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Adoption

  • Adoption Minnesota

    Adoption agency that helps birth parents plan an adoption (pregnant? call (800) 444-3443 or text (612) 616-4564) and works with adoptive parents. Birth parent line: (612) 333-0593. The number is its adoptive parent line.

  • Foster Adopt Minnesota

    Statewide

    Support for kinship, foster and adoptive families across Minnesota, including its HELP program. Toll-free: (866) 303-6276.

  • Minnesota DCYF — Adoption, Foster Care & Kinship

    Statewide

    Support for families who adopt or provide kinship homes, including financial support, training and counseling referrals. For questions about fostering or adopting, the state points families to Foster Adopt Minnesota, (612) 861-7115.

Free / Subsidized Childcare

  • Community Action Partnership of Ramsey & Washington Counties — Head Start

    No-cost Head Start for pregnant people and children from birth to 5 living in Ramsey County, at 18 locations.

  • Parents In Community Action (PICA) — Head Start

    Head Start at 13 centers across Hennepin County, with health services, workforce programs and parent training. Enrollment lines in Hmong, Oromo, Somali and Spanish are on its contact page.

  • Tri-Valley Opportunity Council — Head Start

    Head Start and Early Head Start, with no fee; expecting families may enroll in Early Head Start, and children with disabilities are welcome. Toll-free: (800) 584-7020.

  • Head Start & Early Head Start

    Nationwide

    Free preschool, child care and family support for eligible families. Find a program near you online or by phone (Mon–Fri 8–6 ET).

Churches / Baby Closets

Clothing / Supplies

Domestic Violence

  • Minnesota Day One Crisis Line (Violence Free Minnesota)

    Statewide

    Minnesota's statewide 24/7/365 hotline for people experiencing violence: call, or text (612) 399-9995, to reach an advocate who can connect you with local programs for crisis help, advocacy and, in some programs, housing.

  • love is respect (National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline)

    Nationwide

    Free, confidential 24/7 help for teens and young adults in unhealthy or abusive relationships. Text LOVEIS to 22522, or chat online.

  • National Domestic Violence Hotline

    Nationwide

    Confidential support 24/7 for anyone experiencing abuse.

  • StrongHearts Native Helpline

    Nationwide

    Free, confidential 24/7 support for Native Americans and Alaska Natives affected by domestic and sexual violence, by phone, text or chat.

  • The Deaf Hotline

    Nationwide

    24/7 domestic-violence support for Deaf, DeafBlind and hard-of-hearing survivors, by videophone, chat or email (deafhelp@thehotline.org).

Employment

Potential Financial Assistance

  • Catholic Charities Twin Cities — Hennepin County Shelter Hotline

    Hennepin County residents 18 and older who are at risk of losing their housing or need emergency shelter can call the hotline, run by Catholic Charities, for shelter, mediation and advice.

  • The Salvation Army — Northern Division (Minnesota)

    Emergency help with rent, mortgage and utility bills from the Salvation Army's Northern Division, whose local teams assess each family's needs.

  • Catholic Charities USA (Find a Local Agency)

    Nationwide

    Find the Catholic Charities agency serving your area for emergency, family and housing help.

  • Modest Needs

    Nationwide

    Small one-time grants for working individuals and families facing an emergency expense. Apply online.

  • Society of St. Vincent de Paul

    Nationwide

    Parish volunteers who help neighbors in need. The national office does not give direct help: ask your nearest Catholic parish for its St. Vincent de Paul conference.

  • The Salvation Army

    Nationwide

    Emergency rent, utility and other assistance through local Salvation Army offices nationwide.

Food Programs

Health Assistance

  • Minnesota Community Care

    Medical, dental and mental health care for all ages at clinics in St. Paul.

  • Nurse-Family Partnership — Minnesota

    A registered nurse visits expectant parents at home during pregnancy and the child's first years, about two and a half years in all. Minnesota programs include Hennepin County, Fond du Lac and White Earth. Nurse-Family Partnership is now run by Changent.

  • People's Center Clinics & Services

    Medical, dental and behavioral health care in Minneapolis. Make appointments by phone or walk in.

  • Abortion Pill Reversal hotline

    Nationwide

    Started a chemical abortion and regret it? Call as soon as you can.

Housing Assistance & Shelters

  • Catholic Charities Twin Cities — Hennepin County Shelter Hotline

    Hennepin County residents 18 and older who are at risk of losing their housing or need emergency shelter can call the hotline, run by Catholic Charities, for shelter, mediation and advice.

  • People Serving People

    Two shelters for families experiencing homelessness in Hennepin County: one in downtown Minneapolis, and one in North Minneapolis for women- and nonbinary-led families. To get shelter, first call the Hennepin Shelter Hotline, (612) 204-8200.

  • Simpson Housing Services

    Supportive housing for single adults, youth and families in Hennepin, Ramsey, Anoka and Carver counties.

  • Family Promise

    Nationwide

    Prevention, shelter and housing help for families facing homelessness, through nearly 200 local affiliates. Find yours on the website.

Infant & Baby Equipment

  • Options for Women (North Branch)

    Free pregnancy tests, ultrasounds and STI testing and treatment, plus The Boutique: free car seats, strollers, baby gear and maternity and postpartum essentials. Walk-ins Monday-Thursday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Mental Health & Postpartum Assistance

Parenting Classes

Pregnancy Centers

Special Needs Assistance

  • Fraser

    Services for autism, mental and behavioral health, and disabilities, at several locations in Minnesota.

  • PACER Center

    Statewide

    Advice and support for Minnesota families of children and young adults with disabilities, including free in-person and online trainings on IEPs, transitions and more. Toll-free: (800) 537-2237.

  • The Arc Minnesota

    Statewide

    Promotes and protects the rights of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Call or email an advocate for one-on-one help; the number is its toll-free help desk.

  • Easterseals

    Nationwide

    Services for children and adults with disabilities and their families. Find your local Easterseals affiliate.

  • Parent to Parent USA

    Nationwide

    Matches parents of children with disabilities or special health needs with a trained support parent. Find your state program on the map.

  • The Arc

    Nationwide

    Support and advocacy for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families, through 549 chapters.

Support for Fathers

Transportation

  • Family Promise

    Nationwide

    Local Family Promise affiliates help families facing homelessness, including gas cards, transit passes and car-related help where available.

  • Medicaid rides to medical appointments (NEMT)

    Nationwide

    Medicaid covers free rides to covered appointments for members with no other way to get there. Call your Medicaid health plan, ideally two days ahead.