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General Assistance provides a monthly cash benefit for adults and childless couples/families ages 18 to 64 who are unable to provide for themselves. NOTE: GA participants are also eligible for help with medical costs through the Medical Assistance (MA) and Food Support programs.

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Low Income
Childless Couples
Married Couples
General Relief Applications
Single Adults
- Participants must be willing to actively work with staff towards self-sufficiency and follow strict program and housing rules - Participants may stay up to 24 months(in shared living) as long as they are in compliance with program rules and guidelines - Must be actively searching for permanent housing, employment and/or education - In Itasca County contact Haley Berkeland at 218-999-0832

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Community Shelters
Older Adults
Single Men
Young Adults
Provides a monthly cash benefit for adults ages 18 to 64 years who are unable to provide for themselves NOTE: GA participants are also eligible for help with medical costs through Medical Assistance (MA) programs and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

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General Relief Applications
Single Adults
Married Couples
Low Income
Childless Couples
Offers a supportive housing residence for 60+ individuals and small families.

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Homeless Women
Homeless Permanent Supportive Housing
Single Women
Mental Illness/Emotional Disabilities
Provides a monthly cash benefit for adults and childless couples/families ages 18 to 64 who are unable to provide for themselves. NOTE: GA participants are also eligible for EGA, and help with medical costs through the MA programs and Food Support.
General Assistance (GA) provides single adults and childless couples with monthly cash grants for vulnerable persons whose income and resources are less than program limits. GA participants are also eligible for help with medical costs through the Medical Assistance (MA) programs and Food Support.
Cash-grant program for adults with low incomes experiencing a household emergency. Adults can receive assistance once every 18 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 including utility shut-off (electric, heating, gas and water service payment assistance), eviction and foreclosure. Applicants must show how they have spent their income from the last 60 days to qualify.

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Electric Service Payment Assistance
Water Service Payment Assistance
Mortgage Payment Assistance
Married Couples
Single Adults
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Rent Payment 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. Emergency general assistance provides short-term, one-time assistance for households in a financial crisis because of a threat of utility shut-off, eviction, or foreclosure.

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Mortgage Payment Assistance
Low Income
Water Service Payment Assistance
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Single Adults
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Project Home: Engages homeless individuals, youth, and families to help them become stable and self-sufficient. This assistance ranges from outreach to offering permanent supportive housing. Those in the program receive assistance with: - Outreach and engagement - Location of stable housing - Mental health services - Intensive case management and coordination of community services - Benefit assistance - Health screenings and medical care - Employment and training - Parenting skills and children's services Youngdahl: A facility providing permanent housing to homeless individuals residing in Dodge, Steele, or Waseca County. The 16-unit building is designed to assist adults with a mental illness who are experiencing barriers to securing stable housing for themselves. Offers residents a variety of services, including: - Case management - Budgeting/resident council - Independent living skills Supportive Housing: Works with individuals that are long-term homeless with severe mental illness along with clients that are at risk of becoming homeless. Services include: - Assisting clients with obtaining a housing subsidy - Assisting clients in obtaining housing of their choosing - Assisting in maintaining stable housing - Connecting clients with needed support services - Outreach and engagement services

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Outreach Programs
Single Adults
Families
Homeless People
Homeless Permanent Supportive Housing
Youth
Homelessness Prevention Programs
- Assists in resolving personal problems - Assists in resolving stress - Assists in resolving relationships with others

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Families With Children
Stress Management
General Counseling Services
Childless Couples
Single Men
Unmarried Couples
Relationship Workshops
Single Women
General Assistance (GA) provides single adults and childless couples with monthly cash grants for vulnerable persons whose income and resources are less than program limits. GA participants are also eligible for help with medical costs through the Medical Assistance (MA) programs and Food Support.
- Allows Pets - Laundry facilities - Garages - Public park within one mile - Security Deposit
General Assistance (GA) provides single adults and childless couples with monthly cash grants for vulnerable persons whose income and resources are less than program limits. GA participants are also eligible for help with medical costs through the Medical Assistance (MA) programs and Food Support.

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General Relief Applications
Childless Couples
Single Adults
Married Couples
Long term sober housing and employment opportunities for people in recovery; housing includes: - Cable/Internet access - Laundry - Private rooms - Shared kitchen and bath
Cash-grant program for adults with low incomes experiencing a household emergency. Adults can receive assistance once every 18 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 including utility shut-off (electric, heating, gas and water service payment assistance), eviction and foreclosure. Applicants must show how they have spent their income from the last 60 days to qualify.

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Electric Service Payment Assistance
Water Service Payment Assistance
Mortgage Payment Assistance
Married Couples
Single Adults
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Provides financial help to persons not eligible for Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP) or Minnesota Supplemental Aid (MSA). This is generally for persons between the age of 18 and 65 who are unable to work.

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General Relief Applications
Married Couples
Single Adults
Childless Couples
Provides a monthly cash benefit for adults and childless couples/families ages 18 - 64 who are unable to provide for themselves. NOTE: GA participants are also eligible for help with medical costs through the MA program and Food Support.

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Childless Couples
General Relief Applications
Married Couples
Single Adults
Provides a monthly cash benefit for adults and childless couples/families ages 18 to 64 who are unable to provide for themselves GA participants are also eligible for EGA and help with medical costs through the MA programs and Food Support.

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Married Couples
Single Adults
General Relief Applications
Childless Couples
Provides financial help to persons not eligible for Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP) or Minnesota Supplemental Aid (MSA). This is generally for persons between the age of 18 and 65 who are unable to work.

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General Relief Applications
Married Couples
Single Adults
Childless Couples
General Assistance (GA) provides single adults and childless couples with monthly cash grants for vulnerable persons whose income and resources are less than program limits. GA participants are also eligible for help with medical costs through the Medical Assistance (MA) programs and Food Support.
Provides a monthly cash benefit for adults ages 18 to 64 years who are unable to provide for themselves NOTE: GA participants are also eligible for help with medical costs through Medical Assistance (MA) programs and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

Categories

General Relief Applications
Single Adults
Married Couples
Low Income
Childless Couples
The general assistance program provides cash benefits for single adults, ages 18 to 64, who cannot support themselves.

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Childless Couples
General Relief Applications
Single Adults
Married Couples
- Provides low income housing to: - Seniors 62 and over - Singles - Married Couples - Physically handicapped - Developmentally handicapped - 1 Bedroom apartments

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Public Housing
Developmental Disabilities
Low Income
Physical Disabilities
Older Adults
Childless Couples
Single Adults
Low Income/Subsidized Private Rental Housing
A centralized point of entry for single adults seeking emergency shelter. At the center, persons can: - Talk with a Diversion Specialist about housing needs - Obtain a new Community Card for all shelters in the system - Reserve a bed at one of the participating shelters

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Emergency Shelter Clearinghouses
Single Adults
The general assistance program provides cash benefits for single adults, ages 18 to 64, who cannot support themselves.

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Childless Couples
General Relief Applications
Single Adults
Married Couples

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