Community Resources

Disclaimer: River Valley Church of Apple Valley, MN provides the following for informational purposes only. The decision to include a specific organization is not intended to be an endorsement of the organization or its services and River Valley Church assumes no responsibility for any consequences arising from the use of or reliance on such information. Those interested in contacting any of the organizations listed below should conduct their own research to determine whether the organization meets their specific needs.

Amnion Crisis Pregnancy Center:  952-898-4357, 1-800-395-HELP (1-800-395-4537), www.amnioncpc.org

Center for Grief (support groups):  651-641-0177

Community Action Council (Social Service Organization provides crisis assistance and resource referral):  952-985-5300

The Crisis Hotline (24-hour crisis phone line):  612-379-6363

Dakota County Crisis Line (24 hour crisis help):  952-891-7171

Dakota County Crisis Nursery, Apple Valley, MN:  952-432-5585, Crisis Line: 952-432-5528

Dakota County Financial Assistance:  651-322-3500

Dakota Healthy Families (County organization to assist in the healthy development of children and families):  651-554-6219

The Dwelling Place in St. Paul (Domestic Violence Shelter, 24 hour hotline):  651-776-4805, www.thedwellingplaceshelter.org 

Energy Assistance:  651-322-3500

Family Conflict Resolution Center (Nyquist Mediation Services): 763-549-8952

First Call for Help (community resources): 651-291-0211, 1-800-HELP-555 (1-800-435-7555), www.211unitedway.org

Focus on the Family (resources and national referrals): 1-800-232-6459

Food Shelf Services in Dakota County (24 hour hotline):  952-985-5300

Food Shelf Services in Hennepin County:  952-888-9616

Greater Minnesota Crisis Nursery, Golden Valley, MN:  763-591-0400, Crisis Line: 763-591-0100

Hazelden Treatment Center (chemical dependency):  651-213-4000

Heat Share (with Salvation Army):  651-322-3510

Housing Link (Resources for affordable rental housing information):  www.housinglink.org

Lewis House in Eagan (Domestic Violence Shelter, 24 hour hotline):  651-452-7288

Love Lines Crisis Center (crisis hotline): 612-379-1199, www.lovelines.org

The Men’s Line (24-hour phone line for men and others who wish to discuss issues of abuse and violence):  612-379-6367

Minnesota Child Care (Child Care Resource & Referral Network):  651-641-0332, www.mnchildcare.org

Minnesota Teen Challenge (chemical dependency): 612-373-3366, www.mntc.org

New Life Family Services (crisis pregnancy): 612-866-7643

New Life Ministries (resources and national referrals): 1-800-639-5433

Outpost Ministries (homosexuality issues):  763-592-4700

Peacemaking Ministry (conflict resolution): 952-224-3149

Rice County Crisis Line (24 hour crisis help):  1-800-422-7288

Sexual Assault Hotline (24 hour):  651-405-1500

Teen Education Program (provides teens with access to mental health info and crisis counseling): 612-852-2223

The Workline (24-hour phone line for MFIP members moving from Welfare to work): 612-852-2225

Three Rivers Community Action, Faribault, MN (Social Service Organization provides crisis assistance and resource referral):  507-333-6462, 1-866-644-4510, www.threeriverscap.org

U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development: Minnesota (Homeless Assistance/Emergency Housing Links):  www.hud.gov/local/min/minhomes/html