Category Subcategory/Service Description/Focus
Youth & Young Adults Ramsey County Youth Workforce Supports Employment and training services contracted with 10 organizations (e.g., GAP School, Hired, Tree Trust, Black Tech Geeks) for youth ages 14-25.
Safe Zone (Youth Drop-In) Provides referrals for shelter, meals, medical services, mental health, and case management for youth ages 14-24.
Safe Harbors/Sex Trafficking Programs like Brittany’s Place and Passageways (The Link) offer shelter and services for youth survivors of sex trafficking.
Dispute Resolution Center (DRC) Weekly Circles of Support for youth ages 14-24; participants receive $15 per session.
Domestic Violence (DV) MN Day One Crisis Hotline 1-866-223-1111. Connects victims/survivors of DV, sexual assault, and human trafficking with advocates and shelter.
Tubman Center East Services 24-hour services: 612.825.0000; provides shelter, legal services, and advocacy.
Orders for Protection (OFP) For people related by blood, married, divorced, or having a child in common, involving actual or threatened violence. No fee to file in Ramsey County.
Culturally Specific DV StrongHearts Native Helpline (Native Americans/Alaska Natives); Phumulani (African descent); Casa de Esperanza (Bilingual, Latinas).
African American/Black Ujamaa Place Serves men ages 18-30 with Career IQ training, housing, education (GED/Higher Ed), and criminal justice programming.
SOL Center (Spirit of Liberation) Non-profit focused on African American health and well-being; offers after-school programs, homework help, and free hot meals.
Black-Led Financial Institutions Association for Black Economic Power (ABEP) and Arise Community Credit Union (Arise CCU).
Native American Department Of Indian Work/Interfaith Action Provides emergency services (food/clothing), health services (diabetes prevention), and youth enrichment (cultural activities).
Anishinabe Wakiagun Culturally specific permanent supportive housing for chronic inebriates.
U of M Native American Promise Tuition Program Offers scholarships covering full tuition for Tribal citizens with family income under $75,000.
Refugee & Immigrant Refugee and Immigrant Hotline Offers information on COVID-19, food support, housing, and mental health in various languages: 651-318-0989.
Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota (ILCM) Provides free legal representation, brief services, and advice in immigration matters to low-income immigrants and refugees.
Afghan Housing Stability Program (CAPI) Offers housing stability model combining rental subsidies with case management for newly arrived Afghans in the 7-county Metro Area.
Disability Supports MN CHOICES Intake assessment to determine eligibility for Development Disability (DD) waiver or Rule 185 Case Management Services.
Disability Benefits 101 (DB101) Information about disability programs in MN, benefits planning estimators, and how working impacts benefits.
Telephone Equipment Distribution (TED) Program Provides FREE phone devices for Minnesotans with hearing, speech, or physical disabilities that limit standard telephone use.
SOAR Advocates Helps eligible individuals who are homeless or at risk of homelessness apply for SSI/SSDI benefits.