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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.

  • Metro Transit trip planner
  • The weather channel

Questions or feedback? Office to End Homelessness

endhomelessness@hennepin.us

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Location information

Before going:

  • Call ahead to make sure they are open
  • All warming sites offer space to escape the cold
  • Only some sites offer services like food and case management

Daytime options

Catholic Charities Opportunity Center

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

Hours

  • Monday – Saturday, 7 a.m. – 8 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, 8 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 – Thursday 9 a.m. – 8 p.m.
  • Friday - Saturday 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Services and resources

  • Indoor heated space
  • Time-limited computer access
  • Social worker Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. 
  • 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 – Friday, 6 a.m. – 6 p.m.
  • Skyways 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 

Peace House Community

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

Hours

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

Public transportation

  • Metro Transit bus routes 2 and 9

Services and resources

  • Hot lunch: Daily, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. 

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 are by appointment only

Public transportation

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

Nighttime options

American Indian Community Development Center (AICDC) KOLA, and A3 drop-in centers

  • 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

Salvation Army Harbor Light Center arctic shelter beds

  • Call the Hennepin Shelter Hotline to access these beds: 612-204-8200
  • Check-in time will be provided upon booking
  • Located in downtown Minneapolis

This location will ONLY open on nights with severely cold weather (is or feels like 0°F). It will be open all of January and February 2024.

Services and resources

  • 25 mats for people who identify as male
  • 15 spots in bunk beds for people who identify as female
  • Meals
  • Showers
  • Hygiene supplies

Rescue Now shelter beds

  • Call the Hennepin Shelter Hotline to access these beds: 612-204-8200
  • Check-in time will be provided upon booking
  • Located in Northeast Minneapolis
  • Will open in early January

Services and resources

  • 50 cots
  • Meals
  • Showers
  • Hygiene supplies
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