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Projects and initiatives

County federal response

Operation Reconnect

Our county is committed to supporting you with compassion now and always. Learn about county services and partner resources you can connect to following the federal immigration enforcement surge. You can also find updates on county policies and actions. View all related resolutions.

For help and resources in your preferred language, start with our Office of Multicultural Services.

Business

Elevate Hennepin

Provides federal response resources for small businesses, including advisors who can help with legal and HR questions. 

Education

Be at School

Partners with schools, community agencies and other areas of the county to serve K-12 students. We can help refer students and families to other county programs with education resources, technology, and multilingual supports.

Food

Community resources

Shows places to access free food in Hennepin County.

SNAP: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

Helps people with low income to buy the food they need for sound nutrition and well-balanced meals.

WIC: Women, Infants and Children

Serves eligible residents who are pregnant and breastfeeding, and children from birth through age 5.

Health and well-being

Health

Cope: mobile crisis response

Serves anyone in Hennepin County who needs an urgent mental health response. Cope has bilingual and bicultural staff available 24/7 for face-to-face, phone, and video visits and uses interpreters when needed.

Family home visiting

Sends public health nurses and other professionals to visit families in their homes or other community places, available to eligible residents at no cost to families.

Health Care for the Homeless

Serves any adult or child who has been homeless within the past year or is currently living outside, staying with friends or in a shelter or transitional housing.

Immunizations for babies and children

Provides immunizations that protect babies and children from serious diseases like measles, mumps, pertussis and diphtheria.

Public Health Clinic

Offers immunizations, screening, treatment and more for adults and children.

Well-being

Adult protection

Supports adults who are vulnerable so they can live with safety and dignity, consistent with their own culture, values, and goals.

Child protection

Committed to the safety, stability, and well-being of children and families in our community. Contact us if a child is left without a guardian. If a child is in immediate danger, call 911.

Community resources

Connects residents to free and low-cost resources like food, clothing, and emergency shelter.

    Economic supports

    Helps ensure residents have access to assistance, resources and support to meet their basic needs. We can connect you to food, cash, health care, emergency and child care assistance, and housing support.

    Emergency cash assistance

    Provides support with short-term aid when residents are in a financial crisis that poses a direct threat to their physical health or safety.

    Family response and stabilization

    Helps with immediate, in-person support and stabilization for youth and their parents/caregivers. Services are available 24/7.

    Housing

    Shelter access hotline

    Provides referrals to shelter.

    Tenant Resource Connection

    Offers eviction prevention resources if you are at risk of losing your housing.

    Legal

    Adult Representation Services

    Provides legal help to people experiencing poverty in civil cases. We advocate for our clients’ rights and provide legal services in several different areas including immigration.

    Engagement with us is confidential. We do not share information outside Adult Representation Services without client consent.

    Phone or in-person interpreters are available.

    Please contact us by phone or email prior to coming into the office so we can arrange for this service.

    County policies and actions

    Policies

    The county is following the law and our policies related to use of facilities and spaces.

    The use of space by the public in county facilities policy (PDF, 1MB) states parking lots, parking ramps, vacant lots, or garages are not authorized for use as staging areas, processing locations, or operations bases for civil immigration enforcement. This policy was amended on February 12, 2026, to prohibit law enforcement from wearing face coverings intended to conceal their identity in county spaces. Read the resolution.

    The Hennepin County Government Center north plaza and south plaza are defined as public space and are open for individuals to use, gather or demonstrate. Learn more about rules for public use.

    Actions

    The county's elected leaders and their offices are listening to residents and responding.

    Board of Commissioners

    January 27 resolution
    • Condemned the actions of federal immigration agents in our communities and called for their immediate removal from Minnesota
    • Affirmed the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment protections and condemned the use of chemical irritants or less-lethal munitions on peaceful protesters and press
    • Directed county administration to develop strategies to protect workers, clients and residents

    Read the resolution

    February 12 resolution
    • Reaffirmed the commissioners’ oath of office to support the constitutions of the United States and State of Minnesota
    • Urged federal immigration agents to refrain from civil immigration enforcement actions in or near court houses
    • Affirmed the existing Hennepin County Security policy prohibiting cooperation with federal immigration agents, except as required by law
    • Affirmed the existing County Sheriff policy on federal immigration enforcement, urged no voluntary increase in cooperation, and requested notification to the Board and residents if any changes to the policy result in increased cooperation
    • Confirmed the county board’s sole authority to enter into contracts on behalf of the county, including any proposed agreement with the federal government

    Read the resolution

    Learn about the Board of commissioners 

    Attorney’s Office

    The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office is asking the public to submit information and evidence to support investigation into the deaths of Renee Nicole Macklin-Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. Learn about the Attorney's Office and submit information.

    Sheriff’s Office

    The Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office exists to enforce criminal statutes, to prevent harm, to respond to victims of crime, and to keep our community safe.

    The Sheriff’s Office does not participate in civil immigration enforcement and does not work with federal agencies on civil immigration enforcement. The Sheriff’s Office does work with local, state, and federal agencies on criminal investigations and to enforce criminal laws.

    The Sheriff’s Office has a responsibility to preserve the peace and keep people safe, so they may be at a location where there is potential for heightened tensions or large crowds.

    The Sheriff’s Office does not control or have the authority to prevent the actions of other agencies operating under their own legal authority.

    The Sheriff’s Office will respond to calls for help or requests for mutual assistance.

    Learn about the Sheriff’s Office

    Contact us:

    • Emergencies: call 911
    • 24/7 dispatch non-emergency: 952-258-5321
    • Sheriff’s administration: 612-348-3744

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