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Emergency Shelter for Women

Located in Community Emergency Services
1900 11th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55406
(entrance in back of building, off parking lot)
Hours: 6:00 pm - 7:00 am
612.870.1330 (after 5:00 pm)

Directions to Simpson Emergency Shelter for Women


Shelter office hours

Monday through Friday 3 pm - 5 pm (at men's shelter)

In December of 1999, in response to the increasing need for shelter for single women, SHS opened a women's overnight shelter. Our women's shelter is the only emergency shelter in the Twin Cities which solely serves homeless single women. The capacity is 20 women.


Requirements for the evening shelter

  • Adult women at least 18 years old.
   
   
  Adelle and Ginger serve dinner at the shelter every month.  
     

Getting a Bed
Our Women's Shelter at CES (Community Emergency Services) opens at 6 p.m. To get a bed, women should call CES directly at 612.870.1330 beginning at 5 pm daily to see about bed availability and to put their name on the bed list for the night. When someone calls to get a bed for a woman, they should call 870.1330 beginning at 5 pm daily.


Savings Program

A second way women can get a bed is through our savings program. Individuals who receive a regular paycheck or SSI can choose to save 40% of each check. (They deposit this with SHS and SHS acts as a bank.) As long as someone is saving the 40% and actively seeking other housing options, they will get an automatic bed for an extended period of time. SHS does not keep any of the money. When a guest secures an apartment or leaves the shelter, the money will be given to them. The goal of this program is to give people a means to save money for housing and also to give guests time to find housing. To enter the savings program, the guest must have a current paycheck stub and 40% of the paycheck in cash. Each paycheck requires a deposit. No fee is taken from the the 40%. Women interested in joining the savings program should come to the shelter at 6:00 pm.


Services Provided

  • Hennepin County Mental Health Worker and Social Worker
  • Advocacy/Referrals
  • Meals
  • Showers and Laundry
  • Housing Resources
  • Toiletries

Our Saviour's Shelter also has beds for women. To check availability of women's beds, call 612.872.4193 or stop by Our Saviour's Housing, located at 2219 Chicago Avenue South, Minneapolis.

 


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