Community Resources

Emergency

• Crisis Connection: 612-379-6363. Free confidential counseling available 24 hours a day.
• Crisis Nursery: 763-591-0100. Support for families available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. 24-hour crisis hotline, crisis counseling, 72 hour residential child care, and parenting support available.
• Homefree: 763-545-7080 office 763-559-4945 shelter. Services for women and children affected by abuse; legal advocates, support groups, crisis line, and a shelter.

General

• First Call for Help: dial 211 on home phone or 651-291-0211 on cell phone or go to www.unitedwaytwincities.org/CommunityInfo/211.cfm. Trained information specialists and volunteers can connect you to over 40,000 community resources.

Education

• Adult Basic Education (Cheryl Lubinski): 763-745-5214. GED classes, English Language Learners, and citizenship classes available. No cost to participants.
• Early Childhood Family Education (ECFE): 763-745-5290. Assists families with concerns about child development, eating and sleeping trials, discipline techniques, and other issues. All families with children birth to kindergarten are welcome. Sliding fee assistance available.
• Early childhood screening (Ann O’Connor) 763-745-5082. Free check of child’s vision, hearing, speech, and development. For children ages 3 ½ to 4 years old (best if screening takes place 1 year prior to kindergarten).
• Parenting Classes: 763-745-5290 to register. Parenting school-age children, led by a licensed parent educator at Central Middle School. Thursdays, 12–1:30 p.m., 10/22, 11/19, 12/17, 1/21, 2/18, 3/18, 4/22. $95 for series. Scholarships available. Contact Marcia Treno or 763-745-5292.
• Hennepin County Libraries: www.hclib.org. Online list of classes, events, opportunities for all Hennepin County libraries. Story times and children’s events regularly at all libraries.
• MN Parents Know: www.parentsknow.state.mn.us. Parenting information, resources, and activities to help children birth through high school.

Financial

• Ridgedale Outreach Center: 612-543-0042, located in Hennepin County Library. Applications available for pick-up and financial assistance workers available to process applications. Call ahead for an appointment.

Health

• FRASER: 612-331-9413 or www.fraser.org. Evaluation and treatment of children with autism, developmental disorders, emotional disorders, parent guidance, and school consultation.
• Free Community Clinic: 952-993-2870. Serving children birth to high school. Wednesdays 1–5 p.m., Wayzata Medical Building, 250 N. Central Ave, Suite 216, Wayzata. No appointment necessary.
• Orono Healthy Youth: www.oronohealthyyouth.org. Helps kids be healthy and successful.
• PACER: 952-838-9000 or www.pacer.org. Assistance to parents of children and youth with disabilities.
• Pyramid Counseling: 763-746-2400. Outpatient mental and chemical counseling services for individuals, couples, and families.
• Relate Counseling: 952-932-7277 or www.relatemn.org. Outpatient mental and chemical health counseling services. Assessment, counseling, and consultation provided to individuals, couples, families, and school districts located in the west metropolitan area.
• Ridgedale YMCA: 952-544-7708. Fitness center, indoor and outdoor recreation areas, family events and activities. Scholarship assistance available for membership cost.
• St. Mary’s Health Clinics: 657-690-7029. Health care for persons uninsured or waiting for eligibility determination for medical assistance; must meet income guidelines.
• Tubman: 612-871-0118 or www.tubman.org. Services for women and children including chemical health, divorce education, support groups, and legal advocacy.
• University of Minnesota Dental Clinic: 612-625-2495. General and specialty dentistry on sliding fee basis.
• WIC Program: 1-800-942-4030. A nutrition program that helps eligible pregnant women, new mothers, babies and young children eat well, learn about nutrition, and stay healthy.

Housing/Utilities

• CAPSH Home ownership services: 952-933-9639. Workshops, individual counseling, and grants available for first-time homeowners. Foreclosure prevention counselors and rehab grants available.
• Energy Assistance: 952-930-3541 or www.capsh.org. Grants available to help with utility costs. Applications available online.
• Homeline: 612-728-5767. Tenant hotline staffed by attorneys to provide advice on tenant-landlord issues.