Housing and Economic Development - Hmong American Partnership
Agriculture: Works directly with the beginning farmers and build relations between them, local, and regional markets Asset Building: Assists individuals to achieve long-term economic goals through asset building. Helps establish finacial literacy, identifying edication and training programs. Assists in developing budgets and savings plans for home buyers. Emergency Housing Services: Assists immigrants and refugees to secure affordable, safe rental housing. Participants in this program are assisted with housing placement, a small short-term rental subsidy (based on income eligibility) and intensive case management to help families overcome barriers to self-sufficiency and obtain sustainable housing. Homeownership Counseling: Provides one-on-one counseling and group education workshops to educate individuals on the home buying process and determine whether they are ready for homeownership. Individual counseling sessions include housing needs assessment, financial assessment, credit review, and implementation of an action plan to reach each participant's housing goals. Refugee IDA Program: An one-to-one match program to help refugees save money towards either college, car, home and owning their business. The program provides access to financial trainings, workshops, resources. Southeast Asian Farmers Education: Helps Hmong, Burmese, Karen, and Bhutanese farmers learn how to best grow their farm businesses. Program provides the resources, training, and technical assistance to help beginning and seasoned farmers to improve their income. Small Business Loans: Offers a variety of loansto economically disadvantaged clients from the immigrant and refugee communities who are intrested in starting or expanding a business. The program is designed to help start and/or expand micro-enterprises and transition towards the economic independence, business development, job creation, and community revitalization.
Categories
Last assured
06/27/2024
Physical Address
394 University Avenue West, Saint Paul, MN 55103
Hours
8 am - 5 pm Monday - Friday
Voice
Fax
(651)495-1699
Application process
Call for appointment
Fee
Vary by service
Required documents
Vary by program
Eligibility
Varies by service. Some programs open to anyone, others have certain economic, age, or status restrictions. Serves residents of Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington counties.
Languages
Hmong
Service area
Anoka County, MN Carver County, MN Chisago County, MN Dakota County, MN Hennepin County, MN Isanti County, MN Ramsey County, MN Scott County, MN Washington County, MN
Agency info
Hmong American Partnership
A social service and community development organization whose mission is to empower the community to embrace the strengths of their cultures while achieving their potential. Provides support through culturally sensitive programs that assist with workforce development, economic and community development, children and family services, health and wellness, and social enterprises.