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Hennepin County > Health and medical > Severe cold warming options

Severe cold warming options

Call Hennepin Shelter Hotline with questions about these warming options. The hotline is always available, not just on dangerously cold days. 

Hennepin Shelter Hotline: 612-204-8200

If you're in danger of freezing, call 911.

Partner with us to provide a warming space

We rely on local businesses, organizations, churches and buildings to provide this essential service.

If you have an area that can be used as a warming location, contact us at endhomelessness@hennepin.us.

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Questions or feedback? Office to End Homelessness

endhomelessness@hennepin.us

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Location information

Printable version:

  • Hennepin County Severe Cold Warming Options (PDF)

Before going:

  • If you can, call ahead to make sure they are open
  • Review the services listed - not all sites offer the same services. 

      Daytime warming options

      Catholic Charities Opportunity Center

      • 612-204-8300
      • 740 East 17th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55404
        Catholic Charities Opportunity Center map

      Hours

      • Monday – Friday 7 a.m. – 3 p.m.
      • Saturday 7 a.m. - 1 p.m.

      Public transportation

      • Metro Transit bus routes 2, 5, 9 and 14

      Services and resources

      • Breakfast and lunch
      • Showers
      • Internet access
      • Laundry
      • Mail
      • Storage lockers

      Hope Avenue Twin Cities

      • 612-709-0326
      • 1229 Logan Avenue, Minneapolis
        Hope Avenue Twin Cities map

      Hours

      • Every day, 7 a.m. – 8 p.m.

      Services

      • Clothing closet
      • Meals 
      • Showers
      • Haircuts
      • Mats
      • Alcoholics Anonymous

      Hennepin County libraries

      • 612-543-5669
      • All Hennepin County libraries are available as warming locations during regular business hours. Hennepin County libraries. 

      Minneapolis Central Library

      • 612-543-8000
      • 300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN 55401
        Minneapolis Central Library map

      Hours

      • Sunday, 12 p.m. – 5 p.m.
      • Monday to Thursday, 9 a.m. – 8 p.m.
      • Friday to Saturday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

      Services and resources

      • Indoor heated space
      • Time-limited computer access
      • No additional services offered 

      Hennepin County Government Center

      • 612-348-3000
      • 300 South 6th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55487
        Hennepin County Government Center map

      Hours

      • Monday to Friday, 6 a.m. – 6 p.m.
      • Skyway is open until 8 p.m.

      Public transportation

      • Metro Transit bus routes 5, 14, 19, 22, 94 and C Line
      • Metro Transit light rail: Blue Line and Green Line – Government Plaza Stations

      Building information

      Government Center building and plaza rules 

      MoveFwd Drop-In (Ages 15 - 24 years old)

      • 952-988-8336
      • 1001 Highway 7, Room 237, Hopkins, MN 55305
        MoveFwd Drop-in map

      Hours

      • Monday to Thursday, 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

      Public transportation

      • Metro Transit bus routes 615

      Services and resources

      Services are for ages 15 to 24 years old.

      • Housing assistance
      • Food and hygiene products
      • Employment search
      • Advice for how to get a social security card, state ID, birth certificate, etc

      Oasis for Youth Drop-In (Ages 16 - 24 years old)

      • 952-512-2061
      • 2200 West Old Shakopee Rd, Bloomington, MN

      • Oasis for Youth Drop-in map

      Hours

      • Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 2 p.m. - 5 p.m.
      • Tuesday and Thursday, 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

      Public transportation

      • Metro Transit bus routes Metro Orange Line, 546

      Services and resources

      Services are for ages 16 to 24 years old.

      • Free Clothes Closet and hygiene/personal care products
      • Food resources
      • Laundry and showers
      • Computer lab and internet access
      • Job-search assistance, and educational support
      • Transportation assistance
      • Referrals to shelter and housing programs including the Suburban Host Home Program
        Rental assistance
      • Case Management and goal planning

      Peace House Community

      • 612-870-7263
      • 1816 Portland Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55404
        Peace House Community map

      Hours

      • Monday to Friday, 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

      Public transportation

      • Metro Transit bus routes 2 and 9

      Services and resources

      • Weekdays
        • Lunch, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
        • Dinner, 5 p.m. - 6 p.m. provided by loaves and fishes
      • Sunday
        • Lunch 1 - 3 p.m. provided by People feed the People

      Steps of Strategy

      • 612 431 4354
      • 1803 Bryant Ave N Minneapolis Mn 55411
         Steps of Strategy map

      Hours

      • Tuesday to Saturday 11 a.m. – 11 p.m.

      Services and resources

      • Lunch and Dinner
      • Peer support
      • Case management
      • Housing Stabilization Services
      • Laundry
      • Showers
      • Clothing closet

      Youthlink (ages 16–24 only)

      • 612-252-1200
      • 41 North 12th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55403
        Youthlink map

      Hours

      • Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
      • Wednesdays, 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.

      Public transportation

      • Metro Transit bus routes 4, 6, 9 and 12

      Nighttime warming options

      American Indian Community Development Center (AICDC) KOLA

      • KOLA: Walk-in
      • 1600 East 19th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55404
        KOLA map

      Hours

      • Daily 7 p.m. - 7 a.m.

      Services and resources

      • 50 spots on a first-come, first-serve basis
      • Meals
      • Showers
      • Hygiene supplies

      Winter overnight shelter beds

      Call the Hennepin Shelter Hotline at 612-204-8200 to reserve a shelter bed. During the severe cold, 85 additional shelter beds are made available.  

      Services and resources

      • Meals
      • Showers
      • Hygiene supplies

       

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