Community support

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How you can help

The City is managing donations of items other than personal protective equipment (PPE), such as food, cleaning supplies, handmade masks, etc. Fill out the appropriate form to:
- Donate items other than PPE.
- Request items other than PPE.
- Note: The City will not warehouse or store actual items; instead, Health Department staff will help catalog what is available and what is needed, then help folks on either side find each other.
Hennepin County has requested donations of personal protective equipment. The City of Minneapolis is not accepting donations of PPE.
Share reliable, accurate sources of information such the Department of Health's coronavirus website and City of Minneapolis radio shows in English, Spanish, Hmong and Somali to get the latest updates and information on COVID-19 and its impacts on your/our families, and community.
Follow the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines to slow the virus' spread.
Purchase a gift card, online or takeout order from your favorite local small business.
Connect to a COVID-19 social media group to find local, grassroots organizing efforts currently underway.
Volunteer with Minnesota Responds
Donate blood.

Funding opportunities for community groups

MCF Disaster Recovery Fund: Eligible organizations are community intermediaries, such as local community foundations, Minnesota Initiative Foundations, tribal nations, community development financial institutions, coalitions, networks, associations, and other intermediaries.

Otto Bremmer Trust Emergency Fund: Grants and loans to nonprofits and other community organizations impacted by and responding to the pandemic.

Minnesota Grants Directory Special Edition: Compiled grant opportunities courtesy of the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits.

State of Minnesota

This list of State resources is compiled from resources at DEED, MDE, DHS, MDH, DHS, MHFA, the Courts, and the Attorney
General’s office.

Courts

Information on temporary court operation procedures can be found here

Discrimination and the Minnesota Department of Human Rights

Information on mistreatment and discrimination due to COVID-19. Submit a complaint online or call 651-539-1133.
Information about employment discrimination related to COVID-19
Viruses don't discriminate and neither should we

Employers

COVID-19 information for employers from Department of Employment and Economic Development

Scams and Price Gouging

Attorney General’s Office Information on potential COVID-19 scams
If you believe you have been the victim of a COVID-19 scam, please contact (651) 296-3353 (Metro) or (800) 657-3787 (Greater Minnesota) or use this link to File a Complaint

Travel Insurance

Commerce Department resource on travel insurance and COVID-19
Commerce Dept. Consumer Services Center: 651-539-1600 or Complaints

Job loss and employment

Apply for unemployment benefits if your employer has reduced your hours or shut down due to COVID-19.
Community services and financial assistance
For questions on sick leave, FMLA, discrimination, and more see FAQs for workers (PDF) from the Department of Employment and Economic Development
Commerce Dept. Consumer Services Center: 651-539-1600 or Unemployment

Worker protections

For questions on sick leave, FMLA, discrimination, and more see the Department of Labor COVID-19 worker protections page
FAQs for Workers from the Department of Employment and Economic Development

Minneapolis 311

Email Minneapolis 311

Phone

311 or 612-673-3000

TTY

612-263-6850

Office hours

7 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Monday – Friday