Housing Programs - Fond Du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Provides financial assistance, homelessness programs, and assessments for supportive housing to households who are at imminent risk or are homeless. Services provided are: Case Management - Assessing barriers that prevent stable housing - Crisis intervention - Connections to resources for housing - Provides budgeting, life skills support toward employment and education goals Coordinated Entry - Assessments for supportive housing programs and other support services - Fond Du Lac Property Management provides 24 supportive housing units through coordinated entry - Fond Du Lac Property Management provides 10 veteran supportive housing units through coordinated entry Emergency Rental Assistance Program - Assist with one month's rent and security deposit not to exceed the value of one month's rent. Assistance is not available to households who have received assistance from the program within a 3-year period. Payments are made directly to the landlord. Homeless Prevention Programs - Prevention Services: Temporary financial assistance and/or supportive services to help people remain in their current housing situation, relocate, or divert them from entering the homeless system. Financial assistance may help with rental application fees, the first month's rent, past due rent, or utility assistance. - Rapid-Rehousing: Assists households to quickly exit homelessness and return to permanent housing. Provides one-time rental assistance and supportive services such as case management and housing navigation. Homeownership Down Payment Assistance - Assistance under this program may include payment of reasonable loan down payments, closing, and/or costs generally referred to as settlement charges associated with the first mortgage of the home to be used as the family's primary residence. Maximum amount of assistance is $3,000 including down payment, closing, and settlement costs. - Helps secure affordable homeownership for Fond Du Lac band members
Categories
Last assured
02/18/2025
Physical Address
927 Trettel Lane, Cloquet, MN 55720
Hours
8 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Friday
Voice
Voice
Application process
Call; visit website for application forms for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program and Down Payment Assistance, and income guidelines
Required documents
Application/registration form; Fond Du Lac enrollment number; landlord information and lease agreement; names and ages of all members in the household; past due utilities, rent, or mortgage payments; photo ID; proof of address; Social Security numbers for all household members; tax return statements; verification of income from the previous 30 days
Eligibility
Native Americans who are homeless, or at imminent risk of homelessness, meet income guidelines, and live on the Fond Du Lac reservation in Carlton and Saint Louis counties
Service area
Carlton County, MN Saint Louis County, MN
Agency info
Fond Du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Fond Du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa is one of six Chippewa Indian Bands and is a sovereign federally recognized Native American Tribe. Oversees government, administrative, business, and human services programs.