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The General Assistance (GA) Program 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 General Assistance Medical Care (GAMC) or the Medical Assistance (MA) programs and Food Support.

- Provides 3 - 4 days of food for families and individuals - Emergency food available

- Open enrollment dates are Mid October - Early December - Under both programs Part B premiums are put back into the monthly Social Security check, making participants' monthly income increase. - The QMB program will pay the Medicare co-payments and deductibles. For example, if enrolled in the QMB program, the participant does not have to pay the annual part B deductible ($140 in 2012), the 20% part B co-payment, or the part A hospital deductible ($1,156 in 2012). - The participant pays for Medicare services that aren't covered, such as routine physicals and outpatient prescription drugs.

Offers an outreach center. Services provided: - Community resource information - Food shelf with available food items to anyone in need. Accepts donations of food. - Meals on Wheels program

This is a Medicaid program for beneficiaries who need help in paying for Medicare services. The beneficiary must have Medicare Part A and limited income and resources. For those who qualify, the Medicaid program pays Medicare Part A premiums, Part B premiums, and Medicare deductibles and coinsurance amounts for Medicare services. Benefits begin the month following the month in which approval occurred. Note: There can be a lag time before SSA is able to stop taking the premiums out of the recipient's benefit check, but the recipient will be reimbursed by SSA for all months eligible for SLMB and/or QMB or QI-1. The reverse is true when these programs terminate: recipients should be told to put aside premium costs from first month of termination on.

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. EGA can offer emergency help with moving expenses, furnishings, and appliances, home repairs, to prevent foreclosure, employment-related expenses, shelter, and utility bills.

The Food Support Program assists low-income persons and families so they can purchase food and better meet their nutritional needs. The program is not intended to supply all of a person's or family's food needs. Instead, it helps while the person or family makes an effort to become self-supporting.

Provides cash assistance to help adults receiving Supplemental Security Income - SSI pay for their basic needs. Adults who are blind, have a disability, or are age 65 and older but don't qualify for SSI because of their income may still be eligible for MSA if they meet income requirements. The basic monthly MSA grant is calculated using either the Maximum SSI amount (Federal Benefit Rate) for the adult or their countable income (if they do not receive SSI), and the MSA standard set by state law. Special Needs Grant MSA also may provide special payments for adults who need: - Certain home repairs - Certain household furniture and appliances - Guardian or conservator service fees - Help paying for housing costs through MSA Housing Assistance - Medically prescribed special diets - Representative payee services Adults who receive MSA are also eligible for help with medical, food, and housing costs through Medical Assistance - MA, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - SNAP, and MSA Housing Assistance programs.

Minnesota's version of TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families). Statewide MFIP helps families work their way out of poverty by providing temporary cash and food benefits to eligible families. Statewide MFIP has a 60-month limit, there are some limited exceptions and extensions to the time limit. Participants are required to follow certain work rules. Failure to meet work rules will result in their MFIP grants being sanctioned or reduced. In addition: - Child support will be pursued in those situations where one or both parents are absent - A woman expecting a baby may receive assistance for herself during her pregnancy - Children who are being cared for by certain relatives may receive assistance NOTE: MFIP recipients may be eligible for Emergency Assistance, Child Care Assistance, Medical Assistance, and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

Minnesota's version of TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families). Statewide MFIP helps families work their way out of poverty by providing temporary cash and food benefits to eligible families. Statewide MFIP has a 60-month limit, there are some limited exceptions and extensions to the time limit. Participants are required to follow certain work rules. Failure to meet work rules will result in their MFIP grants being sanctioned or reduced. In addition: - Child support will be pursued in those situations where one or both parents are absent - A woman expecting a baby may receive assistance for herself during her pregnancy - Children who are being cared for by certain relatives may receive assistance NOTE: MFIP recipients may be eligible for Emergency Assistance, Child Care Assistance, Medical Assistance, and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

Minnesota's version of TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families). Statewide MFIP helps families work their way out of poverty by providing temporary cash and food benefits to eligible families. Statewide MFIP has a 60-month limit, there are some limited exceptions and extensions to the time limit. Participants are required to follow certain work rules. Failure to meet work rules will result in their MFIP grants being sanctioned or reduced. In addition: - Child support will be pursued in those situations where one or both parents are absent - A woman expecting a baby may receive assistance for herself during her pregnancy - Children who are being cared for by certain relatives may receive assistance NOTE: MFIP recipients may be eligible for Emergency Assistance, Child Care Assistance, Medical Assistance, and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

Provides gynecology problem visits, birth control counseling and prescriptions, prenatal and postpartum care, and midwifery services. Breast and cervical cancer education, screening, and outreach through the SAGE Program. Services include health education, outreach, and case management related to breast and cervical cancer focused on reaching low-income women in the Latino community. Office visits, mammography, pap screenings, colposcopy, and other clinical services are offered.

Regional Coordinated Entry to Housing Programs agency The family development program provides services that help persons with emergencies and crises, self-sufficiency, shelter and housing, homeless services, and several special projects. Services may include: - Case management - Emergency housing - Foreclosure prevention assistance - Permanent supportive housing - Rent/deposit assistance - Transitional housing

If the heat is already shut off as of October 1, Minnesota's Cold Weather Rule offers a reconnect plan to turn on electricity or gas service. To stop the disconnection of heat, residential callers should ask the natural gas or electric company (whichever supplies their heat) for Cold Weather Rule protection if they cannot pay their bills in full. Customers must contact their utility to make and keep a payment plan in order to keep heat on. If the customer and utility company cannot agree on a payment plan, the customer must contact their utility company to request an appeal form. The customer has 10 days to provide the appeal form to the Public Utilities Commission (PUC). The PUC will help set up a payment plan and service will continue during the appeal process. This protection lasts from October 1 - April 30. Applicants with a household income of 50 percent or less of the state median income are not required to pay more than 10% of their monthly household income toward utility bills. Household income is defined as total gross income from all sources for all members of the applicant's household. Since income levels change every year, call PUC for details. For financial assistance or help with propane or fuel oil, call the Energy Assistance Hotline.

Minnesota's Medicaid program for people with low income. Most people who have MA receive health care through health plans. Members who do not receive health care through a health plan receive care on a fee-for-service basis, with providers billing the state directly for services they provide. MA pays for a variety of services like doctor visits, prescriptions, and hospital stays. Some services and prescriptions may require prior approval. MA pays for medical bills going back three months from the month the application is received. NOTE: People with disabilities who work, even if they're over the income or asset limits of MA, may still qualify for a program called Medical Assistance for Employed Persons with Disabilities - MA-EPD.

- Provides housing for seniors and disabled citizens - Allows Pets - Community Room - Laundry Facilities - Off street parking - Security Deposit

- For Koochiching County call Sharon Frank at 218-283-5225 or 800-559-9491 Deferred Loan and Home rehabilitation assistance to low-income; generally used for carpenter work, mechanical work or utilities.

- Assistance to low income residents whose homes are in need of energyefficiency improvements. - Small grants (no strings attached) are available to complete these improvements. - Persons apply by calling 218-999-0826 - Households with very high fuel consumption with a senior(60), disability or children in the household are given priority. - Improvements allowed are generally limited to reducing air infiltration, insulation, and furnace inspections Koochiching County contact: - Dale Jokinen 218-999-0826 or 877-687-1163

Provides cash assistance to help adults receiving Supplemental Security Income - SSI pay for their basic needs. Adults who are blind, have a disability, or are age 65 and older but don't qualify for SSI because of their income may still be eligible for MSA if they meet income requirements. The basic monthly MSA grant is calculated using either the Maximum SSI amount (Federal Benefit Rate) for the adult or their countable income (if they do not receive SSI), and the MSA standard set by state law. Special Needs Grant MSA also may provide special payments for adults who need: - Certain home repairs - Certain household furniture and appliances - Guardian or conservator service fees - Help paying for housing costs through MSA Housing Assistance - Medically prescribed special diets - Representative payee services Adults who receive MSA are also eligible for help with medical, food, and housing costs through Medical Assistance - MA, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - SNAP, and MSA Housing Assistance programs.

Minnesota's Medicaid program for people with low income. Most people who have MA receive health care through health plans. Members who do not receive health care through a health plan receive care on a fee-for-service basis, with providers billing the state directly for services they provide. MA pays for a variety of services like doctor visits, prescriptions, and hospital stays. Some services and prescriptions may require prior approval. MA pays for medical bills going back three months from the month the application is received. NOTE: People with disabilities who work, even if they're over the income or asset limits of MA, may still qualify for a program called Medical Assistance for Employed Persons with Disabilities - MA-EPD.

Medicare Savings Programs have four sub-programs: - Qualified Disabled and Working Individuals (QDWI): Helps pay for Part A premiums only. Monthly income limits for individuals and married couples apply. - Qualified Medicare Beneficiary (QMB): Helps pay for Part A and B premiums as well as deductibles, coinsurance and copayments. Monthly income limits for individuals and married couples apply. - Qualifying Individual (QI): Helps pay for Part B premiums only. Monthly income limits for individuals and married couples apply. - Specified Low-Income Medicare Beneficiary (SLMB): Helps pay for Part B premiums only. Monthly income limits and countable resource limits apply for individuals and married couples.

Pays for child care for low income families. Includes Minnesota Family Investment Program Child Care; Transition Year Child Care for a full year after Minnesota Family Investment Program case are closed and Basic Sliding Fee Child Care.

- Must enroll during open enrollment - Under both programs Part B premiums are put back into the monthly Social Security check, making participants' monthly income increase. - The QMB program will pay the Medicare co-payments and deductibles. - The participant pays for Medicare services that aren't covered, such as routine physicals and outpatient prescription drugs.

Provides Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) outreach and application assistance. SNAP, formerly known as Food Stamps, is designed to assist low-income individuals in accessing nutritious food from grocery retail outlets, as well as farmers' markets. The goal is to help people make an informed decision about what hunger resources are available to them to ensure an overall successful transition from poverty to self-sufficiency.

Minnesota's Medicaid program for people with low income. Most people who have MA receive health care through health plans. Members who do not receive health care through a health plan receive care on a fee-for-service basis, with providers billing the state directly for services they provide. MA pays for a variety of services like doctor visits, prescriptions, and hospital stays. Some services and prescriptions may require prior approval. MA pays for medical bills going back three months from the month the application is received. NOTE: People with disabilities who work, even if they're over the income or asset limits of MA, may still qualify for a program called Medical Assistance for Employed Persons with Disabilities - MA-EPD.