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One-time assistance through Keystone. Can be used for:
- Car repairs
- Furniture delivery or storage fees
- Other emergency needs
- Rent and deposit, mortgage, property tax assistance
- Utility payments and deposits
One-time assistance through Keystone. Can be used for:
- Car repairs
- Furniture delivery or storage fees
- Other emergency needs
- Rent and deposit, mortgage, property tax assistance
- Utility payments and deposits
Categories
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Rental Deposit Assistance
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Utility Deposit Assistance
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Mortgage Payment Assistance
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Automotive Repair and Maintenance
Water Service Payment Assistance
Property Tax Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Provides health and social services to families living in high-risk environments, who are at risk for becoming homeless.
Staff and clients work together to identify family and housing issues:
- Assure prenatal care
- Lead testing
- Need for children's immunizations
- Mental health and chemical dependency referrals
- Referrals to WIC, Headstart, other child enrichment programs
- Referrals to food shelves
- Stabilizing school experience (registration, keep children in same school)
- Transportation to medical and dental visits
- Stabilizing school experience (registration, keep children in same school)
Staff will also work with Environmental Health, housing code, and fire inspectors to help families meet housing correction orders so they may remain in their home:
- Advocating with landlords
- Cleaning supplies and roll-offs
- Eviction Assistance: May provide assistance due to non-payment of rent for safety and sanitation concerns
- Referrals to community housing programs for major repairs
- Sanitation condemnation
- Utility Disconnection Assistance (gas, electric, and water): Assistance is in the form of a grant. HouseCalls works directly with the utility to ensure the solution succeeds; assistance is limited to $500, though HouseCalls may be able to work with funding partners if the bill is larger. Clients need an income and demonstrate they have been making payments to their bill.
Provides health and social services to families living in high-risk environments, who are at risk for becoming homeless.
Staff and clients work together to identify family and housing issues:
- Assure prenatal care
- Lead testing
- Need for children's immunizations
- Mental health and chemical dependency referrals
- Referrals to WIC, Headstart, other child enrichment programs
- Referrals to food shelves
- Stabilizing school experience (registration, keep children in same school)
- Transportation to medical and dental visits
- Stabilizing school experience (registration, keep children in same school)
Staff will also work with Environmental Health, housing code, and fire inspectors to help families meet housing correction orders so they may remain in their home:
- Advocating with landlords
- Cleaning supplies and roll-offs
- Eviction Assistance: May provide assistance due to non-payment of rent for safety and sanitation concerns
- Referrals to community housing programs for major repairs
- Sanitation condemnation
- Utility Disconnection Assistance (gas, electric, and water): Assistance is in the form of a grant. HouseCalls works directly with the utility to ensure the solution succeeds; assistance is limited to $500, though HouseCalls may be able to work with funding partners if the bill is larger. Clients need an income and demonstrate they have been making payments to their bill.
Categories
Homelessness Prevention Programs
Economic Self Sufficiency Programs
Individual Advocacy
Resource Centers: During designated drop-in hours, YMCA Resource Centers are staffed by an Outreach Worker who can help youth, ages 12 - 24, with basic needs support such as food, clothes, hygiene items, household supplies, parenting items, and more. Also during drop-in hours, youth can stop in to get their coordinated entry assessment completed, help finding shelter, screened for prevention services, or access other YMCA resources/services.
Four locations: Lion's Resource Center/Northeast Minneapolis, Emma's Place in Coon Rapids, Maplewood, and Saint Paul Midway
Safe StaY Emergency Shelter: Moves youth off the streets into a safe space and provides supportive services.
School and Street Outreach: Youth Outreach Workers provide services for youth and young adults who are homeless or at risk of homelessness at schools and out in the community to meet immediate needs and connect them to community resources.
Youth Resource Line: A free message line for local youth age 12 - 24 who are experiencing homelessness, or are at risk. Assistance with resources and community referrals.
Resource Centers: During designated drop-in hours, YMCA Resource Centers are staffed by an Outreach Worker who can help youth, ages 12 - 24, with basic needs support such as food, clothes, hygiene items, household supplies, parenting items, and more. Also during drop-in hours, youth can stop in to get their coordinated entry assessment completed, help finding shelter, screened for prevention services, or access other YMCA resources/services.
Four locations: Lion's Resource Center/Northeast Minneapolis, Emma's Place in Coon Rapids, Maplewood, and Saint Paul Midway
Safe StaY Emergency Shelter: Moves youth off the streets into a safe space and provides supportive services.
School and Street Outreach: Youth Outreach Workers provide services for youth and young adults who are homeless or at risk of homelessness at schools and out in the community to meet immediate needs and connect them to community resources.
Youth Resource Line: A free message line for local youth age 12 - 24 who are experiencing homelessness, or are at risk. Assistance with resources and community referrals.
Categories
Homeless Youth
Runaway/Homeless Youth Helplines
Youth Shelters
Homelessness Prevention Programs
Street Outreach Programs
Homeless Drop In Centers
Case managers and social workers work collaboratively with individuals and families to address both immediate and longer-term areas of need. Provides the following:
- Case Management: Assists with creating comprehensive, strengths-based case plans and individualized, support. Assists with safety planning, goal setting, and budgeting.
- Culturally responsive, on-site, and community-based navigation services, and information and referrals to other vital community supports.
- Rent Assistance Program: Short-term assistance for evictions or utility shut-offs; funding varies monthly and is very limited
- Resource Navigation and Referrals: Designed to help individuals access available resources, meet immediate needs, and work toward long-term, achievable solutions.
Case managers and social workers work collaboratively with individuals and families to address both immediate and longer-term areas of need. Provides the following:
- Case Management: Assists with creating comprehensive, strengths-based case plans and individualized, support. Assists with safety planning, goal setting, and budgeting.
- Culturally responsive, on-site, and community-based navigation services, and information and referrals to other vital community supports.
- Rent Assistance Program: Short-term assistance for evictions or utility shut-offs; funding varies monthly and is very limited
- Resource Navigation and Referrals: Designed to help individuals access available resources, meet immediate needs, and work toward long-term, achievable solutions.
Categories
Case/Care Management
Rent Payment Assistance
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Cash-grant program for families with low incomes experiencing household emergencies. Families can receive assistance once every 18 months. The assistance received must resolve the crisis. Families must use their own money first. The amount of assistance provided might not cover the entire emergency, but it can help.
Short-term grant assistance for persons in a financial crisis including utility shut-off (electric, gas, heating and water service payment assistance), eviction, or foreclosure.
Cash-grant program for families with low incomes experiencing household emergencies. Families can receive assistance once every 18 months. The assistance received must resolve the crisis. Families must use their own money first. The amount of assistance provided might not cover the entire emergency, but it can help.
Short-term grant assistance for persons in a financial crisis including utility shut-off (electric, gas, heating and water service payment assistance), eviction, or foreclosure.
Categories
Families
Mortgage Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Water Service Payment Assistance
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Cash-grant program for families with low incomes experiencing household emergencies. Families can receive assistance once every 18 months. The assistance received must resolve the crisis. Families must use their own money first. The amount of assistance provided might not cover the entire emergency, but it can help.
Emergency assistance provides short-term, one-time assistance for households in a financial crisis because of fire, flood, storm, illness, accident, theft, utility shut-off, eviction, foreclosure, moving expense, necessary home repairs, or need for furniture or appliance replacement or repair.
Cash-grant program for families with low incomes experiencing household emergencies. Families can receive assistance once every 18 months. The assistance received must resolve the crisis. Families must use their own money first. The amount of assistance provided might not cover the entire emergency, but it can help.
Emergency assistance provides short-term, one-time assistance for households in a financial crisis because of fire, flood, storm, illness, accident, theft, utility shut-off, eviction, foreclosure, moving expense, necessary home repairs, or need for furniture or appliance replacement or repair.
Categories
Rent Payment Assistance
Moving Expense Assistance
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Mortgage Payment Assistance
Rental Deposit Assistance
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Water Service Payment Assistance
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Cash-grant program for adults with low incomes experiencing a household emergency. Adults can receive assistance once every 12 months. The assistance received must resolve the crisis. Adults must use their own money first. The amount of assistance provided might not cover the entire emergency, but it can help.
Cash-grant program for adults with low incomes experiencing a household emergency. Adults can receive assistance once every 12 months. The assistance received must resolve the crisis. Adults must use their own money first. The amount of assistance provided might not cover the entire emergency, but it can help.
Categories
Rent Payment Assistance
Rental Deposit Assistance
Mortgage Payment Assistance
Water Service Payment Assistance
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Low Income
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Emergency Assistance - EA - Mille Lacs County Community and Veterans Services - Financial Assistance
Cash-grant program for families with low incomes experiencing household emergencies. The assistance received must resolve the crisis. Families must use their own money first. The amount of assistance provided might not cover the entire emergency, but it can help.
Short-term, one-time grant assistance for persons in a financial crisis because of fire, flood, storm, illness, accident, theft, utility shut-off, eviction, or foreclosure.
Some Emergency Medical Assistance available for those who are eligible.
Cash-grant program for families with low incomes experiencing household emergencies. The assistance received must resolve the crisis. Families must use their own money first. The amount of assistance provided might not cover the entire emergency, but it can help.
Short-term, one-time grant assistance for persons in a financial crisis because of fire, flood, storm, illness, accident, theft, utility shut-off, eviction, or foreclosure.
Some Emergency Medical Assistance available for those who are eligible.
Categories
Mortgage Payment Assistance
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Families
Rental Deposit Assistance
Water Service Payment Assistance
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Cash-grant program for families with low incomes experiencing household emergencies. Families can receive assistance once every 12 months. The assistance received must resolve the crisis. Families must use their own money first. The amount of assistance provided might not cover the entire emergency, but it can help.?
Cash-grant program for families with low incomes experiencing household emergencies. Families can receive assistance once every 12 months. The assistance received must resolve the crisis. Families must use their own money first. The amount of assistance provided might not cover the entire emergency, but it can help.?
Categories
Water Service Payment Assistance
Mortgage Payment Assistance
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Rental Deposit Assistance
Gas Service Payment Assistance
NOTE: Funding is currently not available for this program. Funding will resume 6/1/2025. Please do not refer.
Cash-grant program for adults with low incomes experiencing a household emergency. Adults can receive assistance once every 18 months. The assistance received must resolve the crisis. Adults must use their own money first. The amount of assistance provided might not cover the entire emergency, but it can help.
Emergency General Assistance provides short-term, one-time assistance for persons in a financial crisis because of fire, flood, storm, illness, accident, theft, utility shut-off, eviction, foreclosure, moving expense, necessary home repairs, or need for furniture or appliance replacement or repair.
NOTE: Funding is currently not available for this program. Funding will resume 6/1/2025. Please do not refer.
Cash-grant program for adults with low incomes experiencing a household emergency. Adults can receive assistance once every 18 months. The assistance received must resolve the crisis. Adults must use their own money first. The amount of assistance provided might not cover the entire emergency, but it can help.
Emergency General Assistance provides short-term, one-time assistance for persons in a financial crisis because of fire, flood, storm, illness, accident, theft, utility shut-off, eviction, foreclosure, moving expense, necessary home repairs, or need for furniture or appliance replacement or repair.
Categories
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Mortgage Payment Assistance
Water Service Payment Assistance
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Moving Expense Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Rental Deposit Assistance
Cash-grant program for families with low incomes experiencing household emergencies. Families can receive assistance once every 12 months. If in need of help with past due rent/mortgage, or are facing a disconnection for utilities Emergency Assistance program may be able to help. The assistance received must resolve the crisis. Families must use their own money first. The amount of assistance provided might not cover the entire emergency, but it can help.
NOTE: Client may also be eligible for Emergency Medical Assistance
Cash-grant program for families with low incomes experiencing household emergencies. Families can receive assistance once every 12 months. If in need of help with past due rent/mortgage, or are facing a disconnection for utilities Emergency Assistance program may be able to help. The assistance received must resolve the crisis. Families must use their own money first. The amount of assistance provided might not cover the entire emergency, but it can help.
NOTE: Client may also be eligible for Emergency Medical Assistance
Categories
Mortgage Payment Assistance
Water Service Payment Assistance
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Families With Children
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Low Income
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Provides emergency rental housing assistance to residents of Carver County. Once an application is completed, it will be reviewed for eligibility. Residents will be contacted if additional information is required for approval.
Provides emergency rental housing assistance to residents of Carver County. Once an application is completed, it will be reviewed for eligibility. Residents will be contacted if additional information is required for approval.
Resource Centers: During designated drop-in hours, YMCA Resource Centers are staffed by an Outreach Worker who can help youth, ages 12 - 24, with basic needs support such as food, clothes, hygiene items, household supplies, parenting items, and more. Also during drop-in hours, youth can stop in to get their coordinated entry assessment completed, help finding shelter, screened for prevention services, or access other YMCA resources/services.
Four locations: Lion's Resource Center/Northeast Minneapolis, Emma's Place in Coon Rapids, Maplewood, and Saint Paul Midway
Safe StaY Emergency Shelter: Moves youth off the streets into a safe space and provides supportive services.
School and Street Outreach: Youth Outreach Workers provide services for youth and young adults who are homeless or at risk of homelessness at schools and out in the community to meet immediate needs and connect them to community resources.
Youth Resource Line: A free message line for local youth age 12 - 24 who are experiencing homelessness, or are at risk. Assistance with resources and community referrals.
Resource Centers: During designated drop-in hours, YMCA Resource Centers are staffed by an Outreach Worker who can help youth, ages 12 - 24, with basic needs support such as food, clothes, hygiene items, household supplies, parenting items, and more. Also during drop-in hours, youth can stop in to get their coordinated entry assessment completed, help finding shelter, screened for prevention services, or access other YMCA resources/services.
Four locations: Lion's Resource Center/Northeast Minneapolis, Emma's Place in Coon Rapids, Maplewood, and Saint Paul Midway
Safe StaY Emergency Shelter: Moves youth off the streets into a safe space and provides supportive services.
School and Street Outreach: Youth Outreach Workers provide services for youth and young adults who are homeless or at risk of homelessness at schools and out in the community to meet immediate needs and connect them to community resources.
Youth Resource Line: A free message line for local youth age 12 - 24 who are experiencing homelessness, or are at risk. Assistance with resources and community referrals.
Categories
Homeless Youth
Runaway/Homeless Youth Helplines
Youth Shelters
Homelessness Prevention Programs
Street Outreach Programs
Homeless Drop In Centers
Cash-grant program for adults with low incomes experiencing a household emergency. Adults can receive assistance once every 12 months. The assistance received must resolve the crisis. Adults must use their own money first. The amount of assistance provided might not cover the entire emergency, but it can help.
Emergency assistance provides short-term, one-time assistance for households in a financial crisis because of fire, flood, storm, illness, accident, theft, utility shut-off, eviction, foreclosure, moving expense, or other emergency need.
Cash-grant program for adults with low incomes experiencing a household emergency. Adults can receive assistance once every 12 months. The assistance received must resolve the crisis. Adults must use their own money first. The amount of assistance provided might not cover the entire emergency, but it can help.
Emergency assistance provides short-term, one-time assistance for households in a financial crisis because of fire, flood, storm, illness, accident, theft, utility shut-off, eviction, foreclosure, moving expense, or other emergency need.
Categories
Moving Expense Assistance
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Water Service Payment Assistance
Mortgage Payment Assistance
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Regional Coordinated Entry to Housing Programs agency
The family development program provides services that help persons with emergencies and crises, self-sufficiency, shelter and housing, homeless services, and several special projects.
Services may include:
- Case management
- Emergency housing
- Foreclosure prevention assistance
- Permanent supportive housing
- Rent/deposit assistance
- Transitional housing
Regional Coordinated Entry to Housing Programs agency
The family development program provides services that help persons with emergencies and crises, self-sufficiency, shelter and housing, homeless services, and several special projects.
Services may include:
- Case management
- Emergency housing
- Foreclosure prevention assistance
- Permanent supportive housing
- Rent/deposit assistance
- Transitional housing
Categories
Low Income
Housing Related Coordinated Entry
Homeless Permanent Supportive Housing
Older Adults
Family Permanent Supportive Housing
Community Shelters
Transitional Housing/Shelter
Case/Care Management
Homelessness Prevention Programs
Housing Search Assistance
- Helps people find affordable housing, connects people to job resources, and works with people on a plan to be in stable housing long-term
- Often able to assist with past-due rent or mortgage, first month's rent and deposit for homeless individuals and families, application assistance, transportation assistance, and more
- Funding comes from a variety of sources including the Family Homeless Prevention and Assistance Program - FHPAP as well as others.
- Helps people find affordable housing, connects people to job resources, and works with people on a plan to be in stable housing long-term
- Often able to assist with past-due rent or mortgage, first month's rent and deposit for homeless individuals and families, application assistance, transportation assistance, and more
- Funding comes from a variety of sources including the Family Homeless Prevention and Assistance Program - FHPAP as well as others.
Categories
Homelessness Prevention Programs
- Housing search assistance
- First month's rent and deposit payment assistance
- 1-time rent payment to prevent eviction
- Sliding scale fee rent subsidies for up to 18 months
- Ongoing case management support
- Housing search assistance
- First month's rent and deposit payment assistance
- 1-time rent payment to prevent eviction
- Sliding scale fee rent subsidies for up to 18 months
- Ongoing case management support
Categories
Housing Search Assistance
Transitional Housing/Shelter
Rapid Re-Housing Programs
Rental Deposit Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Low Income/Subsidized Private Rental Housing
Cash-grant program for adults with low incomes experiencing a household emergency. Adults can receive assistance once every 12 months. The assistance received must resolve the crisis. Adults must use their own money first. The amount of assistance provided might not cover the entire emergency, but it can help.
Cash-grant program for adults with low incomes experiencing a household emergency. Adults can receive assistance once every 12 months. The assistance received must resolve the crisis. Adults must use their own money first. The amount of assistance provided might not cover the entire emergency, but it can help.
Categories
Electric Service Payment Assistance
General Appliance Provision
Medical Care Expense Assistance
General Furniture Provision
Prescription Expense Assistance
Appliance Repair
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Water Service Payment Assistance
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Moving Expense Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Mortgage Payment Assistance
Provides homeless outreach and case management services to adults with serious and persistent mental illness. Offers housing options including crisis beds, rental assistance, and permanent housing. Outreach, case management, and rental assistance are also available to homeless youth under the age of 24.
NOTE: Single adults and youth must get a pre-screen through United Way 211 to access this program. The pre-screen information is provided to Saint Louis County Housing Assessment Team (SLCHAT).
Provides homeless outreach and case management services to adults with serious and persistent mental illness. Offers housing options including crisis beds, rental assistance, and permanent housing. Outreach, case management, and rental assistance are also available to homeless youth under the age of 24.
NOTE: Single adults and youth must get a pre-screen through United Way 211 to access this program. The pre-screen information is provided to Saint Louis County Housing Assessment Team (SLCHAT).
Categories
Homeless Permanent Supportive Housing
Case/Care Management
Homeless Youth
Street Outreach Programs
Chronic/Severe Mental Illness
Housing Search Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Cash-grant program for families with low incomes experiencing household emergencies. Families can receive assistance once every 12 months. The assistance received must resolve the crisis. Families must use their own money first. The amount of assistance provided might not cover the entire emergency, but it can help.
Short-term grant assistance for families in a financial crisis because of:
- In situations of threat of eviction from a landlord/management or homelessness as a result of domestic abuse, rent and/or rental deposit assistance is provided. Mortgage payment assistance is not considered unless the family is in foreclosure or experiencing difficulty from an employment crisis.
- In situations of utility (electricity, fuel oil, natural gas, propane, sewer, or water) shut-off and refusal of service for fuel, deposit and payment assistance is provided
- Financial aid is provided directly to the vendor
Cash-grant program for families with low incomes experiencing household emergencies. Families can receive assistance once every 12 months. The assistance received must resolve the crisis. Families must use their own money first. The amount of assistance provided might not cover the entire emergency, but it can help.
Short-term grant assistance for families in a financial crisis because of:
- In situations of threat of eviction from a landlord/management or homelessness as a result of domestic abuse, rent and/or rental deposit assistance is provided. Mortgage payment assistance is not considered unless the family is in foreclosure or experiencing difficulty from an employment crisis.
- In situations of utility (electricity, fuel oil, natural gas, propane, sewer, or water) shut-off and refusal of service for fuel, deposit and payment assistance is provided
- Financial aid is provided directly to the vendor
Categories
Utility Deposit Assistance
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Mortgage Payment Assistance
Water Service Payment Assistance
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Rental Deposit Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Families
- Cash-grant program for adults with low incomes experiencing a household emergency. Adults can receive assistance once every 12 months. The assistance received must resolve the crisis. Adults must use their own money first. The amount of assistance provided might not cover the entire emergency, but it can help.
- Payment is provided to a landlord for rent payment assistance (must be cost-effective going forward), damage deposit and repairs; or a utility company for shut-offs and medically necessary telephone services
NOTE: Client may also be eligible for Emergency Assistance and/or Emergency Medical Assistance.
- Cash-grant program for adults with low incomes experiencing a household emergency. Adults can receive assistance once every 12 months. The assistance received must resolve the crisis. Adults must use their own money first. The amount of assistance provided might not cover the entire emergency, but it can help.
- Payment is provided to a landlord for rent payment assistance (must be cost-effective going forward), damage deposit and repairs; or a utility company for shut-offs and medically necessary telephone services
NOTE: Client may also be eligible for Emergency Assistance and/or Emergency Medical Assistance.
Categories
Water Service Payment Assistance
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Prescription Expense Assistance
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Appliance Repair
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
General Furniture Provision
Mortgage Payment Assistance
Moving Expense Assistance
Medical Care Expense Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Electric Service Payment Assistance
General Appliance Provision
- Emergency food, rent, and shelter/lodging assistance
- Travel in most emergencies/bus tickets
- Clothing
- Household items
- Utility bills
- Referral information
- Emergency food, rent, and shelter/lodging assistance
- Travel in most emergencies/bus tickets
- Clothing
- Household items
- Utility bills
- Referral information
Categories
Rent Payment Assistance
Food Pantries
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Clothing Vouchers
Household Goods Vouchers
Water Service Payment Assistance
Bus Fare
Homeless Motel Vouchers
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Telephone Service Payment Assistance
NOTE: Funding is currently not available for this program. Funding will resume 6/1/2025. Please do not refer.
Cash-grant program for adults with low incomes experiencing a household emergency. Adults can receive assistance once every 18 months. The assistance received must resolve the crisis. Adults must use their own money first. The amount of assistance provided might not cover the entire emergency, but it can help.
Emergency General Assistance provides short-term, one-time assistance for persons in a financial crisis because of fire, flood, storm, illness, accident, theft, utility shut-off, eviction, foreclosure, moving expense, necessary home repairs, or need for furniture or appliance replacement or repair.
NOTE: Funding is currently not available for this program. Funding will resume 6/1/2025. Please do not refer.
Cash-grant program for adults with low incomes experiencing a household emergency. Adults can receive assistance once every 18 months. The assistance received must resolve the crisis. Adults must use their own money first. The amount of assistance provided might not cover the entire emergency, but it can help.
Emergency General Assistance provides short-term, one-time assistance for persons in a financial crisis because of fire, flood, storm, illness, accident, theft, utility shut-off, eviction, foreclosure, moving expense, necessary home repairs, or need for furniture or appliance replacement or repair.
Categories
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Mortgage Payment Assistance
Water Service Payment Assistance
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Moving Expense Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Rental Deposit Assistance
Assists eligible individuals with disabilities in achieving housing goals and independence through different housing programs.
Housing Access Services (HAS): Provides housing assistance to people who have a disability and are receiving Medical Assistance (MA) benefits. Assists with the housing search and can assist with financial needs related to the move when applicable.
Housing Stabilization Services (HSS): Housing services for Medical Assistance (MA) recipients who have a disability and are experiencing housing instability. The program assists with finding independent housing and provides ongoing support to help sustain housing.
Assists eligible individuals with disabilities in achieving housing goals and independence through different housing programs.
Housing Access Services (HAS): Provides housing assistance to people who have a disability and are receiving Medical Assistance (MA) benefits. Assists with the housing search and can assist with financial needs related to the move when applicable.
Housing Stabilization Services (HSS): Housing services for Medical Assistance (MA) recipients who have a disability and are experiencing housing instability. The program assists with finding independent housing and provides ongoing support to help sustain housing.
Categories
Health Conditions
Housing Search Assistance
Case/Care Management
Substance Use Disorders
Communication Impairments
Physical Disabilities
Learning Disabilities
Hearing Loss
Visual Impairments
Developmental Disabilities
Homelessness Prevention Programs
Mental Illness/Emotional Disabilities
Provides free and confidential services to those affected by domestic violence, sexual violence, human trafficking/exploitation, and high-risk youth in Lincoln, Lyon, Redwood, and Yellow Medicine counties.
Confidential services:
- Accompaniment to court
- Assistance with petitioning for an Order for Protection or Harassment Restraining Order
- Community education
- Crisis line
- Emergency transportation, and/or assistance
- Information, referrals, and resources
- Temporary emergency safe housing
- Systems coordination
- Support group
- Youth Programs: Provides youth the ability to teach and learn from their peers about confidence, communication, safety, and life skills.
Emergency assistance includes, but is not limited to, the following expenses:
- Crime Scene cleanup
- Grant funds are used to meet crime victims' emergency needs when available
- Purchase and installation of necessary home security devices
- Reimbursement of towing and storage fees incurred due to impoundment of a recovered stolen vehicle
- Replacement of necessary property that was lost, damaged or stolen as a result of a crime
- Transportation to locations related to the victim's needs as a victim, such as medical and criminal justice facilities
- Victim reimbursement for reasonable travel and living expenses incurred due to a change in venue
Victims of crime have also received funding through the program for items such as repairing a broken door, installing new locks, and replacing clothing or bedding taken as evidence.
Family Homeless Prevention and Assistance Program - FHPAP may be available through pre-screening.
Provides free and confidential services to those affected by domestic violence, sexual violence, human trafficking/exploitation, and high-risk youth in Lincoln, Lyon, Redwood, and Yellow Medicine counties.
Confidential services:
- Accompaniment to court
- Assistance with petitioning for an Order for Protection or Harassment Restraining Order
- Community education
- Crisis line
- Emergency transportation, and/or assistance
- Information, referrals, and resources
- Temporary emergency safe housing
- Systems coordination
- Support group
- Youth Programs: Provides youth the ability to teach and learn from their peers about confidence, communication, safety, and life skills.
Emergency assistance includes, but is not limited to, the following expenses:
- Crime Scene cleanup
- Grant funds are used to meet crime victims' emergency needs when available
- Purchase and installation of necessary home security devices
- Reimbursement of towing and storage fees incurred due to impoundment of a recovered stolen vehicle
- Replacement of necessary property that was lost, damaged or stolen as a result of a crime
- Transportation to locations related to the victim's needs as a victim, such as medical and criminal justice facilities
- Victim reimbursement for reasonable travel and living expenses incurred due to a change in venue
Victims of crime have also received funding through the program for items such as repairing a broken door, installing new locks, and replacing clothing or bedding taken as evidence.
Family Homeless Prevention and Assistance Program - FHPAP may be available through pre-screening.
Categories
Rapid Re-Housing Programs
Subject Specific Public Awareness/Education
Transportation for Endangered People
Domestic Violence Support Groups
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Domestic Violence Protective/Restraining Orders
Crime Victim Safety Planning
Homelessness Prevention Programs
Speakers/Speakers Bureaus
Crime Victim Compensation
Specialized Crime Victim Assistance
Domestic Violence Hotlines
Safe Houses
Stalking/Harassment Orders
Crime Victim Accompaniment Services
Domestic Violence Issues
Individual Advocacy