County federal response

The county is providing responsive services for individuals, families and communities.

General

Business

Education

Food

Health

Housing

Legal

Well-being

General

Office of Multicultural Services

Offers help for immigrants and refugees. We can connect you to county and community resources in your preferred language. Learn more about the Office of Multicultural Services.

• Email: oms@hennepin.us
• Phone: 612-348-2193

Business

Elevate Hennepin

Provides federal response resources for small businesses, including advisors who can help with legal and HR questions. Meet with a Business Navigator and find federal response resources for small businesses.

• Email: elevate@hennepin.us

Education

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

Food

Community resources

Places to access free food in Hennepin County. See the free food resource map.

SNAP: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

Helps people with low income to buy the food they need for sound nutrition and well-balanced meals. Learn more about SNAP.

• Phone: 612-596-1300

WIC: Women, Infants and Children

Serves eligible residents who are pregnant and breastfeeding, and children from birth through age 5. Learn more about WIC.

• Phone: 612-348-6100
• Email: wic@hennepin.us

Health

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

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

Health Care for the Homeless

Serves any adult or child who has been homeless within the past year or is currently living outside, staying with friends or in a shelter or transitional housing. Learn more about Health Care for the Homeless.

• Phone: 612-348-5553

Immunizations for babies and children

Provides immunizations that protect babies and children from serious diseases like measles, mumps, pertussis and diphtheria. Learn more about immunizations.

• Phone: 612-348-8900

Public Health Clinic

Offers immunizations, screening, treatment and more for adults and children. Learn more about the Public Health Clinic.

• Phone: 612-543-5555

Housing

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

Tenant Resource Connection

Offers eviction prevention resources if you are at risk of losing your housing. Learn more about eviction prevention.

• Phone: 612-767-9737

Legal

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.

Engagement with us is confidential. We do not share information outside Adult Representation Services without client consent.

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

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.

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

The county is working closely with local, state and other partners.

City of Minneapolis federal response information and resources

Minnesota Department of Human Services Refugee and Immigrant Helpline (1-800-814-4806)

CareerForce centers for workforce services and job loss support

Hunger Solutions food resource locator

Know your rights

ACLU of Minnesota

CAIR-Minnesota

City of Minneapolis

Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota

International Institute of Minnesota

Law HELP MN Self Help Library

Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid

The Advocates for Human Rights

Volunteer Lawyers Network’s Minnesota Family Deportation Preparedness Manual (PDF, 2MB)

The county is following the law and our policies related to use of facilities and spaces.

The use of space by the public in county facilities policy (PDF, 1MB) states parking lots, parking ramps, vacant lots, or garages are not authorized for use as staging areas, processing locations, or operations bases for civil immigration enforcement.

The Hennepin County Government Center north plaza and south plaza are defined as public space and are open for individuals to use, gather or demonstrate. Learn more about rules for public use.

The county's elected leaders and their offices are listening to residents and responding.

Board of Commissioners

On January 27, the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners unanimously passed a resolution condemning the actions of federal agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) in our communities and calling for the immediate removal of federal immigration enforcement from Minnesota.

The resolution affirms the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment protections and condemns the use of chemical irritants or less-lethal munitions on peaceful protesters and press.

The resolution also directs county administration to develop strategies to protect workers, clients and residents, in partnership with other local and state governments.

Read the resolution

Learn about the County Board

Attorney’s Office

The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office is asking the public to submit information and evidence to support investigation into the deaths of Renee Nicole Macklin-Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. Learn more and submit information.

Sheriff’s Office

The Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office exists to enforce criminal statutes, to prevent harm, to respond to victims of crime, and to keep our community safe.

The Sheriff’s Office does not participate in civil immigration enforcement and does not work with federal agencies on civil immigration enforcement. The Sheriff’s Office does work with local, state, and federal agencies on criminal investigations and to enforce criminal laws.

The Sheriff’s Office has a responsibility to preserve the peace and keep people safe, so they may be at a location where there is potential for heightened tensions or large crowds.

The Sheriff’s Office does not control or have the authority to prevent the actions of other agencies operating under their own legal authority.

The Sheriff’s Office will respond to calls for help or requests for mutual assistance.

Learn about the Sheriff’s Office

Contact us:

• Emergencies: call 911
• 24/7 dispatch non-emergency: 952-258-5321
• Sheriff’s administration: 612-348-3744