Homeless Service Provider and Food Shelf

At Open Your Heart, we are grateful to our Minnesota emergency shelter and food shelf employees and volunteers who are working tirelessly, and at the risk of their own health, to ensure that our most vulnerable populations are not forgotten during this crisis. The following resources have been collected from multiple channels in an effort to help alleviate some stress to these agencies as they search for much needed resources. It is by no means an exhaustive list and OYH will continue to update as frequently as possible. Please contact us at [email protected] if you know of additional resources that should be included.

Funding Resources

• Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development — Emergency Loans
• Minnesota Department of Health — COVID-19 Health Care Response Grant
• Minnesota Council on Foundations and Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation — Disaster Recovery Fund
• City of Minneapolis — COVID-19 Emergency Mental Health Fund
• City of Saint Paul — Saint Paul Bridge Fund
• City of Rochester — Emergency Economic Development Loans
• Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation — COVID-19 Northeast Minnesota Response Fund
• Blue Cross Blue Shield of MN COVID-19 Response Fund
• CenterPoint Energy COVID-19 Relief Fund
• Constellation Fund
• Otto Bremer Trust
• Emergency Services Program (ESP) Funding
• Minnesota Food Shelf Program (MFSP) COVID-19 Food Shelf Funding
• Hennepin County Business Recycling Grants
• Bush Foundation
• LyftUp Community Grant

Homeless Service Providers and Food Shelf Resources

• Resources for Responding to COVID-19 Among People Experiencing Homelessness
• General Information on COVID-19 Vaccination
• COVID-19 Response and Resources for Homeless Service Providers
• MN Coalition for the Homeless COVID-19 Resources
• Lyft’s Jobs Access Program
• Minnesota Housing’s eNews
• Minnesota Heading Home Alliance COVID-19 Response and Resources for Homeless Service Providers
• Symptom Alert System for Shelters (SASS)
• Coronavirus and Homelessness
• Homelessness & COVID-19: Considerations and Action Steps
• Community Survey: Protecting People Experiencing Homelessness from COVID-19
• Using Medicaid Waivers to Improve Access to Care for People Experiencing Homelessness During COVID-19
• 2nd Harvest Heartland
• 2nd Harvest Heartland Resources for Food Shelves
• COVID-19 Information for Food Shelves

Protective Products

• Hennepin County PPE Supplies Request Form
• Everything Branded
• Custom Earth Promos
• US Imprints
• ShopWithScrip provides discounted gift cards to thousands of non-profit groups across the country to enable their outreach dollars to go further. They work directly with hundreds of popular, national brands that offer gift cards for crucial services—like gas, groceries, and dining, as well as general necessities. Some of their most popular brands include Cub Foods, Target, Walmart, Amazon, CVS, Walgreens, Visa, and many more.