Fix-It Clinics

Get help with your broken stuff and learn valuable repair skills at free Fix-It Clinics.

Fix-It Clinics offer free, guided assistance from volunteers with repair skills to disassemble, troubleshoot, and (hopefully) fix small household appliances, clothing, electronics, mobile devices and more. Fix-It Clinics teach valuable troubleshooting and basic repair skills, build community connections and reduce the number of repairable items that are thrown in the trash.

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Upcoming Fix-It Clinics

Winter 2023

Clinics are held once a month from noon to 4 p.m., with the last items accepted at 3:30 p.m. Events are first come, first served. No pre-registration required.

Sunday, February 12, at the American Swedish Institute

Map to American Swedish Institute
2600 Park Avenue S, Minneapolis, MN, 55407

Saturday, March 11, at Ridgedale Library

Map to Ridgedale Library
12601 Ridgedale Dr., Minnetonka, MN, 55305

Stay tuned for updates on additional Fix-It Clinic dates.

Past 2022 Fix-It Clinics

Saturday, June 11, at Brookdale Library
Saturday, July 9, at Gethsemane Lutheran Church
Saturday, August 13, at Mount Olivet Lutheran Church
Saturday, September 10, at Gramercy Park Cooperative
Saturday, October 8, at Saint Anthony City Hall
Saturday, November 12, at Saint Louis Park Recreation Center
Saturday, December 10, at Eden Prairie Community Center
Saturday, January 14, at Southdale Library

What to bring

You must be able to carry items in — no oversized items. Feel free to bring any tools and supplies you think might help with the job; however, our volunteers have plenty of tools, so it’s not mandatory. Be prepared to wield a screwdriver, open stuff up and, hopefully, fix it!

The following are examples of things that have been repaired at other fix-it events:

Antique radio
Blender
Camping lantern
Clothing and other soft goods to mend or alter
Dremel tool
DVD player
Electric hot water kettle
Fan
Flashlight
Hair dryer
Lamp
Paper shredder
Remote control
Sewing machine
Steam mop
Stereo
Telephone headset
Toaster oven
Toaster
Toys

Volunteer at a Fix-It Clinic

If you can troubleshoot repairs for broken items, consider volunteering at a Fix-It Clinic. Volunteer fixers who have skills in soldering, electronics repair, electrical repair, sewing, wood working and general tinkering are essential to making the clinics successful.

Please email nancy.lo@hennepin.us or call 612-348-9195 for more details.

Host a Fix-It Clinic

Thank you for wanting to host a Hennepin County Fix-It Clinic! In order to have a successful event, here are the things that are needed from your site:

A large room that is big enough to fit at least 20 banquet-sized tables. A well-lit room is very helpful, too.
Twenty tables. Ideally, six-feet-long with four chairs per table. Smaller, round tables are fine as long as we have more of them (about 30). The number of tables and surface space to work on is more important than the shape of the tables.
At least eight electrical outlets
Wi-fi
A parking lot with at least 30 spaces

Please email at nancy.lo@hennepin.us or call 612-348-9195 for more details.

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