The county is providing responsive services for individuals, families and communities.
General supports
Office of Multicultural Services
Offers help for immigrants and refugees, including free interpreters. We can help you connect to county and community resources. Learn more about the Office of Multicultural Services.
- Email: oms@hennepin.us
- Phone: 612-348-2193
Legal services
Adult Representation Services
Provides legal help to people experiencing poverty in civil cases. We advocate for our clients’ rights and provide legal services in several different areas including immigration.
Phone or in-person interpreters are available.
Please contact us by phone or email prior to coming into the office so we can arrange for this service. Learn more about Adult Representation Services.
- Email: contactars@hennepin.us
- Phone: 612-348-7012
Be at School
Partners with schools, community agencies and other areas of the county to serve K-12 students. We can help refer students and families to other county programs with education resources, technology, and multi-lingual supports. Learn more about Be at School.
- Email: be.at.school@hennepin.us
- Phone: 612-348-6041
Business supports
Elevate Hennepin
Provides advisors, training and resources for small businesses. Business navigators can help connect businesses to an advisor, group learning or other resources. Learn more about Elevate Hennepin.
- Email: elevate@hennepin.us
Health and well-being
Adult protection
Supports adults who are vulnerable so they can live with safety and dignity, consistent with their own culture, values, and goals. Learn more about Adult protection services.
- Email: adultprotection@hennepin.us
- Phone: 612-543-9912
Child protection
Committed to the safety, stability, and well-being of children and families in our community. Contact us if a child is left without a guardian. If a child is in immediate danger, call 911. Learn more about child protection services.
- Email: cfsinfo@hennepin.us
- Phone: 612-348-3552
Community resources
Connects residents to free and low-cost resources like food, clothing, and emergency shelter. Find resources with Waypoint.
Cope: mobile crisis response
Serves anyone in Hennepin County who needs an urgent mental health response. Cope has bilingual and bicultural staff available 24/7 for face-to-face, phone, and video visits and uses interpreters when needed. Learn more about Cope: mobile crisis response.
- Phone: 612-596-1223
Economic supports
Helps ensure residents have access to assistance, resources and support to meet their basic needs. We can connect you to food, cash, health care, emergency and child care assistance, and housing support. Learn more about economic supports.
- Phone: 612-596-1300
Emergency cash assistance
Provides support with short-term aid when residents are in a financial crisis that poses a direct threat to their physical health or safety. Learn more about emergency programs.
- Phone: 612-596-1900
Family response and stabilization
Helps with immediate, in-person support and stabilization for youth and their parents/caregivers. Services are available 24/7. Learn more about family response and stabilization service.
- Phone: 612-979-9511
Family home visiting
Sends public health nurses and other professionals to visit families in their homes or other community places, available to eligible residents at no cost to families. Learn more about family home visiting.
- Email: familyhv@hennepin.us
- Phone: 612-348-8687
Housing stability
Works with you and our partners to access shelter or solve your housing issues. Learn more about housing stability.
- Phone: 612-204-8200