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Red Wing Housing and Redevelopment Authority

Bridges Rental Assistance Program

428 W 5th St, Red Wing, MN 55066

Eligibility
Recipients must:
  • Be 18 years of age or over
  • Have been diagnosed with a serious mental illness as defined in the MN Comprehensive Mental Health Act
  • Have a household income at or below 50 percent of the area median income
Since the program will serve as a transition to a permanent subsidy, program recipients and organizations providing housing will need to follow rules for:
  • Provision of income verification
  • Leasing procedures
  • Federal housing quality standards
  • Payment standards limits to cap program rents
Highest priority is given to people residing in an institution (such as a hospital, treatment center, correctional facility, adult foster care or other segregated setting) who will be homeless upon discharge. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Bridges serves:
  • Red Wing
Application process
Referral to the program must be made by a mental health professional. The program is administered to participants by the local housing agency in communities where eligible applicants live. This program may be full or may have a waiting list.
Site Service Area

Goodhue County

Other Information

Specialization

  • People with low income
  • Mental health
Helps people with mental illness avoid homelessness by providing them with temporary rental assistance in their community. This allows people to have housing while they are on a waiting list for Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers or other permanent housing subsidy programs. Housing support services are provided to participants through a local mental health authority. Subsidies are determined by a calculation using gross income. The resident's rent is based on the resident's income. Funding from the program may be used:
  • To pay rent directly to a landlord
  • For security and utility deposits
  • To pay for the full rent, for up to 90 days, during medical or psychiatric crisis
Last Update
03/19/2026
Providing organization
Red Wing Housing and Redevelopment Authority
Organization URLhttps://redwinghra.org