Provides short-term help for low-income households who are homeless or at imminent risk of homelessness. Direct financial assistance may include foreclosure payments, rent payments, rent subsidies, security deposits, first month's rent, utility payments, or other assistance to prevent eviction. Minimal assistance is also available for food, child care, transportation, and work clothing and supplies. The purpose of these programs is to stabilize families in their home or re-house families that are homeless.

Provides a homeless shelter that serves men, women, and families. The shelter consists of four dorm rooms, up to three women's spaces, and up to four family spaces. Services also include: - Housing resources and coordinated entry assessments ?- Limited crisis help for gas or personal needs - Service staff working one-on-one with clients to identify needs and make referrals to community resources

Temporary emergency assistance (up to $150) on a case by case basis including: - Clothing - Dental bill payment assistance - Electricity bill payment assistance - Food vouchers - Furniture - Gas bill payment assistance - Gas vouchers - Health insurance premium assistance - Heating fuel bill payment assistance - Medical bill payment assistance - Mortgage payment assistance - Prescription expense assistance - Rent deposit and rent payment assistance - Water service assistance. Assistance must resolve the situation - not ongoing need.

Pathway of Hope: Designated case management for families with children. Food Shelf: Available once per calendar month. Walk-in during open hours. Culturally-specific food is often available. Hygiene: Hygiene kits are typically available. Showers are available for people who are unhoused during specific hours. Transportation: Must be able to verify that the client has a permanent job for which they have not received their first paycheck or a medical appointment. Clients should bring a letter (on company letterhead) stating when they started working and when they will get their first paycheck. Transportation is limited to once a year. Case-by-case exceptions may be made depending on the transportation need. HeatShare: Serves NE and SE Minneapolis. Employment services: job leads, resume assistance, job search techniques instruction Seasonal services: Family Camp, coats for kids, holiday programs for Easter and Thanksgiving, and emergency disaster services. Referrals to rental assistance (funding is limited), car repair services, and budget counseling.

Assists persons in an emergency situation with a bus ticket, depending on the availability of funds

Offers financial assistance that pays for expenses not covered by insurance, Medicare, or other programs. Some expenses covered may include: - Gas - Groceries - Hotel stays - Meals, and more - Prescription co-pays

Through a voucher system administered by on-call volunteers from member churches, funds are set up to help those who fall in between the cracks of other assistance. Vouchers are provided for electric service, gas money, gas service, heating fuel, rental deposit assistance, rent payment assistance, and water service assistance. Vouchers do not cover the amount of a total client's bill, the client must pay some of the bill on their own. Volunteers provide spiritual ministry as well as the ministry of meeting the person's basic needs for emergency food and shelter. Offers free laundry services once a month through Laundry of Love program

Case management services for families who request budget counseling, personal counseling and other long-term professional services. Financial assistance for rent (when available), deposit, diapers, uniforms, car repairs, prescriptions. Funding is very limited at this time. Food shelf; referrals to food shelves as needed for residents of other cities. Youth food shelf Gas vouchers and bus tokens HeatShare, seasonal services, back to school supplies, free yearly phone home program, Family Camp, and emergency disaster services Vouchers for clothing, bedding and kitchen items

Blandin Employees for Life gas card helps defray transportation costs to and from cancer treatments. $200 Holiday Gas Card/per year, if eligible.

Provides a means for churches and other organizations to work together to match up volunteers to meet an individual's or family's needs. Provides: - Baby Care Ministry: Helps young families by providing infant and toddler high chairs, baby cribs, pack-n-plays, and strollers - Build-A-Bed: Builds and gives single beds and bunk beds. Also delivers them directly to homes and assembles them in the room. - Bike Ministry: Provides bicycles for adults and children - Clean Sweep: Helps families with basic cleaning supplies such as paper towels, trash bags, sponges, all-purpose spray, toilet bowl cleaner, and more - Clothing Ministry: Provides essential clothing through Trending Upward Thrift Shoppe - Diaper Ministry: Helps young families by providing diapers, pull-ups, and wipes for babies and toddlers - Food and Gas Cards: Provides gift cards for food and gas - FurniShare: Matches up donations of household goods and furniture (including beds, mattresses/box springs (free of stains, rips, and tears), dressers, kitchen tables/chairs, and living room furniture) with people who need them. Also provides monthly furniture sales. - Kitchen Essentials: Offers a basic supply of silverware, dishes, cups, and cookware to individuals and families - LAM Vac Valet: Donates and repairs vacuum cleaners in good condition - Loads of Love: Cares for families in need by providing laundry detergent, fabric sheets, dish, and dishwasher soap - Personal Care: Provides necessary personal items including soap, shampoo, razors, toilet paper, deodorant, feminine products, and more - The Birthday Closet Ministry: Provides supplies for children's birthdays - The Linen Closet: Provides new or used blankets, sheets, pillowcases, towels, and washcloths - Towel Ministry: Provides bath towels, kitchen towels, and washcloths - Winter Wear Ministry: Provides boots, coats, hats, mittens, and scarves

A walk in resource center to offer support and resources to those in need. The center supports individuals in crisis and help them connect to resources. The resource center helps with: - Advocacy - Employment - Housing resources - Limited financial assistance for eligible households. Assistance may cover an essential need or transportation for a bus token or gasoline. - Resource navigation and more

Provides assistance with: - Bus fare/gas money for transportation to and from work, medical appointments, and school - Car repair assistance - Electric and gas disconnect assistance - Limited fuel oil assistance - Employment-related items (varies by donations) NOTE: Financial assistance is extremely limited. Funds vary from month to month. Other available support: - Diapers and formula (availability varies based on donations) - Personal hygiene items

Winona Volunteer Services offers vouchers to meet transportation needs for people who are struggling. Before a voucher is given an in-depth conversation will take place between the individual and staff to determine individual's circumstances. Vouchers may be issued for: - Bicycles for individuals without transportation who are either looking for work through an employment agency or are currently employed and agree to forego all future requests for bus passes, gas, etc - Bus passes (city) for work, school, or seeking employment - Bus or train tickets for individuals or families needing a one-way ticket in verified emergency situations (for after-hours transportation emergencies contact Law Enforcement Dispatch Center) - Gas for valid and insured driver working with an employment agency to job search or experiencing unexpected circumstance such as reduced work hours - Taxi cabs vouchers may be used in urgent circumstances

Fillmore County Salvation Army provides immediate temporary assistance when all other avenues have been exhausted; when extended assistance is needed individuals are referred to Salvation Army Headquarters. Assistance includes: - Medication expenses - Heating fuel payment (not for reconnection) - Clothing vouchers for work clothing - Transportation fuel/bus ticket to continue on to next destination (on a case-by-case basis) - Transportation fuel for doctor's appointments or work related needs on a case-by-case basis

The availability of financial assistance/vouchers varies month by month and may be limited to partial payments depending on the amount owed and funds available. Financial emergency assistance may be available once every 12 months and considered on a case-by-case basis for the following unless otherwise noted. Services include: - Co-pay, medical care costs, and prescription expense assistance - Diaper and formula vouchers - Food vouchers - Furniture vouchers and referrals to Bridging to receive furniture - Gas money vouchers or gift cards are available once every 6 months depending upon the situation - The Heat Share program provides fuel oil, gas, and electric payment assistance to avoid disconnect - Housing-related coordinated entry assessments for anyone looking for housing in Wright County - Information and referral for eye care and food shelf - Networking support - Other financial assistance for emergencies beyond the individual's control - Pathway of Hope: Mentoring program for families with children under age 18. Provides help with attaining goals. - Rent payment assistance - School supplies available seasonally? - Seasonal family and kids' day and weekend camps - Sewer, trash, and water service payment assistance - Vehicle repair cost assistance - Winter outerwear

Emergency assistance is available once every twelve months and considered on a case-by-case basis for the following, unless otherwise noted: - Clothing vouchers - Food voucher (first-come first first-served) - Formula and/or diaper vouchers - Gas vouchers are available once every six months on a case-by-case basis - Limited Family Permanent Supportive Housing - Limited rental assistance available (first-come first first-served) - Prescription expense assistance - Shelter services go through Twin Cities offices - School supplies available seasonally - Vehicle repair

The Hometown Resource Center may provide emergency assistance with food, clothing and shelter. The center offers a one-time rent payment assistance. In extreme crisis situations and only when funding is available, the center may provide motel vouchers (for short-term stays only). The center may provide gas cards for people needing to get to work or important appointments (on a case by case basis). Gas cards are not available for people with Medicare or Medicaid (because they have other options for transportation). Staff may also provide information and referral to other community resources for people.

Provides supportive advocacy for a range of support following sexual violence, including: - Assisting in relocating through our collaborations with Day One and Polaris Project - Normalizing and validating feelings around your experience - Offering referrals if needs are outside our scope of services - Providing crisis counseling - Providing information about the reporting process - Seeking shelter at local or state shelters - Translation services through our collaboration with Day One - Transportation assistance to get folks to or back from the hospital for a sexual assault exam Advocates can meet over the phone, video conference, or in-person.

- Offers grants to help families with past due rent and mortgage, utility bills, short-term transportation assistance, school or job-related expenses, and prescriptions - Emergency supplies, laundry tokens, and clothing are available for people experiencing homelessness - Financial assistance follows county guidelines for Emergency Cash Assistance and must resolve the crisis or situation. Individuals can receive financial assistance once within a 12-month period.

A private, non-profit organization serving Clearwater County. (Requests from outside of the county will not necessarily be denied) The purpose of Salvation Army is to provide moral and spiritual support, material goods, food, shelter, and transportation for those unable to provide for themselves. Every situation is reviewed individually Conditions of service: - Will maintain anonymity and confidentiality - Will require name, address and Social Security number in order to provide ANY services. - If a person doesn't have a Social Security card, a driver's license may be acceptable. Also see "Transient Policy"

Emergency Assistance is a cash-grant program for families with low incomes experiencing a limited-time household emergency. Families can receive assistance once every 12 months. The assistance received must resolve the crisis. Applicant must have spent 50% of net income over the past 60 days on basic needs. 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 an eviction, utility disconnection, or other eligible emergency. Types of assistance: - Shelter, including rent and/or damage deposits or mortgage payments - Utility costs when an otherwise eligible family unit has had a termination or is threatened with termination of municipal water and sewer services, electric, gas, or other heating fuel, including lack of wood when it is the heating source, or refuse removal services. - Employment-related expenses, including but not limited to car expenses and child care expenses if the Emergency Assistance payment would enable the family member to continue working or continue to search for employment

Emergency Assistance is a cash-grant program for families with low incomes experiencing a limited-time household emergency. Families can receive assistance once every 12 months. The assistance received must resolve the crisis. Applicant must have spent 50% of net income over the past 60 days on basic needs. 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 an eviction, utility disconnection, or other eligible emergency. Types of assistance: - Shelter, including rent and/or damage deposits or mortgage payments - Utility costs when an otherwise eligible family unit has had a termination or is threatened with termination of municipal water and sewer services, electric, gas, or other heating fuel, including lack of wood when it is the heating source, or refuse removal services. - Employment-related expenses, including but not limited to car expenses and child care expenses if the Emergency Assistance payment would enable the family member to continue working or continue to search for employment

Emergency Assistance is a cash-grant program for families with low incomes experiencing a limited-time household emergency. Families can receive assistance once every 12 months. The assistance received must resolve the crisis. Applicant must have spent 50% of net income over the past 60 days on basic needs. 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 an eviction, utility disconnection, or other eligible emergency. Types of assistance: - Shelter, including rent and/or damage deposits or mortgage payments - Utility costs when an otherwise eligible family unit has had a termination or is threatened with termination of municipal water and sewer services, electric, gas, or other heating fuel, including lack of wood when it is the heating source, or refuse removal services. - Employment-related expenses, including but not limited to car expenses and child care expenses if the Emergency Assistance payment would enable the family member to continue working or continue to search for employment

Assistance with: - Food vouchers - Gas vouchers - Limited car repair assistance with a documented estimate - Rent assistance - Utility assistance (electric, gas, and water) A free meal is served on Tuesday nights at the parish.

Through a voucher system administered by on-call volunteers from member churches, funds are set up to help those who fall in between the cracks of other assistance. Vouchers are provided for electric service, gas money, gas service, heating fuel, rental deposit assistance, rent payment assistance, and water service assistance. Vouchers do not cover the amount of a total client's bill, the client must pay some of the bill on their own. Volunteers provide spiritual ministry as well as the ministry of meeting the person's basic needs for emergency food and shelter. Offers free laundry services once a month through Laundry of Love program