Take Action

Volunteer at St. Stephen's Human Services or with other community programs.

Participate in A Day In The Life, a day-long experiential learning program offered through our Human Rights Program.

Organize a drive for in-kind items such as socks, pillows, blankets, sheets, pots, pans, dishes, towels, etc for St. Stephen’s Human Services' programs. For information, call 612-870-2292.

Find out who represents you at all levels of government:

• City Council Member
• Mayor
• County Commissioner
• State Representative
• State Senator
• Governor
• U.S. Representative
• U.S. Senator I
• U.S. Senator II
• President

Call your representatives to express support for programs to end homelessness and express dissatisfaction with policies negatively affecting those experiencing homelessness. If unsure how to approach them, see http://www.leg.state.mn.us/leg/districtfinder.aspx.

Minnesota Housing Partnership has developed profiles about housing and jobs for each county.

Organize and hold a fundraiser for St. Stephen’s Human Services. For information, call 612-870-2276.

Have someone in the field speak about homelessness to your church, service organization, school, university, business, organization, and/or neighborhood organization.  Call 612-767-4456.

Learn about the systemic causes (institutionalized racism, lack of affordable housing, lack of political will to end homelessness) of homelessness as well as the disproportionate number of minorities that experience homelessness.

Don't ignore panhandlers or people who may be homeless. You do not have to give, but acknowledge their humanity and presence with a nod or a smile.

Affiliate Organizations

Heading Home Hennepin
Hennepin County's plan to end homelessness by 2016.

Homelessness Resource Center
Includes a resource library, best practices, facts about homelessness, and other valuable information.

Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless
Legislative advocacy to end homelessness.

Wilder Foundation
Excellent source for research on issues surrounding homelessness and poverty in Minnesota.

National Alliance to End Homelessness
Learn about policy and how to take action to end homelessness.

The National Center on Family Homelessness
Learn about the impacts of family homelessness.