Get Help

To request any of the below services, you must come in-person to :

Sharing and Caring Hands

525 North 7th Street

Minneapolis, MN 55405

Shelter

Homeless families with children are eligible to request shelter acceptance for Mary's Place, our homeless shelter. We have 100 fully-furnished apartments. Families need to come for an in-person intake interview. All children needing shelter must be present. Shelter requests are considered on an individual basis, depend on if there are vacancies, and are not automatically granted.

Shelter Intakes are done Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays at 10:00am. We encourage early arrival as there is often a line for shelter intake.

Meals

Hot meals are served in our cafeteria Monday - Thursday at 10:00am & 1:00pm; Saturday and Sunday at 10:00am; no meals are served on Fridays. 

Food Shelf

Bags of food with boxed and canned pantry items are available Monday - Thursday at 10:00am OR 12noon.

Dental Clinic

Our Dental Clinic is open every Tuesday & Thursday at 10:00am.  The Dental Clinic will be open Sunday, May 19th at 8:45am.

Dental services are available on a first-come, first-serve basis whenever a volunteer dentist is available. We currently only provide extractions. The Dental Clinic is located in the lower level of Sharing and Caring Hands. When you walk into the main entrance, walk up the ramp, and down the stairs. The Dental Clinic is at the bottom of the stairs. Services are completely free and are provided for those who are uninsured or under-insured and unable to pay for dental care.  

Eyeglasses Program

Vouchers for eye exams and eyeglasses to a local eyecare center are available for uninsured or under-insured adults Monday - Thursday at 10:00am OR 12noon.

We also have vouchers for students ages 6+ through high school age. Students can be referred by their school. Ideally, we would like the referral to come from the school's nurse. The school's nurse can request the voucher by emailing glasses@sharingandcaringhands.org with an official/valid school email address. We cannot accept referrals and requests from personal email accounts. If it is your first time emailing in, your email should include your name, your school's name, your job position/title, the student's first and last name, their date of birth, and if they need a voucher for eye exam, eyeglasses, or both. It may take up to 1 week for a reply, especially for brand new referrals. This email address is strictly for schools to request vouchers for students - any other email inquiry will not be responded to.

Beds

We pay for and deliver beds for those who recently moved into an apartment/home within the last 30 days. Beds are full or twin size and brand new. We will order 1 bed per individual OR 2 beds for families. We deliver to locations in Minneapolis, St. Paul, and some surrounding suburbs. We are still able to order and pay for beds for those not living within our delivery areas as long as they can pick up and transport their own beds. Bed orders are done every Monday promptly at 10:00am. You must bring your lease and picture ID. Bed orders are done on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Other Available Essential Needs

The following essential needs can also be provided but depend upon availability and individual determination by director, Mary Jo. If you need help with the following or have any other service request, you must come in-person Monday - Thursday at 10:00am OR 12noon.

• Brand new shoes
• Vouchers to get State Identification/Birth Certificate
• Vouchers for local shelter stay for homeless men
• Bus tokens
• Bus cards for those with proof of recent hire in permanent position
• Household items (these are available if they have been donated)
• Diapers
• Showering facility for the homeless living on the street
• We also have a clothing closet located in the downstairs of Sharing and Caring Hands
• Any other request can be made. We welcome all through our open doors. Please note that not all requests will be able to be granted.

Other resource options to try are :

• 211 First Call For Help
• www.minnesotahelp.info