Where is Simpson Housing Services?
SHS offices are located at 2100 Pillsbury Avenue South in Minneapolis. Simpsons Womens Shelter is at 1900 11th Avenue South. The Emergency (Mens) Shelter is in the basement of Simpson United Methodist Church at 2740 First Avenue South (corner of 1st Avenue South and 28th Street West). Family Housing program participants live throughout Hennepin County in regular rental housing. Who To Contact? Christina Giese, Volunteer Coordinator at (612) 874-8683 ext 219 or cgiese@simpsonhousing.org Who are the guests at Simpsons Shelters? The guests are adult men and women. Women stay at the womens shelter and men stay at the emergency shelter. There are no families with children that stay at Simpsons shelters, as there are other shelters for families. Simpson is careful to allow only people who are considered safe to enter the shelter and you should feel comfortable volunteering in the kitchen and dining rooms. The majority of our guests are working part or full time. Some struggle with mental ill
