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Peace House Community Turns 35!

Join us on October 17th at 7 PM for a virtual fundraiser and celebration.

Celebrate with us

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. 

Coronavirus Update

Peace House Community (PHC) is open from Noon to 3:00 p.m. on weekdays to allow access to our bathrooms and hygiene supplies, and to serve coffee and cookies from our back door. We recognize that the combination of Coronavirus and the recent unrest in south Minneapolis have made it more important than ever that we maintain our relationships with our community members and provide hope and stability during these uncertain times.

PHC will continue to assess how we can be most effective in bringing hope and light to the community. Please join us in prayer for our neighborhood, our city and our country during these times.

You may contact us at contact@peacehousecommunity.org if you have specific questions. We will still check our email and phone messages during this time.

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

“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

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

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.

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

“[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 welcome all compassionate individuals to join together to provide a place to belong to all who need it.

Click here to find your place

“I feel I can give my heart to Peace House. It’s an opening of the heart for myself and the people in the community.”

Anonymous

“I came here on Christmas Eve with apprehension. I actually met a lot of people here I liked.”

Fred

“Peace House Community is my only family. This is where I am able to joke with folks as if they were my siblings.”

Anonymous

“Peace House Community is my family.”

Anonymous

“I am accepted as I am.”

Anonymous

“I found peace here.”

Anonymous

What would happen if Peace House Community didn’t exist?

“I wouldn’t have the respect or caring that I receive at Peace House Community.”

Anonymous

What would happen if Peace House Community didn’t exist?

“I would be back at places that had armed security guards, requiring badges and no one knowing my name.”

Anonymous