Resource Room services include: Classes including computer literacy, interview etiquette, effective communication, workplace expectations, and other soft skills Staff available to assist with resumes, applications, referrals to training programs and interview skills preparation. Online job posting provided. Job posting board also updated weekly. Information sessions for the Catholic Charities Culinary Skills Training program and the Goodwill Easterseals training programs.

Assists families, schools, and the community to: - Enroll homeless students in a stable education program - Make transportation arrangements that promote stability including school of origin if feasible - Gather school records from other locations - Distribute school supplies and make referrals to agencies that meet basic needs - Increase awareness and support in the community regarding conditions of homelessness - Be an advocate within the school system as well as in the community helping assure homeless students are respected and addressed

Assists families, schools, and the community to: - Enroll homeless students in a stable education program - Make transportation arrangements that promote stability including school of origin if feasible - Gather school records from other locations - Distribute school supplies and make referrals to agencies that meet basic needs - Increase awareness and support in the community regarding conditions of homelessness - Be an advocate within the school system as well as in the community helping assure homeless students are respected and addressed

Provides a safe and supportive drop-in center for youth offering basic health care needs, long-term housing referrals, and help finding a job. Services include: - A caring, trusting adult to talk to - Food and housing assistance - Help obtaining social security cards, state IDs, and birth certificates - Resume preparation and practice interviewing - Personal hygiene products and clean clothes

Public health nurses available through Hennepin County Health Care for the Homeless conducting health screenings, outreach and assessment. Foot care provided by Sole Care for Souls. General counseling services also available.

Case management support to qualifying Eden Prairie and Chanhassen residents only. Intake and screening necessary. Financial assistance may include: - Housing/Homelessness prevention support. Clients are expected to participate in goal planning for optimum results. This is a partnership program that is available to create stability to qualified individuals and families. - Mortgage or rent assistance - Utilities - Car repairs - Other support may be available

Provides one-on-one meetings in the community or at Grace House to assist with: -housing navigation -Coordinated Entry -Section 8 or combined applications

Scattered-site, long-term housing in suburban Ramsey and Washington counites. Families receive short- to medium-term rental assistance, and access to sustainability services such as case management, life skills training, and advocacy.

Agriculture: Works directly with the beginning farmers and build relations between them, local, and regional markets Asset Building: Assists individuals to achieve long-term economic goals through asset building. Helps establish finacial literacy, identifying edication and training programs. Assists in developing budgets and savings plans for home buyers. Emergency Housing Services: Assists immigrants and refugees to secure affordable, safe rental housing. Participants in this program are assisted with housing placement, a small short-term rental subsidy (based on income eligibility) and intensive case management to help families overcome barriers to self-sufficiency and obtain sustainable housing. Homeownership Counseling: Provides one-on-one counseling and group education workshops to educate individuals on the home buying process and determine whether they are ready for homeownership. Individual counseling sessions include housing needs assessment, financial assessment, credit review, and implementation of an action plan to reach each participant's housing goals. Refugee IDA Program: An one-to-one match program to help refugees save money towards either college, car, home and owning their business. The program provides access to financial trainings, workshops, resources. Southeast Asian Farmers Education: Helps Hmong, Burmese, Karen, and Bhutanese farmers learn how to best grow their farm businesses. Program provides the resources, training, and technical assistance to help beginning and seasoned farmers to improve their income. Small Business Loans: Offers a variety of loansto economically disadvantaged clients from the immigrant and refugee communities who are intrested in starting or expanding a business. The program is designed to help start and/or expand micro-enterprises and transition towards the economic independence, business development, job creation, and community revitalization.

Provides case management, coordinated entry assessments, rent payment assistance, and housing search assistance Note: Funding comes from a variety of sources including the Family Homeless Prevention and Assistance Program - FHPAP as well as others.