Refugee Cash Assistance Program - RCA - Hennepin County Human Services - Economic Supports
- Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA) provides cash assistance to refugees who are ineligible for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or MFIP for up to eight months after arrival in the United States - To ensure that RCA recipients are self-sufficient within RCA eligibility, agencies provide employment and social services - RCA recipients may continue to receive social services after RCA eligibility ends - There is no 30 day Minnesota residency requirement for RCA
Last assured
08/08/2024
Physical Address
1001 Plymouth Avenue North, Minneapolis, MN 55411
Hours
- Phone Hours: 9 am - 3 pm Monday - Friday - Drop Box Hours: 24 hours/7 days a week; outside building near entrance
Voice
Voice
Fax
(612)288-2981
Application process
Online Application: - To apply, visit MNBenefits at https://mnbenefits.mn.gov - To apply, submit forms, and update information, visit InfoKeep at https://infokeep.hennepin.us/ Print Application: - To print an application, visit https://edocs.mn.gov to download any form and print to send in an application - Mail applications to Hennepin County Department PO Box 107 Minneapolis, MN 55440 - Call for an application - Walk in to drop off or pick up an application at a Human Service Center location
Required documents
Application/registration form; birth certificate for families with children; photo ID; proof of residency (piece of mail, application of new ID, rental lease, bus ticket, etc.); proof of immigration status (I-94); proof of Immigration Naturalization Services (INS) documentation may be asked; shelter verification; verification of the last 30 days of income and assets; including more supporting documents can help process applications quickly
Eligibility
Refugees are defined by the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). These include people who have been: - Admitted as refugees under Section 207, or - Paroled as refugee or asylee under Section 212(d)(5), or - Granted asylum under Section 208, or - Cuban and Haitian entrants, or - Admitted as Amerasian under Amerasian Homecoming Act, or - Victims of trafficking certified by the Office of Refugee Resettlement Applicants also must be: - Single adults 18 years or older, or - Married couples without children, or - Pregnant women and their spouses, until they meet eligibility requirements for the Minnesota Family Investment Program, or - Adults who are disabled or older than 65, until they are eligible for Supplemental Security Income - Hennepin County residents
Service area
Hennepin County, MN
Agency info
Hennepin County Human Services - Economic Supports
County department that connect residents to food, cash, health care, emergency, child care assistance, and housing support benefits