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Cash-grant program for families with low incomes experiencing household emergencies such as eviction or utility shut-off prevention. 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.?? ?Types of emergencies:

• Mortgage assistance

• Rent payment assistance or rental deposit assistance

• Utilities (electric, gas, heat, and water) to prevent shut off

Cash-grant program for adults with low incomes experiencing a household emergency. 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 per year grant assistance for persons in a financial crisis due to evictions, utility disconnections, or other crisis/emergency situations. The grant is provided in the form of direct payment to the vendor, for assisting with the following expenses:

• Car Repair and Expenses
• Mortgage
• Moving Expenses
• Property Taxes
• Rent Payment
• Rental/Utility Deposit
• Utilities

Assistance may depend based on availability of funds per season. NOTE: Client may also be eligible for Emergency Assistance, and/or Emergency Medical Assistance.

Family Homeless Prevention and Assistance Program - FHPAP is designed to prevent homelessness by assisting people at imminent risk of homelessness with their rent and/or utilities (electric, gas, and water). Due to limited funding, may assist with mortgage payment assistance.

Provides emergency funding to restaurant and beverage employees or owners, and restaurant/bar supplier employees who are facing unforeseen circumstances. The funds are used to help pay for essentials like groceries, clothing, medications, and may cover the cost of rent, natural disaster damages, lost wages, and more. There is no deadline for requests and no cap on the amount given. Types of crises the funds may help with include accidents, change of circumstance, housing crisis, medical/dental issue, natural disaster, or victims of crime/violence. Grants are awarded based on unforeseen financial crises, and applications must be submitted through the website to be considered. Southern Smoke will evaluate each case based on the state of an applicant's emergency.

Primary services include coordinated entry access point for individuals who are homeless or at risk of being homeless. Case management is offered to prevent future issues with homelessness. Financial assistance may be available, but it is NOT provided in all situations. Requirements vary by programs and funding. Potential assistance consists of:

• Funding for housing and utility costs/deposits
• Funding for transportation costs via vehicle repair or public transit
• Clothing and food assistance as well as other basic needs
• Housing stability case management

Programs may include:

• Assistance for homeless ex-offenders in Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, and Pine County, housing placement, as well as rent and deposit funds, may be available

• Limited fund for short term hotel stays in tandem with case management services-

?- Long-term homelessness supportive services, also known as coordinated entry, are provided for those who qualify for short term hotel stays in Aitkin, Carlton, Isanti, Mille Lacs, Kanabec, Pine, and Chisago County to help with housing search and placement for families and unaccompanied youth

• Transitional housing services for homeless youth ages 16 - 22, as well as some financial assistance for rent

? ?NOTE: Funding comes from a variety of sources, including the Family Homeless Prevention and Assistance Program - FHPAP and others.

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 for residents of Bloomington, Edina, Minneapolis, and Richfield; funding varies monthly and is very limited. NOTE: Check the website to see if rental applications are currently being accepted. Website: https://veap.org/get-help/apply-for-financial-assistance/.

• Resource Navigation and Referrals: Designed to help individuals access available resources, meet immediate needs, and work toward long-term, achievable solutions.

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 comprehensive family support services. These services are designed to assist individuals and families facing financial hardships by offering emergency financial assistance, case management, and access to essential resources. Services Include: Emergency Financial Assistance: Support for households experiencing short-term financial crises, including help with rent, utilities, and car repairs. Case Management: Personalized guidance to help clients navigate available resources and develop plans for long-term stability. Access to Community Resources: Assistance in connecting with local programs and services to address various needs.

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

• Burial benefits

• Compensation and pension 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

Cash-grant program for adults with low incomes experiencing household emergencies such as eviction or utility shut-off prevention. 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. Types of emergencies:

• Mortgage assistance

• Rent payment assistance or rental deposit assistance

• Utilities (electric, gas, heat, and water) to prevent shut off

Helps patients pay their bills while they undergo treatment for cancer. Pays essential living expenses (car repair, electricity, heat, medical, mortgage, phone, rent, and water) so patients can focus on getting well. Maximum payment for patients receiving treatment is $1,500/year. Prefers to pay larger bills instead of multiple smaller bills. If a bill exceeds $1,500, the organization will pay $1,500 towards the bill. Financial assistance is provided directly to the creditor, not the individual requesting it.

Cash-grant program for adults with low incomes experiencing a household emergency. 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. Provides short-term grant assistance for persons in a financial crisis including nonrecurring shelter and utility needs not exceeding 30 days. Payments of emergency funding are available for:

• Housing: Payments for mortgage/contract for deed foreclosures, past due rent (no more than 2 months) and damage deposits (equal to 1 month's rent)

• Utilities: Payments for municipal water and sewer services, electric, gas, fuel oil and wood. Deposits are limited to an amount equal to an average month's bill. Does not include late fees, court fees or repairs.

Fillmore County Community Services (Social Services) 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. This assistance is available to use once a year only. 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. 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, or other emergency need.

Provides assistance and support to veterans and their dependents in obtaining benefits through state and federal programs, including:

• Burial and death benefits

• Dental and medical care

• Education and training

• Home loan guarantees

• Pension

• State Subsistence: Financial assistance for basic dental and optical care, mortgage, personal needs, rent, and utilities for veterans who cannot work due to temporary disability.

Cash-grant program for adults with low incomes experiencing household emergencies such as eviction or utility shut-off prevention. 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. Types of emergencies:

• Mortgage assistance

• Rent payment assistance or rental deposit assistance

• Utilities (electric, gas, heat, and water) to prevent shut off

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 basic needs such as hot meals, grab and go foods, clothing, laundry facilities, a shower, and more. Additionally, gives access to case managers on-site to help connect youth to education, employment opportunities, health and wellness programs, stable housing, and more. Also provides a 12-unit transitional housing facility in Coon Rapids that offers supportive services to young people who are at risk of or experiencing homelessness.

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, or other emergency need.

• 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.

• Applicant's name must be on the lease or utility bill

• Applicant(s) must be able to show that their rent and utility costs are affordable

• Emergency assistance is paid directly to the vendor

• Payments, if approved, in combination with other available resources, must be able to resolve the crisis, not just delay it

• Does not provide financial assistance for damage deposits in excess of two month's rent, utility deposits or reconnection charges, legal fees and court costs, garage rental, or moving expenses

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. Families must not have used more than 50% of their net income and liquid assets for purposes other than basic needs during the 60 days before the application. The amount of assistance provided might not cover the entire emergency, but it can help. Funds may help with:

• Rent, rental deposit, and late mortgage payment assistance. If the immediate crisis includes past due rent/mortgage, no more than two months of previous unpaid housing costs are permitted. Aid for rental deposits is limited to an amount equal to one month's rent.

• Electricity, water, sewer, garbage, fuel oil, or natural gas utilities. Utility crisis aid can only be provided from the current to the past two months and does not include reconnection fees. Crisis aid for utility deposits and fuel oil crisis funds are limited.

• Coordination with other local resources that may help meet the crisis need, either fully or in part is mandatory (i.e. Southwest Minnesota Opportunity Council, Heat Share, Salvation Army, etc.). Denial of eligibility from such resources or verification that funds are not available to assist with the crisis is required.

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 financial assistance provided depends on family size and type of emergency. The amount of assistance provided might not cover the entire emergency, but it can help.

• Helps families experiencing a financial crisis and may provide financial assistance for up to two months of rent, one month with a deposit, or utilities (electric, gas, and heating service payment assistance). Families must apply for Fuel Assistance during the heating season.

• Applicant must have spent at least 30% of their available income on housing and utilities in the past 90 days

• Applicant's name must be on the lease or utility bill

• Financial assistance is paid directly to the vendor

• Does not provide financial assistance for late fees

Provides temporary financial support to low income families and individuals struggling to maintain their housing by providing case management and short-term rent payment assistance.

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 their first month's rent or keep their current housing can apply.

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.