The Need
The Work
The Result

The Need

“I feel more scared in this neighborhood during the day than during the night, because during the day you let your guard down.”

Anonymous

“The worst feeling in the world is when no one gives a crap about you. That’s when you start going crazy.”

Anonymous

“About twice a year the struggle is so bad, I just stay in bed.”

Mark

“It takes strength not to snap into depression. You’ve got to keep a positive mind.”

Anonymous

Adults without stable housing and sufficient income face more and greater stressors than the general population, including physical danger, stigmatization, loneliness, and chronic health conditions. Homelessness, poverty, and isolation create and reinforce a multitude of issues including stress, instability, and isolation.

Recent Stories

  • A Hopeful Sign

    A Hopeful Sign

    Like many people in this part of Minneapolis, I am continually reminded of the challenges facing our neighborhoods. High crime rates, limited resources, livability crimes, drug use…. you know the list as well as I do. Aside from my personal observations, I hear about the challenges the members at Peace House Community deal with every…

  • Director’s Corner

    Director’s Corner

    Welcome to 2024! On behalf of Peace House Community and its members, volunteers, and staff, we wish you a peaceful year. We also want to thank you for getting us through 2023. Well, we didn’t just get through it; in some ways we thrived. Way back in the second half of 2022, PHC’s Board of…

  • Meet Mikey

    Meet Mikey

    Mr. Ivanovich goes by several names. Sometimes he’s Mikey. Sometimes he’s Shorty. Sometimes he’s White Shorty, to separate him from the two Black Shortys who come to Peace House Community. (It doesn’t help, because we have two White Shortys who come to PHC.) But whatever you call him, he’s always ready to talk. Mikey’s been…

The Work

Peace House Community provides a refuge from the chaos and dehumanization of life on the streets. When community members and volunteers enter the building, they know that they will connect with others through services and conversations that affirm our common humanity.

“Understanding I’m okay just where I’m at, just who I am, how I am, when I am, what I am.”

Anonymous

“Without a lot of other qualifications, anyone can be part of the community. [It’s] a model for the rest of the world.”

Kevin

“When we run away or deny our dark side it controls our lives. We need to make it conscious, bring it into the light. We can use this energy like coals burning in the furnace.”

Angie

The Result

“[It’s a] place to be quiet. If I want to talk I can. If I don’t want to talk, I don’t have to.”

Marlys

“I like coming to Peace House Community because I feel I have a lot of friends who accept me as I am. I can come here and participate in activities that I love.”

Bob

“I find a sense of community. Real people, real life, friendship, food, human relations, love and support.”

Brenda

PHC allows individuals to fulfill their social, emotional, spiritual, and physical needs. Members in our community know they are not alone in their situation and their worth is not determined by their economic situation.

Get Involved

Peace House Community welcomes all compassionate individuals to join together to provide a place to belong to all who need it.

Find your Place

Peace House Community grieves the inequalities and discrimination that have divided our community into separate and unequal groups. We stand beside, mourn with, and demand justice for any and all community members who have been systematically profiled, killed, and treated unjustly throughout history. 

Peace House Community is excited to partner with Loaves and Fishes!
Loaves and Fishes will serve meals out of PHC’s building each weekday from 5:00 – 6:00 pm. This partnership will expand both agencies’ impact in the Phillips neighborhood and will meet more community needs. PHC has wanted to get more use out of our building on behalf of our neighbors, and now that goal is becoming a reality.