Basic Needs
Mesabi Range is committed to providing excellent educational opportunities to
the communities it serves. We recognize basic needs — including things like food,
housing and transportation — can have a direct impact on the well-being and success of our students.
We’re here to help and support you.
To assist our community in meeting these needs, we’ve compiled the resources below. The information will be revised when appropriate and evolve as necessary.
If you have any questions about the resources below or would like assistance connecting with them, please contact one of our Mesabi Range counselors.
Resources & Info
Text to Get Help
Text your zip code to 898211.
A person who lives in Hibbing, MN, where the ZIP code is 55746 , would text 55746 to 898211.
Trained specialists will connect you with the resources and information you need. If you’re looking for information about services available in your community for you or a loved one, they can help.
- Minnesota North Accessibility Services
Minnesota Diversified Industries: MDI is an equal opportunity employer providing jobs for people with and without disabilities. If you are a job seeker with a disability and require reasonable accommodation to apply for a job opportunity, please contact a member of the human resources team at 651-699-8281.
Alcohol/Chemical Abuse
- Alcoholics Anonymous:
- Narcotics Anonymous
- Gambling Addiction: National Council on Problem Gambling 24 hour national confidential helpline: Call or Text 1-800-522-4700
- Post-Secondary Child Care Grant: Contact Financial Aid to apply
- Arrowhead Head Start: (218) 749-2912
- Mesabi Range Emergency Loan: Contact your advisor to apply
- Mesabi Range Emergency Grant: Contact the Emergency Grant Coordinators, Kelly Dailey
- Campus Food Shelf – Virginia & Eveleth: Open to all Mesabi Range College students. Monday – Friday 8:00am-4:30pm. See your advisor or counselor for more information.
- Quad City Food Shelf: (218) 749-1371
- 8367 Enterprise Drive North
Mountain Iron MN 55768
- 8367 Enterprise Drive North
- Salvation Army Emergency Food Shelf: (218) 741-1889
- The Emergency Food Shelf distributes by appointment only.
507 South 12th Avenue West
Virginia, MN 55729
- The Emergency Food Shelf distributes by appointment only.
- Essentia Health – Virginia Clinic: (218) 305-0000
- Laurentian Medical Clinic & Urgent Care – Mt. Iron: (218) 748-7480
- Project Care Clinic: (218) 741-5173
- Text to Get Help – Text your zip code to 898211.
A person who lives in Hibbing, MN, where the ZIP code is 55746 , would text 55746 to 898211.
- Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency (AEOA)
- Housing & Redevelopment Authority of Virginia (HRA): (218) 741-2610
- Range Transitional Housing: (218) 741-9628
- Minnesota North College Counseling Services
- Mobile Crisis: (218) 288-2100 or (218) 749-2881 option #2
- 24-Hour Crisis Line Services: (218) 288-2100
- Wellstone Center for Recovery: (218) 471-4327 or (218) 393-9117
- Range Mental Health: (218) 749-2881
- National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255
- Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741
Veteran’s Crisis Line: 1-800-273-8255
- Family Advocates for Peace: (218) 263-8344
- The National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE
- Sexual Assault Program of Northern St. Louis County: (218) 749-4725 or (218) 780-7227 (call or text)
- Free Microsoft Office products through Office 365
- IT, D2L, and Website Support On-Campus:
- Virginia Campus: thomas.pratt@minnesotanorth.edu
- Eveleth Campus: daniel.kugel@minnesotanorth.edu
- Arrowhead Transit: 1-800-862-0175, Select Option #1
- C & M Taxi: (218) 749-4000
- Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency (AEOA) Hibbing Office: 218-263-8487
- Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency (AEOA) Virginia Office: 218-749-2912
- Minnesota Workforce Center Hibbing Office: 218-231-8590
- Minnesota Workforce Center Virginia Office: 218-735-3740
- Jet – Northeast Minnesota Office of Job Training: 800-325-5332