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Lakes and Pines Community Action Council, Inc. - Lakes and Pines Central Office

Bridges Rental Assistance Program

1700 Maple Ave E, Mora, MN 55051

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: Serves Mille Lacs, Kanabec, Isanti, Pine and Chisago counties and the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe

Hours

6:00am - 5:30pm, Monday - Friday

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

Aitkin, Carlton, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs and Pine counties

Other Information

Organization Type

  • Community Action Partnership

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

04/17/2026

Providing organization

Lakes and Pines Community Action Council, Inc.
Lakes and Pines Community Action Council, Inc. - Lakes and Pines Central Office