Secure Waiting Space
Open 365 days a year, the emergency homeless shelter near downtown Minneapolis offers a warm place to rest and spend nighttime hours. A light dinner and breakfast are served and shower facilities are available.
The Pay-for-Stay facility offers 126 beds, lockers, linens, showers and access to employment resources to men trying to escape the streets. The money guests pay for shelter is held in trust to be used as rental deposits when they move into permanent housing. Pay-for-Stay is located on the second floor of Secure Waiting.
- 126 spaces
- $5 per night
- Fees held in trust for down payments for permanent housing
- Light dinner and breakfast
- Beds, linens, lockers and showers available
Hours: Daily, 5 p.m. – 6:45 a.m.
2009 Program Outcomes: - 2,813 individuals stayed at Secure Waiting Space and the Pay-for-Stay Shelter
- 48 Alcoholics Anonymous meetings were held
Contact: Secure Waiting Space and Pay-for-Stay Shelter 1000 Currie Avenue Minneapolis, MN 55403 612-204-8595 612-338-8095 fax Volunteer: 612-204-8435 Donate: 612-204-8369 Learn about Box's Place, an innovative mix of emergency shelter and permanent housing that will replace Secure Waiting Space.
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