Community Resources
The Fort Road Federation represents part of the West 7th Street community, which offers numerous cultural and institutional amenities that enhances the livability of this area.
Get Help
- 211 - Dial 211 or text the letters MNCOVID to 898-211
- Ramsey County’s Covid-19 page - Includes County services, health information, community resources, unemployment assistance, business resources, employee information
- City of Saint Paul Covid-19 Information page
- Saint Paul Public Library Social Worker offers walk-in consultations. Get help with problem-solving, ask questions, find resources, or get support from a licensed social worker. Call 651-280-2190 or email carolyn.hockey@wilder.org. Learn more here.
Food
- SPPS provides an At-Risk Afterschool Meal Program which helps students get the nutritious meals they need in a safe, supervised location. Please check the SPPS website for the most up-to-date information.
- City of Saint Paul weekly meal bags for households in need with children under 18, in partnership with Youthprise, Arts-Us, and the Sanneh Foundation. See details, times, and locations.
- Hunger Solutions - Updated information daily for finding food assistance.
- West 7th Community Center (Keystone Community Services) - Food shelves in Midway and on Rice Street, and Meals on Wheels.
- Meals on Wheels - Is accepting new customers. Meals are available on a short-term and long-term basis.
- Open Arms of Minnesota delivers food that is medically tailored and shelf stable for people living with life threatening illnesses who often also have compromised immune systems.
- Metro Mobility will pick up your grocery and household essentials orders for free. Learn about scheduling. "Certified Metro Mobility customers and existing Transit Link customers can now order groceries and household essentials online from a store that has online shopping and local pick up. We will pick your order up and deliver to your house."
- Emergency food support: Many Minnesota families face difficult times. It may be hard to pay bills and find food to stay healthy. If you or someone you know has been laid off from work or seen work hours cut, help may be available. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) can help you buy food while budgets are tight.
Other Needs
- Unemployment Benefits - Workers impacted by layoffs, reduced hours and other interruptions to your paycheck may have options with Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development unemployment insurance. Unemployment information for employees and for employers.
- Jewish Family Services - Community chaplaincy, emergency financial assistance, short-term tele-counseling, counseling and mental health services, Kosher meals on wheels, and connection to community resources.
- National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Minnesota - online resources for people experiencing isolation, anxiety, and other mental health related issues.
- Experiencing stress and mental health symptoms as a result of COVID-19? Call the county’s Crisis Team for support and resources. The county’s two crisis lines continue to operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
- Children’s Mental Health Crisis Line: 651-266-7878.
- Adult Mental Health Crisis Line: 651-266-7900.
- AARP or the Minnesota Chapter of the AARP - Help specific for seniors: Request a call from a volunteer, coordinating care for a loved one, mutual aid documents.
Give Help
Neighbors Helping Neighbors is an effort from the City of Saint Paul, AARP, and Cities of Service.
Serve Saint Paul: Neighbors Helping Neighbors is building a community of service in Saint Paul by connecting neighbors who could use a helping hand during the COVID-19 pandemic. In partnership with Cities of Service and AARP, this initiative engages volunteers to safely support community members who are experiencing barriers to meeting some basic needs due to age, mobility, income, or other factors. Working together as a community, our city will emerge stronger and more connected.
Serve Saint Paul: Neighbors Helping Neighbors is building a community of service in Saint Paul by connecting neighbors who could use a helping hand during the COVID-19 pandemic. In partnership with Cities of Service and AARP, this initiative engages volunteers to safely support community members who are experiencing barriers to meeting some basic needs due to age, mobility, income, or other factors. Working together as a community, our city will emerge stronger and more connected.
From West 7th Community Center (Keystone Community Services):
Donate:
Donate Blood - Memorial Blood Centers and The American Red Cross need more people to donate blood and platelets. They are asking that potential donors self-screen before making an appointment. Check the guidelines if you are unsure if you should donate.
- Give - Your financial support gives us the greatest flexibility to purchase food for our food shelves and keep our programs operational for our community. Give today.
- Contribute - In-kind contributions of food and household items will be immediately distributed to neighbors in need.
- Volunteer - If you find yourself with extra free time and want to start volunteering, please submit a volunteer application to get started.
Donate:
- Catholic Charities
- Interfaith Outreach
- Metro Meals on Wheels
- Open Arms of Minnesota
- Salvation Army
- Second Harvest Heartland is the second largest food bank in the country, based in Maplewood.
Donate Blood - Memorial Blood Centers and The American Red Cross need more people to donate blood and platelets. They are asking that potential donors self-screen before making an appointment. Check the guidelines if you are unsure if you should donate.
Volunteer
Resources for Businesses
- West 7th Business Association - Strengthening our commercial, professional and marketing interests and opportunities throughout the West Seventh community.
- The City of Saint Paul has an ongoing need for local vendors that can provide supplies for the response to COVID-19. Small, minority, and women-owned businesses are encouraged to register with the City as a CERT-certified business. The CERT programs works to increase local small business participation in local public contracting opportunities. Learn more at StPaul.gov or call 651-266-8966.
- Ramsey County Open to Business - program provides direct technical assistance and other forms of support to small business owners and entrepreneurs at no cost. All current business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs intending to establish, purchase or improve a business within the county are eligible and encouraged to participate.
Additional Resources
City of Saint Paul
The City of Saint Paul offers a wide variety of information and programs for residents of the city, including housing programs such as homeowner resources, homebuyer incentives, mortgage foreclosure assistance and more.
The City of Saint Paul offers a wide variety of information and programs for residents of the city, including housing programs such as homeowner resources, homebuyer incentives, mortgage foreclosure assistance and more.
Neighborworks Homepartners
Our mission is to promote community development through education and affordable housing programs in the neighborhoods we serve. We believe long-term homeownership helps build strong communities. Our services include Homebuyer Education and One-on-one Pre-purchase Counseling, Home Improvement Lending and Construction Management Services, and Foreclosure Prevention Services
Our mission is to promote community development through education and affordable housing programs in the neighborhoods we serve. We believe long-term homeownership helps build strong communities. Our services include Homebuyer Education and One-on-one Pre-purchase Counseling, Home Improvement Lending and Construction Management Services, and Foreclosure Prevention Services
Community Reporter
For more than 40 years, the Community Reporter has provided news coverage of historical, cultural and artistic event that make the West End neighborhood such a dynamic community.
For questions regarding editorial content, email editor@communityreporter.org. For information on advertising opportunities with the Community Reporter, email ads@communityreporter.org
For more than 40 years, the Community Reporter has provided news coverage of historical, cultural and artistic event that make the West End neighborhood such a dynamic community.
For questions regarding editorial content, email editor@communityreporter.org. For information on advertising opportunities with the Community Reporter, email ads@communityreporter.org
Czech and Slovak SOKOL Minnesota
383 Michigan St.
651-290-0542
The historic Česko-Slovanský Podporující Spolek ( C.S.P.S.) Hall is home to Czech and Slovak Sokol Minnesota, a social, cultural, educational and gymnastic organization, since its construction in 1887, and the focal point for our activities in Saint Paul.
It was declared a National and State Historic Site in 1977, placed on the National Register of Historic Sites, and is the longest serving Czech-Slovak cultural center in the United States, as well as oldest theater and national hall in Minnesota.
383 Michigan St.
651-290-0542
The historic Česko-Slovanský Podporující Spolek ( C.S.P.S.) Hall is home to Czech and Slovak Sokol Minnesota, a social, cultural, educational and gymnastic organization, since its construction in 1887, and the focal point for our activities in Saint Paul.
It was declared a National and State Historic Site in 1977, placed on the National Register of Historic Sites, and is the longest serving Czech-Slovak cultural center in the United States, as well as oldest theater and national hall in Minnesota.
Salvation Army Community Center
401 West 7th Street
651-224-4316
Our center helps area residents through a wide range of basic needs programs, including a weekday breakfast, an end of the week grocery distribution called Friday Food Fare and an emergency food shelf. Help is provided in English, Spanish and Hmong to anyone in need, without discrimination. We also operate a thriving preschool center, an after-school program and a variety of youth and adult ministries throughout the week. On Sunday, we teach Sunday School, and our Salvation Army officers lead worship services.
401 West 7th Street
651-224-4316
Our center helps area residents through a wide range of basic needs programs, including a weekday breakfast, an end of the week grocery distribution called Friday Food Fare and an emergency food shelf. Help is provided in English, Spanish and Hmong to anyone in need, without discrimination. We also operate a thriving preschool center, an after-school program and a variety of youth and adult ministries throughout the week. On Sunday, we teach Sunday School, and our Salvation Army officers lead worship services.
West 7th Business Association
The West 7th Business Association works to strengthen the commercial, professional and marketing interests and opportunities in the West End through representation/advocacy, networking, promotion, and community outreach. We are a prosperous, diverse network of innovative and established businesses working through a series of committees and task forces. The West 7th Business Association welcomes all businesses and professionals serving the arteries of West Seventh Street in Saint Paul.
The West 7th Business Association works to strengthen the commercial, professional and marketing interests and opportunities in the West End through representation/advocacy, networking, promotion, and community outreach. We are a prosperous, diverse network of innovative and established businesses working through a series of committees and task forces. The West 7th Business Association welcomes all businesses and professionals serving the arteries of West Seventh Street in Saint Paul.
West Seventh Street Library
265 Oneida St
651-298-5516
The West Seventh Branch Library is located within the West Seventh Community Center. It
serves a diverse neighborhood of families, seniors, students and teachers along the West End
area of Saint Paul. The West Seventh Branch Library presents preschool story times, referral services, children’s Summer Reading Program activities and outreach efforts to neighborhood groups, recreation centers and nearby public, private and charter schools.
265 Oneida St
651-298-5516
The West Seventh Branch Library is located within the West Seventh Community Center. It
serves a diverse neighborhood of families, seniors, students and teachers along the West End
area of Saint Paul. The West Seventh Branch Library presents preschool story times, referral services, children’s Summer Reading Program activities and outreach efforts to neighborhood groups, recreation centers and nearby public, private and charter schools.
West 7th Community Center
265 Oneida Street at St. Clair Avenue
651-298-5493
The Center, located in the heart of this urban Saint Paul community has focused throughout its history on providing broad, holistic services that empower people of all ages to be both self-sufficient and connected with their neighbors and community. West 7th Community Center is a private, nonprofit human service organization with 40 years’ experience creating success stories in the West 7th and surrounding neighborhoods of St. Paul, for people of every age and need.
265 Oneida Street at St. Clair Avenue
651-298-5493
The Center, located in the heart of this urban Saint Paul community has focused throughout its history on providing broad, holistic services that empower people of all ages to be both self-sufficient and connected with their neighbors and community. West 7th Community Center is a private, nonprofit human service organization with 40 years’ experience creating success stories in the West 7th and surrounding neighborhoods of St. Paul, for people of every age and need.