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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 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 assist with the following expenses:
- Car repair and expenses
- Mortgage
- Moving expense
- 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.
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 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 assist with the following expenses:
- Car repair and expenses
- Mortgage
- Moving expense
- 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.
Categories
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Moving Expense Assistance
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Rental Deposit Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Property Tax Payment Assistance
Mortgage Payment Assistance
Trash/Recycling Service Payment Assistance
Water Service Payment Assistance
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
NOTE: Funding is currently not available for this program. Please do not refer. Funding may resume in July 2025.
Cash-grant program for adults with low incomes experiencing a household emergency. Adults can receive assistance once every 12 months, with financial aid provided directly to the vendor. 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 grant assistance for individuals 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 individual 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
NOTE: Funding is currently not available for this program. Please do not refer. Funding may resume in July 2025.
Cash-grant program for adults with low incomes experiencing a household emergency. Adults can receive assistance once every 12 months, with financial aid provided directly to the vendor. 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 grant assistance for individuals 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 individual 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
Categories
Rent Payment Assistance
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Utility Deposit Assistance
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Rental Deposit Assistance
Water Service Payment Assistance
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Mortgage Payment Assistance
NOTE: Funding is not available at this time. Funding will resume July 2025. Please do not refer.
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.
NOTE: Funding is not available at this time. Funding will resume July 2025. Please do not refer.
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
Rent Payment Assistance
Moving Expense Assistance
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Prescription Expense Assistance
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Mortgage Payment Assistance
Water Service Payment Assistance
Medical Care Expense Assistance
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Cash-grant program for families with low incomes experiencing household emergencies such as eviction, utility shut-offs, or other expenses. 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.
NOTE: Client may also be eligible for Emergency Minnesota Supplemental Aid, Emergency Assistance, and/or Emergency Medical Assistance.
Cash-grant program for families with low incomes experiencing household emergencies such as eviction, utility shut-offs, or other expenses. 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.
NOTE: Client may also be eligible for Emergency Minnesota Supplemental Aid, Emergency Assistance, and/or Emergency Medical Assistance.
Categories
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Water Service Payment Assistance
Low Income
Appliance Repair
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Moving Expense Assistance
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Medical Care Expense Assistance
Prescription Expense Assistance
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Mortgage Payment Assistance
General Furniture Provision
General Appliance Provision
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
Mortgage Payment Assistance
Water Service Payment Assistance
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Rental Deposit Assistance
Property Tax Payment Assistance
Moving Expense Assistance
Trash/Recycling Service Payment Assistance
Families With Children
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Provides rental assistance to prevent an episode of homelessness when there is adequate funding to families with children. Helps with rent of up to $500. If the client's balance is more than $500, the agency requires the rest of the balance be paid down first before the remaining $500 of financial assistance is applied.
Provides rental assistance to prevent an episode of homelessness when there is adequate funding to families with children. Helps with rent of up to $500. If the client's balance is more than $500, the agency requires the rest of the balance be paid down first before the remaining $500 of financial assistance is applied.
Categories
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.
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. Assistance may also be available to households who are unable to pay for the cost of a funeral or burial expense.
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. Assistance may also be available to households who are unable to pay for the cost of a funeral or burial expense.
Categories
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Water Service Payment Assistance
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Rental Deposit Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Mortgage Payment Assistance
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Burial/Cremation Expense 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
General Furniture Provision
Mortgage Payment Assistance
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Medical Care Expense Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Appliance Repair
Telephone Service Payment Assistance
Water Service Payment Assistance
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Moving Expense Assistance
Prescription Expense Assistance
Rental Deposit Assistance
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
General Appliance Provision
Gas Service Payment 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. 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 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. 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.
Categories
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Utility Deposit Assistance
Rental Deposit Assistance
Trash/Recycling Service Payment Assistance
Mortgage Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Water Service Payment Assistance
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Electric Service Payment 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.
Individual must not have quit or refused a job within the past 30 days.
Vendor payment made to landlord or utility company.
Assists with electric service payment assistance, first month's rent payment assistance, gas service payment assistance, heating fuel payment assistance, rental deposit assistance, utility deposit assistance, and water service payment 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.
Individual must not have quit or refused a job within the past 30 days.
Vendor payment made to landlord or utility company.
Assists with electric service payment assistance, first month's rent payment assistance, gas service payment assistance, heating fuel payment assistance, rental deposit assistance, utility deposit assistance, and water service payment assistance.
Categories
Rent Payment Assistance
Rental Deposit Assistance
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Water Service Payment Assistance
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Utility Deposit Assistance
Heating Fuel Payment 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.
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 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.
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 Assistance and/or Emergency Medical Assistance.
Categories
Appliance Repair
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Moving Expense Assistance
Medical Care Expense Assistance
Water Service Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Mortgage Payment Assistance
Household Goods Vouchers
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
The county Veteran's Service Office assists veterans and their families with obtaining the local, state, and federal benefits that they are entitled to receive. This office also provides emergency financial assistance for housing (rent or mortgage) if requests are approved by the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs. Other financial assistance may be also be available, each request is considered on a case-by-case basis and the type of assistance may vary..
The county Veteran's Service Office assists veterans and their families with obtaining the local, state, and federal benefits that they are entitled to receive. This office also provides emergency financial assistance for housing (rent or mortgage) if requests are approved by the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs. Other financial assistance may be also be available, each request is considered on a case-by-case basis and the type of assistance may vary..
Categories
Veterans
Mortgage Payment Assistance
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Veteran Benefits 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 Youth
Chronic/Severe Mental Illness
Street Outreach Programs
Case/Care Management
Rent Payment Assistance
Homeless Permanent Supportive Housing
Housing Search 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.
?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. Assistance may also be available to households who are unable to pay for the cost of a funeral or burial expense.
NOTE: Client may also be eligible for Emergency General Assistance, and/or Emergency Medical 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.
?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. Assistance may also be available to households who are unable to pay for the cost of a funeral or burial expense.
NOTE: Client may also be eligible for Emergency General Assistance, and/or Emergency Medical Assistance.
Categories
Water Service Payment Assistance
Families
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Medical Care Expense Assistance
Telephone Service Payment Assistance
Rental Deposit Assistance
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Mortgage Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Moving Expense Assistance
Appliance Repair
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Cash-grant program for families with low incomes experiencing household emergencies. Families can receive assistance once every 15 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, or other emergency need.
Cash-grant program for families with low incomes experiencing household emergencies. Families can receive assistance once every 15 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, or other emergency need.
Categories
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Low Income
Rent Payment Assistance
Families With Children
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Water Service Payment Assistance
Mortgage Payment Assistance
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
At Risk Families
Heating Fuel 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
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Low Income
Families With Children
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Rental Deposit Assistance
Water Service Payment Assistance
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Mortgage 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
Water Service Payment Assistance
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Mortgage Payment Assistance
Families
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Electric Service 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.
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.
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.
Categories
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Rental Deposit Assistance
Native American Community
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.
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.
Categories
Rent Payment Assistance
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Native American Community
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Rental Deposit Assistance
Electric Service Payment 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. Households must not have used more than half their income and assets for purposes other than basic needs or have mismanaged their money. 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 a flood, fire, natural disaster, utility shut-off, trash removal, rent deposit, eviction, or foreclosure.
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. Households must not have used more than half their income and assets for purposes other than basic needs or have mismanaged their money. 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 a flood, fire, natural disaster, utility shut-off, trash removal, rent deposit, eviction, or foreclosure.
Categories
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Rental Deposit Assistance
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Trash/Recycling Service Payment Assistance
Water Service Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Mortgage Payment Assistance
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Intake process for programs serving individuals and families who are in search of housing programs or are in need of financial assistance for housing.
Family Homeless Prevention and Assistance Program
This program helps prevent homelessness by providing one-time assistance with a rent or mortgage payment for households that need a short-term "bridge" until their financial situation is expected to stabilize. Case management and follow-up services provided.
Transitional Housing Program (Rapid Rehousing)
This program provides information, referral, advocacy, and first month's rent and/or security deposit assistance to doubled up or homeless households moving into a housing unit. Ongoing rent subsidy may be provided until the household is able to sustain their rental housing.
Intake process for programs serving individuals and families who are in search of housing programs or are in need of financial assistance for housing.
Family Homeless Prevention and Assistance Program
This program helps prevent homelessness by providing one-time assistance with a rent or mortgage payment for households that need a short-term "bridge" until their financial situation is expected to stabilize. Case management and follow-up services provided.
Transitional Housing Program (Rapid Rehousing)
This program provides information, referral, advocacy, and first month's rent and/or security deposit assistance to doubled up or homeless households moving into a housing unit. Ongoing rent subsidy may be provided until the household is able to sustain their rental housing.
Categories
Mortgage Payment Assistance
Rental Deposit Assistance
Housing Related Coordinated Entry
Homelessness Prevention Programs
Rapid Re-Housing Programs
Rent Payment Assistance
Provides emergency funding to restaurant and beverage employees or owners, and restaurant/bar supplier employees who are facing unforeseen experiences. The funds are used to help pay for essentials like groceries, clothing, medications, and may covered 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.
Provides emergency funding to restaurant and beverage employees or owners, and restaurant/bar supplier employees who are facing unforeseen experiences. The funds are used to help pay for essentials like groceries, clothing, medications, and may covered 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.
Categories
Dental Care Expense Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Disaster Related Cash Grants
Prescription Expense Assistance
Medical Care Expense Assistance
Provides assistance with:
- Motel rooms or other emergency accommodations
- Provides a homeless coordinated entry housing assessment
- Rent payment in case of eviction or to secure housing and funding resources when homeless through the Family Assistance Prevention and Assistance Program - FHPAP.
- Rental deposit for those who are homeless or near eviction
- Utility deposits for homeless households
Provides assistance with:
- Motel rooms or other emergency accommodations
- Provides a homeless coordinated entry housing assessment
- Rent payment in case of eviction or to secure housing and funding resources when homeless through the Family Assistance Prevention and Assistance Program - FHPAP.
- Rental deposit for those who are homeless or near eviction
- Utility deposits for homeless households
Categories
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Water Service Payment Assistance
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Housing Related Coordinated Entry
Homelessness Prevention Programs
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Rental Deposit Assistance
Homeless Motel Vouchers
Bi-CAP is one of six partners (five Community Action Agencies, and Evergreen Youth and Family Services) implementing the DHS Service Grant. Service dollars are available to households who are experiencing long-term homelessness my MN State definition. To qualify, participants must have experienced one year of consecutive homelessness or have experienced four episodes of homelessness in three years. This program is available in Cass and Beltrami Counties and is funded by the State Department of Human Services (DHS).
Bi-CAP is one of six partners (five Community Action Agencies, and Evergreen Youth and Family Services) implementing the DHS Service Grant. Service dollars are available to households who are experiencing long-term homelessness my MN State definition. To qualify, participants must have experienced one year of consecutive homelessness or have experienced four episodes of homelessness in three years. This program is available in Cass and Beltrami Counties and is funded by the State Department of Human Services (DHS).
Categories
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.
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 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.
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
Mortgage Payment Assistance
Telephone Service Payment Assistance
Electric Service Payment Assistance
General Appliance Provision
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Rental Deposit Assistance
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Moving Expense Assistance
Water Service Payment Assistance
General Furniture Provision
Rent Payment Assistance
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance