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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.

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 find shelter, be screened for prevention services, or access other YMCA resources/services. Four locations: Lion's Resource Center/Northeast Minneapolis, Elliott Park, Emma's Place in Coon Rapids, and North Community YMCA. 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 ages 12 - 24 who are experiencing homelessness or are at risk. Assistance with resources and community referrals.

Provides housing support services, including:

• Eviction prevention and referrals to community agencies

• Assistance with benefit program applications (such as Energy Assistance)

• Landlord advocacy

• Long-term supportive and transitional housing with case management and navigation of housing resources

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. ?Short-term, one-time grant 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: Application is open for this program Funds may be available to prevent homelessness. Single adults and families who are past due on their ?housing expenses and need financial assistance to cover a damage deposit, first month's rent, or keep their current housing can apply. ??If a resident of Carver and Scott County and seeking assistance, call 211.

NOTE: Application is closed for this program. ??Funds may be available to prevent homelessness who are past due on their housing expenses and need financial assistance with a rent deposit, first month's rent, past due rent, or at risk of being disconnected from their utilities, and need help to keep their current housing can apply. NOTE: Single adults and families who are residents of southern Saint Louis County area must get a pre-screen through United Way 211 to access this program. The pre-screen information is provided to Salvation Army - Duluth.

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. ?Short-term, one-time grant 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.

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. The one-time grant assistance may help individuals 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: Client may also be eligible for Emergency Medical Assistance

Cash-grant program for families with low incomes experiencing a household emergency. 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, one-time grant 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.

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).

Assistance and technical support to all veterans and their dependents with all state and federal veterans' benefits includes assisting veterans and dependents with applications and/or claims for any of these benefits and services: Federal Benefits (US Department of Veterans Affairs)

• Agent Orange benefits
• Burial benefits
• Disability compensation (service connected disabilities)
• Education benefits
• Medical Care at VA Hospitals
• Non-service pension
• VA Home Loans
• Vocational Rehabilitation

State Benefits (MN Department of Veterans Affairs)

• Dental and optical assistance
• Post-9/11 Veteran Service Bonus (note: deadline for applications is June 30, 2024)
• State veterans cemetery (Little Falls, MN)
• State veterans homes (nursing home and domiciliary care)
• Temporary financial assistance for shelter (rent and mortgage), utility (elecytric, gas, phone, and water), healthcare insurance premium and personal needs (short term disability)
• Veterans and war orphans education benefits
• Veterans preference advocacy

Services are victim-centered, which means individuals will guide their own process, make their own decisions, and have staff provide information, support, and referrals. Services include:

• Advocacy: Assistance in obtaining Emergency Protective Orders, Permanent Restraining Orders, Stalking/Harassment Orders, Temporary Restraining Orders, housing, community services, and medical appointments

• Confidentiality

• Community education and professional training

• Crisis line

• Emergency Services: Transportation to medical facilities, law enforcement, safe housing, etc.

• Individual and group support

• Prevention and/or Rapid Rehousing: Services provided by the Family Homeless Prevention and Assistance Program - FHPAP

• Safety planning

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 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.

In partnership with Hennepin County, the Minnesota Indian Women's Resource Center provides a rent assistance program connected to Operation Metro Surge. Funding is available to renters facing an eviction for any reason, including those affected by immigration enforcement.

Advises and assists veterans and their dependents with all state and federal veterans benefits such as:

• Burial benefits

• Financial assistance through the V.A. for dental work

• G.I. Bill education assistance

• G. I. Bill life insurance

• Home loan guaranteed by the U.S.D.V.A.

• Information about and referrals to other service agencies for chemical dependency treatment and vocational rehabilitation

• Outpatient medical care through the V.A.

• Service-connected disability compensation

• "State Soldiers Assistance Program" (SSAP) provides cash assistance in the form of shelter payments (rent and mortgage), utilities, and personal needs grants to veterans who are unable to work as a result of a temporary disability. There are strict income and asset requirements.

• Survivors and dependents education

• Transportation to VA Medical Center

• Veteran/military health insurance

• Veteran survivor insurance

NOTE: Application is open for this program. Funds may be available to prevent homelessness for youth who need financial assistance with a rent deposit, first month's rent, past due rent; or who are at risk of being disconnected from their utilities.

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. The types of assistance the program may help with are for rent assistance, rent deposit, electric, gas, heating fuel, water, burial assistance, or other emergency need based on available funding.

Provides limited financial assistance once every 18 months for shelter and utilities per client after all other resources have been exhausted

Provides emergency rental assistance with goal-oriented case management to address the immediate housing crisis, prevent homelessness, and promote long-term housing stability by addressing barriers related to homelessness. Supportive services may include goal setting and stability planning, budgeting support, employment search, transportation assistance, childcare and benefits navigation, help identifying healthcare providers, and much more. Provides rapid re-housing services where members of the community open their homes to host a youth or young adult in Anoka County who are experiencing homelessness. Provides case management services to help facilitate transitions, minimize barriers, and help youth and young adults set and achieve their goals.

Provides the following services:

• Financial assistance with rent, utilities, rent and utilities arrears, transportation, basic needs, food, application fees, time-limited housing subsidies, emergency shelter, household necessities, etc. NOTE: Financial assistance may vary and is not guaranteed for every applicant.

• Information and coordination related to public benefits, veterans' benefits, housing stability, employment, and legal issues

• In-House Services: Housing stability case management, rental subsidies, legal, employment, justice-involved coordination, healthcare navigation, landlord engagement, outreach, documentation specialist, financial coaching, and free voluntary representative payee services

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. ?Short-term, one-time grant 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.

Provides the following services:

• Financial assistance with rent, utilities, rent and utilities arrears, transportation, basic needs, food, application fees, time-limited housing subsidies, emergency shelter, household necessities, etc. NOTE: Financial assistance may vary and is not guaranteed for every applicant.

• Information and coordination related to public benefits, veterans' benefits, housing stability, employment, and legal issues

• In-House Services: Housing stability case management, rental subsidies, legal, employment, justice-involved coordination, healthcare navigation, landlord engagement, outreach, documentation specialist, financial coaching, and free voluntary representative payee services

Provides emergency assistance for the following:

• Disasters such as fires, storms, or floods

• Expenses associated with leaving a violent relationship

• Homeless services, including youth services

• Housing related coordinated entry

• Mortgage payments

• Recent release from a correctional facility

• Rent payments

• Utility payments

Enrolled participants will receive monthly case management services for up to six months

Out of funding until July 2026. 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.

Services are victim-centered, which means individuals will guide their own process, make their own decisions, and have staff provide information, support, and referrals. Services include:

• Advocacy: Assistance in obtaining Emergency Protective Orders, Permanent Restraining Orders, Stalking/Harassment Orders, Temporary Restraining Orders, housing, community services, and medical appointments

• Confidentiality

• Community education and professional training

• Crisis line

• Emergency Services: Transportation to medical facilities, law enforcement, safe housing, etc.

• Individual and group support

• Prevention and/or Rapid Rehousing: Services provided by the Family Homeless Prevention and Assistance Program - FHPAP

• Safety planning