Find local resources, ways to help during COVID-19 pandemic
[KSTP-TV]
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many people are looking to help or need help.
Below is a list of helpful services such as mental health hotlines, as well as places to donate money, volunteer opportunities and community services. If you know of something that should be added to the list, email web@kstp.com
Mental Health Assistance
- National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255
- Minnesota Adult Mental health hotline
- Minnesota Children’s Mental Health Crisis hotline
- Minnesota Crisis textline: Text MN to 741741
- National Substance Abuse and Mental Health hotline: 1-800-662-HELP
- National Alliance on Mental Health hotline: 1-800-950-NAMI
Other Hotlines
- National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-SAFE
- National Sexual Assault Hotline: 800-656-HOPE
- Minnesota Day One Domestic Violence hotline: 1-866-223-1111
- NAMI video support groups
- Veterans linkline: 1-888-LinkVet
- Senior linkline: 800-333-2433
- Disability hub MN: 866-333-2466
Donation/Volunteer
- Animal Humane Society: Animal Rescue
- NAMI: Mental Health
- Health Partners: Mask/PPE donation
- University of Minnesota Student and Health Care Workers funds
- Greater Twin Cities United Way, or dial 211, text the letters MNCOVID to 898-211: Economic, health and human services assistance
- Red Cross Minnesota: Blood donations
- GoFundMe COVID-19 relief fund
- Hennepin County food and PPE donations
- Alight: Helping displaced people
- Memorial Blood Centers: Blood donations
Food resources/volunteer/donation
- Loaves and Fishes: Food assistance
- Hunger Solutions: Food assistance
- Volunteers Enlisted to Assist People: Food assistance
- Help at your Door: Grocery assistance
- Keystone Community Services: Food shelf assistance
- Twin Cities Food Justice: Food rescue/donation
- Volunteers Enlisted to Assist People: Food assistance
- Help at your Door: Grocery assistance
- Keystone Community Services: Food shelf assistance
- Meals on Wheels: Food delivery
- Second Harvest Heartland: Food shelf support
Community Services
- Minnesota Food Pantries: Food Assistance
- YMCA: Childcare
- Meals on Wheels: Food delivery
Financial Resources
- Unemployment insurance information
- Federal small business disaster loan information
- Minnesota financing programs
- Tax credit programs
- Employment opportunities
- Health insurance resources through MNSURE