Basic Need Resources in Minneapolis and St. Paul
If you need immediate assistance, call First Call for Help: 2-1-1 or from a cell phone: 651-291-0211. They can help direct you to the nearest or most appropriate resource.
Clothing
Education Resources
Food Assistance and Food Shelves
IDs and Birth Certificates
Legal Services
Meals
Transportation
Mail/Voicemail
General
First Call For Help: 2-1-1 (free call from any metro phone)
From a cell phone: 651-291-0211
Lines in the following languages operate from 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.:
Spanish: 651-291-0211
Somali: 612-721-4852
Vietnamese: 612-721-4852
Hmong: 612-721-4852
Russian: 651-698-9167
Clothing
Central Lutheran Church 612-870-4416
333 12th St. S., Minneapolis
Mon. 9:30 a.m. – noon, Thurs. 1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
St. Stephen’s Free Store 612-874-0311
2211 Clinton Ave. S., Minneapolis
Tues. – Thurs. 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Sharing & Caring Hands 612-338-4640
525 7th St. N. Minneapolis
Mon. – Thurs. 9:30 a.m. – noon, 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m., Sat., Sun. 9:30 a.m. – noon
Marie Sandvik Center 612-870-9617
1112 E. Franklin Ave., Minneapolis
Fri., Sun. 7 p.m.
Basilica of St. Mary 612-317-3400, 612-333-1381
88 17th St. N., Minneapolis
Shoe vouchers Mon., Sat., 9:30 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Career Gear Twin Cities 612-721-6949
1607 E. Lake St., Minneapolis
professional clothing for men, need reference from job program
Meals 
Branch III - closed Aug. 2 - 7 for renovations
612-204-8300
740 17th St. E., Minneapolis
Loaves and Fishes
Mon. – Fri. 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
St. Stephen’s – 2211 Clinton Ave. S., Minneapolis
Holy Rosary – 2424 18th Ave. S., Minneapolis
Sharing & Caring Hands 612-338-4640
525 7th St. N., Minneapolis Mon. – Thurs. 3:30 p.m.
Dorothy Day Center
651-647-2350
183 Old Sixth St., St. Paul
Breakfast (served Saturday and Sunday only): 9 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Lunch: noon – 12:45 p.m.
Dinner: 4:30 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
Find the food shelf nearest you: www.hungersolutions.org/find
Download a list of Minnesota food shelves at mnfoodshare.gmcc.org. Click on "Find a Food Shelf" on the left.
Legal Services
Legal Aid Society (Civil)
612-334-5970
430 1st Avenue North, #300, Minneapolis
Legal Rights Center (Criminal)
612-337-0030
1611 Park Avenue S., Minneapolis
Transportation
For bus routes, go to Metro Transit's Web site, metrotransit.org or call 612-373-3333.
For taxis, call 612-871-1600 or 1-800-464-0555.
IDs, Birth Certificates
Branch III
612-204-8300
740 17th St E., Minneapolis
Sharing & Caring Hands
612-338-4640
525 7th St. N., Minneapolis
Will pay for birth certificate request
Voicemail
Anywhere Voicemail from Qwest
$12.95 per month/$10 installation fee
To order, call: 800-242-5057 Mon. –
Fri.: 7 a.m. –
7 p.m.
Pay phones – Chicago and 8th Street, Portland and Franklin
Free phones – Hennepin County Medical Center and 1800 Chicago Ave.
Mail
Post Office Box:
Main Minneapolis Post Office
100 1st Street S.
Minneapolis, MN 55401
Box: $23.50 every six months ($1 for key)
