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Financial assistance for funeral expenses. One-time expense, paid in full, on behalf of the deceased. Funds are paid directly to the funeral home by check.

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.

Helps pay directly to funeral providers depending on services needed and available funding. Any crowdfunding sources such as benefits, fundraisers or online sources such as GoFundMe accounts, solicited to pay for burial expenses will be considered an available asset to offset the disposition costs. Any funds being raised via crowdfunding, benefits or fundraisers may be subject to recovery for reimbursement of the county paid burial costs.

Provides financial support for individuals who pass away without sufficient means to cover the costs of their funeral or final disposition.

• The Burial/Funeral Assistance program will pay up to the county maximum payment of $3,000 directly to funeral providers depending on services needed and available funding. The cost of burial/cremation services must not exceed $5,000.

• Financial assistance includes burial space, opening and closing of grave, professional services, casket/urn, vault, and cremation (if selected). Assistance does not cover any other expenses such as obituaries, markers, or flowers.

Advises and assists county veterans and their dependents with accessing state and federal benefits, including:

• Chemical dependency treatment

• Death and burial benefits

• Dental treatment

• Discharge review

• Education and training

• Emergency financial assistance (with approval from the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs)

• GI Bill education and training

• GI life insurance

• Home loans guaranteed by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

• Medical assistance in veterans hospitals and grants for non-veteran hospitals

• Non-service-related disability pension

• Outpatient medical care

• Service-related disability compensation

• Survivors and dependents education

• Vocational rehabilitation for the disabled

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. Assistance may also be available to households who are unable to pay for the cost of a funeral or burial expense.

Provide assistance and support to veterans and their dependents in obtaining benefits through county, state, and federal programs. Benefits include:

• Alcohol and drug dependency treatment

• Death and burial benefits

• Dental and optical vouchers for both qualified veterans and their spouses

• Discharge review

• Education and training

• GI Bill education training

• GI life insurance

• Home loan guaranteed by the USDVA

• Outpatient medical care

• Medical assistance in veterans hospitals and grants for non-veteran hospitals

• Non-service related disability pension

• Service related disability compensation

• Survivors and dependents education

• Vocational rehabilitation for the disabled

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.

Financial assistance for funeral expenses.

Provide assistance and support to veterans and their dependents in obtaining benefits through county, state, and federal programs. Benefits include:

• Death and burial benefits

• Dental and optical vouchers for both qualified veterans and their spouses

• Discharge review

• Education and training

• GI Bill education training

• GI life insurance

• Home loan guaranteed by the USDVA

• Outpatient medical care

• Non-service related disability pension

• Service related disability compensation

• Survivors and dependents education

• Transportation to and from the Minneapolis VA Hospital (non-emergency only)

• Vocational rehabilitation for the disabled

Helps families of deceased individuals who are unable to afford the cost of burial /cremation expenses.

Provide assistance and support to veterans and their dependents in obtaining benefits through county, state, and federal programs. Benefits include:

• Chemical dependency treatment

• Death and burial benefits

• Dental and optical vouchers for both qualified veterans and their spouses

• Dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC)

• Discharge review

• Education and training

• GI Bill education training

• GI life insurance

• Home loan guaranteed by the USDVA

• Outpatient medical care

• Medical assistance in veterans hospitals and grants for non-veteran hospitals

• Non-service related disability pension

• Service related disability compensation

• Survivors and dependents education

Transportation to Minneapolis VA Medical Center or Mankato VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic. Veterans vans travel on even days only with pick up and drop off points, and are not wheelchair accessible. The van cannot transport anyone with a serious or acute medical condition or those requiring continuous use of an oxygen tank.

• Vocational rehabilitation for the disabled

Financial assistance for funeral expenses.

Helps families of deceased individuals who are unable to afford the cost of burial /cremation expenses.

Provide assistance and support to veterans and their dependents in obtaining benefits through county, state, and federal programs. Benefits include:

• Chemical dependency treatment

• Death and burial benefits

• Dental and Optical vouchers for both qualified veterans and their spouses

• Discharge review

• Domiciliary care

• Emergency Financial assistance upon approval of the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs

• Education and training

• GI Bill education and training

• GI life insurance

• Home loan guaranteed by the USDVA

• Outpatient medical care

• Medical assistance in veterans hospitals and grants for non-veteran hospitals

• Non-service related disability pension

• Service related disability compensation

• Survivors and dependents education

• Vocational rehabilitation for the disabled

Provides county burial assistance for residents who do not have the resources to pay for final expenses. The program helps cover the cost of cremation, burial, or interment when there are no other funds or responsible parties available.

• The Burial/Funeral Assistance program will pay up to the county maximum payment of $3,000 directly to funeral providers depending on services needed and available funding. The cost of burial/cremation services must not exceed $5,000.

• Financial assistance includes burial space, opening and closing of grave, professional services, casket/urn, vault, and cremation (if selected). Assistance does not cover any other expenses such as obituaries, markers, or flowers.

Financial assistance for burial and other related 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. 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.

Provide for the immediate disposition or direct cremation of a deceased resident of Lake County who is otherwise unable to pay the cost of disposition of their remains.

Provides county burial assistance for residents who do not have the resources to pay for final expenses. The program helps cover the cost of cremation, burial, or interment when there are no other funds or responsible parties available.

Provides financial assistance to help with expenses for the cremation of a decedent's remains, burial or interment, or funeral service

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, rent deposit, foreclosure, moving expense, necessary home repairs, or need for furniture or appliance replacement or repair. Assistance may also be available to households that are unable to pay for the cost of a funeral or burial expense.

Programs geared toward helping Cambodian elders and other southeast Asians in the following areas:

• Applying for public benefits

• English instruction

• Citizenship classes, INS interviews and immigration assistance

• Healthy eating promotion which reconnects participants with the eating habits of their home countries through nutrition education, development of community gardens, and meals served three days a week from a local restaurant. Serves elders from the Cambodian, Chinese, and Karen communities.

• Physical activities and active living

• Cultural and traditional ceremonies

• Health education

• Medicare application

• Housing assistance

• Funeral assistance

• Recreational activities

• Group shopping and medical appointment transportation

• Translation