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Financial Assistance - Fitzgerald Housing Services

Assists older adults and individuals with disabilities with a housing application fee for up to 2 household members. Also assists with the fees for a new ID and/or birth certificate for 2 household members when needed to obtain housing.

What's Here

Birth Certificate Fee Payment Assistance
Physical Disabilities
Mental Illness/Emotional Disabilities
Learning Disabilities
Developmental Disabilities
Health Conditions
Rental Application Fee Payment Assistance
Visual Impairments
Substance Use Disorders
Older Adults
Communication Impairments
Hearing Loss
Identification Card Fee Payment Assistance

Community Care Fund - HOPE Coalition

Limited emergency financial assistance for individuals or families to help pay for: - Certified copies of state ID or birth certificates - Clothing - Diapers - Food - Rent - Utilities - Other necessary expenses

What's Here

Gas Service Payment Assistance
Identification Card Fee Payment Assistance
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Birth Certificate Fee Payment Assistance
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Diapers
General Clothing Provision
Water Service Payment Assistance

Community Care Fund - HOPE Coalition

Limited emergency financial assistance for individuals or families to help pay for: - Certified copies of state ID or birth certificates - Clothing - Diapers - Food - Rent - Utilities - Other necessary expenses

What's Here

Gas Service Payment Assistance
Identification Card Fee Payment Assistance
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Birth Certificate Fee Payment Assistance
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Diapers
General Clothing Provision
Water Service Payment Assistance

Saint Vincent de Paul Outreach Ministry - Basilica of Saint Mary

Provides the following services once every 12 months: - Discounted Cell Phones: A representative from Open Access Connections is available 9:30 am - 11:30 am Tuesdays, except the 2nd Tuesday of the month. Helps clients with applying for a discounted $30 cell phone and/or voicemail number/box. NOTE: The Basilica does not provide the cell phones or help with the $30 cost of the cell phone. - Gas Cards: $20 maximum to Speedway. A valid drivers license is required. - Vouchers: Provides vouchers for obtaining a state ID, Minnesota driver's license, birth certificate from any state, and to the St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store for clothing and/or housewares (no furniture). Bus cards are available to those with a verifiable new job and gas cards for individuals with a valid driver's license. Must reside in the city of Minneapolis. Provides the following services once every 30 days: - Laundry vouchers for one wash and dry (limited supply) - Hygiene items

What's Here

Cell Phones
Household Goods Vouchers
Clothing Vouchers
Bus Fare
Identification Card Fee Payment Assistance
Driver License Fee Payment Assistance
Birth Certificate Fee Payment Assistance
Telephone Facilities
Gas Money

Crisis and Basic Needs Drop-In Center - YouthLink

Drop-in center for youth who are homeless, youth in crisis or sexually exploited youth offering individual advocacy and case management, and referrals to a network of services which are designed to achieve self-sufficiency, connectedness and self-empowerment. YouthLink houses the Youth Opportunity Center, a collaboration of agencies providing services to young people in one location. Partner agencies provide services that include housing stability, health and wellness, crisis/basic needs/drop-in, education, and employment. Services include: - Access to computers, phones, and mail - Community resource referrals to shelter and housing - Basic needs services: Hot meals and bag lunches, clothing closet, showers, laundry, and connections to emergency shelters. Assists with connecting youth to Hennepin County support services. - Financial assistance to obtain vital documentation including social security card, birth certificate, and/or state ID. Application assistance is available for food stamps and Medical Assistance. - Job search and employment assistance and education assistance and resources - FHPAP application assistance only for eligible youth in Hennepin County seeking rent assistance. FHPAP does not provide direct assistance. Hennepin County is responsible for determining eligibility and distributing rent assistance funds. - On-site health clinic and health care support including referrals to mental health and substance abuse services - Street Outreach Program: Caseworkers go out into the community, locate homeless youth and inform them of services that are available to them. May provide the youth with clothing, safe sex information and resources, bus cards, etc.

What's Here

Birth Certificate Fee Payment Assistance
Homeless Drop In Centers
Runaway/Homeless Youth Counseling
Soup Kitchens
Telephone Facilities
Certificates/Forms Assistance
Temporary Mailing Address
General Benefits and Services Assistance
Public Access Computers/Tools
Emergency Shelter Clearinghouses
Identification Card Fee Payment Assistance
General Clothing Provision
Laundry Facilities
Public Showers/Baths
Street Outreach Programs
Packed Lunches/Dinners

Emergency Services Financial Assistance - Catholic Charities - Central Minnesota

Small amounts of financial assistance for individuals in need, usually between $35 - 45 Some examples of assistance include: - Apartment application fees - Birth certificates - Fuel cards - Prescription/co-pays - Saint Cloud Metro Bus transportation - State IDs/driver's license renewals or replacements If financial assistance is unavailable, staff will attempt to refer elsewhere

What's Here

Gas Money
Bus Fare
Birth Certificate Fee Payment Assistance
Identification Card Fee Payment Assistance
Rental Application Fee Payment Assistance
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Prescription Expense Assistance

Need help or have questions? Dial 211 or text your zip code to 898-211 to talk to a Community Resource Specialist.

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