts with interpreters.
Child and Teen Checkups
English: 612-348-5131
Espanol: 612-348-5947
Somali: 612-348-0098
Hmong: 612-348-5606
Bosnian/Polish: 612-348-0095
Thorough well-child checks for family members (0-21 years) on MA/MNCare, no $.
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Red Door Clinic
Phone: 612-348-6363
525 Portland Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55415
STD testing and treatment
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Walk-In Counseling Center
Phone: 612-870-0565
2421 Chicago Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55404
For anxiety, depression, relationship, and family problems
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MN Dept. of Health – Lead Program
Phone: 651-215-0900
For info about lead poisoning.
Click here for more information or e-mail lead@health.state.mn.us
Health Connection
Phone: 612-347-4747
900 South 8th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55404
Call after hours (4PM -8:30AM) with health concerns
HCMC – Information numbers
English: 612-347-2121
Hmong: 612-347-3738
Spanish: 612-347-6060
Somali: 612-347-2850
Russian: 612-347-5610
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Community University Health Care Center
Phone: 612-638-0700
2001 Bloomington Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55404
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Veterans Administration Medical Center
Phone: 612-725-2000
One Veterans Drive
Minneapolis, MN 55401
University of MN Medical Center, Fairview
Women's Health Center
Phone: 612-626-3444 or 1-800-688-5252 toll free, outside the metro
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Partnership for Prescription Assistance
Phone: 1-888-4-PPA-NOW (1-888-477-2669)
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Nutrition
Emergency Food Shelf Network
952-925-6265
Call for a site near your home
Spanish - 612-874-1412
Fare For All
612-331-6870
Reduced food prices in exchange for volunteer service
Food Stamp
612-879-1900
Assistance with food stamps
WIC Program
612-348-6100
Provides nutrition assessment, supplemental foods and referrals. No cost.
WIC Vendor Concern
651-281-3916
Loaves and Fishes
612-377-9810
Free hot meals served weeknights by church and community groups.
MAC
651-484-8242
Supplemental food program for women and children up to age 6.
Simply Good Eating (EFNEP)
612-374-8400
Offers food buying tips, nutrition education, and food preparation methods
Breastfeeding: Infant Health
LaLeche League
612-592-4996
Breastfeeding support and information
WIC Breastfeeding Support
612-348-6410
Support and information
Breastfeeding Warmline
952-993-5124
For questions and concerns
Dental Health – Low Cost
Children's Dental Service
612-359-1544
Downtown Minneapolis
Glenwood Lyndale Community Clinic
612-374-8500
Pilot City Health Center
612-302-4600
Southside Community Clinic
612-822-4383
Community University Health Care Center
612-638-0700
Teen Programs
TAMS
612-813-6125
Teen Age (11-23 year) Medical Service with a comprehensive health care clinic
Thinking of Adoption?
612-879-5230
West Suburban Teen Clinic
952-474-3251
Adolescents without insurance for pregnancy testing, family planning and minor health care
Annex (North Suburban Teen Clinic)
763-533-1316
debbie@annexteenclinic.org
Promotes sexual health, STI testing, Pregnancy testing, and Contraceptives
Youth Intervention Program
612-348-3307
At Red Door Clinic
Nurturing Parents
612-879-5290
Transportation available
Schools-Based Teen Parent Programs
Minneapolis School-based Programs
612-668-1800
North Suburban
763-520-4116
South Suburban
612-866-9780
FAMILY
Parenting and Early Childhood Education
Early Childhood Family Education
612-668-3927
Education, support, and social experiences for families with children aged birth-5 years.
Meld
612-332-7563
Serves groups of parents during pregnancy and the child's first two years. Parents learn from each other.
Hennepin County Follow Along Program
612-348-5624
Track your child's development through periodic questionnaires. Serves children age birth to 4 years.
Way to Grow (Minneapolis only)
612-874-4740
Neighborhood family support and school readiness program. Call for nearest neighborhood site.
PICA Head Start
612-377-4444
Early Childhood Education and Family Development Program
Family Support Network
651-523-0099
Self help group for any parent who feels he or she could do something harmful to their child.
Parent Warmline
612-813-6336
For questions about child development and behavior
MN Parent Center
952-838-9000
Helps parents when there are concerns with their child's education
Phillips Community Initiatives For Children: Our House
612-871-0662
For people of Phillips neighborhood, offers childcare, ECFE, jobs, training
Home Team
612-827-5401
YMCA program offering a variety of services and events for families
Children and Family Services
612-348-3552
To report abuse
Child Support
612-348-3593
To apply for child support benefits and other information
Day Care
Greater Minneapolis Daycare Association
612-341-2066
Helps to find openings and ways to pay
Department of Community Education
612-668-3890
School age child care (latch key)
Hennepin Co. Child Care Assistance
612-348-5937
Basic sliding fee (BSF) – Help paying child care for low to moderate income families
At Home Infant Care (AHIC) – Funding for families not on MFIP who stay home for the first year of baby's life
Parent's Assistance Fund
612-341-0737
Child care financial assistance
Money/Financial Concerns
General Assistance
612-348-2722
Adults, age 18 to 59, with no minor children
MFIP –S (MN Family Investment Program – Statewide)
612-879-1900
Families with minor children
Social security
1-800-772-1213
Family and Children's Service
612-339-9101
Homemaking services, mental health counseling, and help in planning the best way to make ends meet
Clothing/Furniture
Free Store
612-870-1144
Sharing & Caring Hands-Diapers
612-338-4640
Sabathani
612-821-2347
Neighborhood Involvement Program
612-374-3125
Pilot City Neighborhood Service Center
612-348-4700
Consumer Credit Counseling
612-374-8164
Energy Services
North Minneapolis:
612-348-4811
South Minneapolis:
612-348-8858
Heat Assistance
Suburbs: 952-933-9639
Homeless
People Serving People
612-332-4500
Project Off Streets
612-252-1200
Shelter for youth
Sharing and Caring Hands
612-338-4640
Housing
Housing Complaints/Inspections
612-673-5858
For rental properties
Landlord and Tenant Services
612-673-3003
Problem resolution
Public Housing Information
612-342-1400
Low income housing for Mpls
Housing Link
612-522-2500
Listings of affordable housing
Housing Resource Center
612-879-5266
Assistance with finding housing in Hennepin County
Minneapolis Public Housing Authority
612-342-1999
Collection Services
612-348-2675
Assistance in getting child support payments
Picture ID
Hennepin County Service Center
612-348-8240
For information on acquiring a MN driver's license or picture ID
OTHER PROGRAMS
Emergency Numbers (answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week)
MN Family Planning & STD Hotline
1-800-78-FACTS
Takes confidential calls about birth control & sexually transmitted disease. Refers for treatment and support
Poison Control
1-800-222-1222 or 911
Information on what to do if someone is poisoned
Battered Women's Coalition
651-646-6177
Referral Service for emergency shelter
Crisis Line for Women's Shelter
651-646-0994
Crisis intervention and room location in a shelter
Rape and Sexual Abuse Center
612-825-4357
Counseling/advocacy line
Child Protective Services
612-348-3552
BIHA Women in Action
612-870-1193
Black, Indian, Hispanic, Asian Women – battering and abusive relationship support
Crisis Nursery
763-591-0100
Emergency child care for children up to age 6 to prevent abuse and neglect
Crisis Connection
612-379-6363
Provides crisis phone counseling, referral and information for any type of mental health-related problem
Suicide Prevention
612-347-2222
Safe Place for Newborns
1-877-440-2229
Saves the lives of newborns in danger of abandonment and helps preserve the health and future of their mothers
SUPPORT / RECOVERY PROGRAMS
Chemical / Substance Abuse
Alcoholics Anonymous
952-922-0880
Al-Anon
952-920-3961
For those affected by someone else's alcoholism
Drug and Alcohol Helpline
1-800-888-9383
Hennepin County Chemical Health Services
612-879-3501
Referrals for treatment
African-American Family Services
612-871-7373
Assistant for treating substance abuse
RS Eden
612-874-9441
Chemical health services; outpatient and extended care treatment
To Quit Smoking (American Cancer Society)
1-800-227-2345
Minneapolis American Indian Center
612-871-0113
Support
Chrysalis (for Women & their families)
612-871-4747
Services include mental health, chemical dependency, divorce and support services
A Circle of Women
612-874-4747
Helps pregnant and parenting women with a history of drug or alcohol use
Gamblers Anonymous
952-922-3956
Overeaters Anonymous
612-825-2312
MN AIDS Hotline
612-373-2437
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Center
952-473-9372
Support, resources and education on miscarriage, stillbirth and newborn death
STAR Adolescent Eating Disorder and Weight Management Clinic
612-626-4260
Postpartum Depression Therapy Group
612-672-6999
Legal Services
Child Support/Collection Service
612-348-3600
Assistance with collecting child support
Volunteer Lawyers Network
612-752-6677
Legal assistance to low income persons
Legal Aid Society
612-334-5970
Legal help
GLBT Services
P-FLAG - Parents, Family, Friends of Lesbians & Gays
http://www.pflagtc.org/support/index.html#family
Support group for GLBT parents, families & friends
Minneapolis/St. Paul
P.O. Box 19290
Minneapolis, MN 55419
(612) 825-1660
Email: support@pflagtc.org
Gender Education Center (GEC) Educational outreach & support service providing resource information, presentations, workshops, education, training, and consulting on transgender issues.
Debra Davis, Executive Director
P.O. Box 1861
Maple Grove, MN 55311
Voice: (763) 424-5445
Fax: (763) 425-8595
Email: gec@debradavis.org
City of Lakes Crossgender Community (CLCC)
A social/support organization for all transgendered people & their spouses/partners & loved ones.
P.O. Box 14844
Minneapolis, MN 55414
Voice Mail: (651) 229-3613
Email: clcc@clccmn.com
Support Services for GLBT Students, Staff & Parents.
Minneapolis Public Schools, Student Services
807 NE Broadway
Minneapolis, MN 55413
(612) 668-0183
http://www.rainbowfamilies.org/
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