what you can do to help end
homelessness in Minneapolis and
Hennepin County
Educate yourself, your family, and your community
Visit websites that supply helpful information about homelessness:
Read our Ten-Year plan to End Homelessness:
Advocate
- Generate and support healthy conversations about welcoming into your neighborhood housing opportunities for people who are homeless.
- Monitor important legislation and write letters, call, or visit public officials at the city, county, state and federal levels. Advocate for changes that support plans to end homelessness.
- Use the Minnesota State Legislature district finder to retrieve contact information for your representatives: http://www.leg.state.mn.us/leg/districtfinder.asp
Volunteer
- Contact a local shelter or agency; offer your time and energy. Visit www.handsontwincities.org to find an opportunity.
- Volunteer at Project Homeless Connect, an all day one-stop shop service event for individuals and families experiencing homelessness. Visit www.homelessconnectminneapolis.org for details.
Donate
- Donate directly to an agency or program that is working to end homelessness.
- Support Project Homeless Connect at www.homelessconnectminneapolis.org
- Give to our plan to end homelessness at www.headinghomehennepin.org
- Organize a fundraiser for an organization, a bus card drive for Project Homeless Connect, or some other event at your business, neighborhood group, or faith community.
