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Short term help for basic needs like food, shelter and transportation
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Offers cash or other short term aid to people in a crisis that is affecting their access to basic needs Emergency assistance can vary based upon eligibility and available funds.
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Offers emergency assistance to individuals and families in crisis Assists with: * Evictions, utility disconnects, or other hardships * Vouchers for use in the Thrift Store in order to obtain needed clothing and furniture
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Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
At Risk for Homelessness
Rent Payment Assistance
Apply for county programs that help pay for basic needs
DESCRIPTION:
Programs that help pay for basic needs include: * Emergency General Assistance (EGA): Help to resolve a one-time crisis that immediately threatens a basic health or safety need (such as food, shelter or utilities) * [General Assistance (GA)](https://mn.gov/dhs/people-we-serve/adults/economic-assistance/income/programs-and-services/ga.jsp): Cash assistance to help cover basic needs for people without children who can't work enough to support themselves, and whose income and resources are very low * [Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP)](https://mn.gov/dhs/people-we-serve/children-and-families/economic-assistance/income/programs-and-services/mfip.jsp): Helps families with children meet their basic needs, while helping parents move to financial stability through work * [Minnesota Supplemental Aid (MSA)](https://mn.gov/dhs/people-we-serve/adults/economic-assistance/income/programs-and-services/msa.jsp): Money to help pay for basic needs of people who receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI) * [Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA)](https://www.dhs.state.mn.us/main/idcplg?IdcService=GET_DYNAMIC_CONVERSION&dDocName=cm_003003&RevisionSelectionMethod=LatestReleased): Provides money to newly arrived refugees who are making the transition to life in the United States and are not eligible for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP)
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Single Adults
Refugee/Entrant Cash Assistance Applications
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Low Income
Rent Payment Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Gap Group Income Maintenance Programs
Poverty Level
SSI Recipients
Refugees/Entrants/Asylees
Immigrant Benefits Assistance
Welfare to Work Programs
TANF
Carlton County Public Health and Human Services - Community Services Building
County Programs for Income Assistance
Apply for county programs that help pay for basic needs
DESCRIPTION:
Programs that help pay for basic needs include: * Emergency General Assistance (EGA): Help to resolve a one-time crisis that immediately threatens a basic health or safety need (such as food, shelter or utilities) * [General Assistance (GA)](https://mn.gov/dhs/people-we-serve/adults/economic-assistance/income/programs-and-services/ga.jsp): Cash assistance to help cover basic needs for people without children who can't work enough to support themselves, and whose income and resources are very low * [Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP)](https://mn.gov/dhs/people-we-serve/children-and-families/economic-assistance/income/programs-and-services/mfip.jsp): Helps families with children meet their basic needs, while helping parents move to financial stability through work * [Minnesota Supplemental Aid (MSA)](https://mn.gov/dhs/people-we-serve/adults/economic-assistance/income/programs-and-services/msa.jsp): Money to help pay for basic needs of people who receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI) * [Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA)](https://www.dhs.state.mn.us/main/idcplg?IdcService=GET_DYNAMIC_CONVERSION&dDocName=cm_003003&RevisionSelectionMethod=LatestReleased): Provides money to newly arrived refugees who are making the transition to life in the United States and are not eligible for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP)
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Utility Service Payment Assistance
Refugees/Entrants/Asylees
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Single Adults
Gap Group Income Maintenance Programs
Refugee/Entrant Cash Assistance Applications
Immigrant Benefits Assistance
SSI Recipients
Welfare to Work Programs
Poverty Level
Low Income
TANF
Rent Payment Assistance
Short term help for basic needs like food, shelter and transportation
DESCRIPTION:
Offers cash or other short term aid to people in a crisis that is affecting their access to basic needs Emergency assistance can vary based upon eligibility and available funds.
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Helps with basic needs in an effort to prevent homelessness with a one-time rent, mortgage or utility payment
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At Risk for Homelessness
Mortgage Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Apply for county programs that help pay for basic needs
DESCRIPTION:
Programs that help pay for basic needs include: * Emergency General Assistance (EGA): Help to resolve a one-time crisis that immediately threatens a basic health or safety need (such as food, shelter or utilities) * [General Assistance (GA)](https://mn.gov/dhs/people-we-serve/adults/economic-assistance/income/programs-and-services/ga.jsp): Cash assistance to help cover basic needs for people without children who can't work enough to support themselves, and whose income and resources are very low * [Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP)](https://mn.gov/dhs/people-we-serve/children-and-families/economic-assistance/income/programs-and-services/mfip.jsp): Helps families with children meet their basic needs, while helping parents move to financial stability through work * [Minnesota Supplemental Aid (MSA)](https://mn.gov/dhs/people-we-serve/adults/economic-assistance/income/programs-and-services/msa.jsp): Money to help pay for basic needs of people who receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI) * [Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA)](https://www.dhs.state.mn.us/main/idcplg?IdcService=GET_DYNAMIC_CONVERSION&dDocName=cm_003003&RevisionSelectionMethod=LatestReleased): Provides money to newly arrived refugees who are making the transition to life in the United States and are not eligible for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP)
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Refugee/Entrant Cash Assistance Applications
Low Income
Rent Payment Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Refugees/Entrants/Asylees
Poverty Level
Gap Group Income Maintenance Programs
TANF
Welfare to Work Programs
Immigrant Benefits Assistance
SSI Recipients
Single Adults
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Short term help for basic needs like food, shelter and transportation
DESCRIPTION:
Offers cash or other short term aid to people in a crisis that is affecting their access to basic needs Emergency assistance can vary based upon eligibility and available funds.
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Provides rent assistance to those who have an unexpected crisis and cannot pay rent. * The crisis must be resolvable with the ability to pay next month's rent * Rent assistance is limited to 1 month's rent Provides bus passes or fuel cards on a limited basis for employment purposes to those who are experiencing a transportation crisis.
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Rent Payment Assistance
Salvation Army - Metro Area - Minneapolis Parkview Worship and Service Center
Help Paying for Basic Needs
Short term help for basic needs like food, shelter and transportation
DESCRIPTION:
Offers cash or other short term aid to people in a crisis that is affecting their access to basic needs
Emergency assistance can vary based upon eligibility and available funds.
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Type of assistance available will depend on location and program available funds.
Assistance varies by location but could include:
* Transportation assistance - bus cards and gas money
* Clothing and household vouchers
* Furniture vouchers
* Rent assistance
* Utility assistance
* Help with medical bills
Check with your local service center to determine what programs and funds are available.
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Gas Money
Transportation Passes
Mortgage Payment Assistance
Bus Fare
Rent Payment Assistance
Short term help for basic needs like food, shelter and transportation
DESCRIPTION:
Offers cash or other short term aid to people in a crisis that is affecting their access to basic needs Emergency assistance can vary based upon eligibility and available funds.
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Provides direct financial assistance and support to prevent families in Ramsey County from becoming homeless due to safety and sanitation concerns including: * Utility disconnection * Eviction assistance due to non-payment of rent * Sanitation condemnation
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Rent Payment Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Apply for county programs that help pay for basic needs
DESCRIPTION:
Programs that help pay for basic needs include:
* Emergency General Assistance (EGA): Help to resolve a one-time crisis that immediately threatens a basic health or safety need (such as food, shelter or utilities)
* [General Assistance (GA)](https://mn.gov/dhs/people-we-serve/adults/economic-assistance/income/programs-and-services/ga.jsp): Cash assistance to help cover basic needs for people without children who can't work enough to support themselves, and whose income and resources are very low
* [Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP)](https://mn.gov/dhs/people-we-serve/children-and-families/economic-assistance/income/programs-and-services/mfip.jsp): Helps families with children meet their basic needs, while helping parents move to financial stability through work
* [Minnesota Supplemental Aid (MSA)](https://mn.gov/dhs/people-we-serve/adults/economic-assistance/income/programs-and-services/msa.jsp): Money to help pay for basic needs of people who receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
* [Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA)](https://www.dhs.state.mn.us/main/idcplg?IdcService=GET_DYNAMIC_CONVERSION&dDocName=cm_003003&RevisionSelectionMethod=LatestReleased): Provides money to newly arrived refugees who are making the transition to life in the United States and are not eligible for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP)
Categories
Low Income
Gap Group Income Maintenance Programs
Single Adults
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Poverty Level
SSI Recipients
Rent Payment Assistance
Refugee/Entrant Cash Assistance Applications
Welfare to Work Programs
Immigrant Benefits Assistance
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Refugees/Entrants/Asylees
TANF
Apply for county programs that help pay for basic needs
DESCRIPTION:
Programs that help pay for basic needs include: * Emergency General Assistance (EGA): Help to resolve a one-time crisis that immediately threatens a basic health or safety need (such as food, shelter or utilities) * [General Assistance (GA)](https://mn.gov/dhs/people-we-serve/adults/economic-assistance/income/programs-and-services/ga.jsp): Cash assistance to help cover basic needs for people without children who can't work enough to support themselves, and whose income and resources are very low * [Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP)](https://mn.gov/dhs/people-we-serve/children-and-families/economic-assistance/income/programs-and-services/mfip.jsp): Helps families with children meet their basic needs, while helping parents move to financial stability through work * [Minnesota Supplemental Aid (MSA)](https://mn.gov/dhs/people-we-serve/adults/economic-assistance/income/programs-and-services/msa.jsp): Money to help pay for basic needs of people who receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI) * [Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA)](https://www.dhs.state.mn.us/main/idcplg?IdcService=GET_DYNAMIC_CONVERSION&dDocName=cm_003003&RevisionSelectionMethod=LatestReleased): Provides money to newly arrived refugees who are making the transition to life in the United States and are not eligible for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP)
Categories
Refugees/Entrants/Asylees
Immigrant Benefits Assistance
Welfare to Work Programs
TANF
Rent Payment Assistance
Gap Group Income Maintenance Programs
Low Income
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Refugee/Entrant Cash Assistance Applications
Single Adults
SSI Recipients
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Poverty Level
Tri-Valley Opportunity Council, Inc. - Crookston Administrative Office
Bridges Rental Assistance Program
Temporary rent and service support for persons with mental illness while they are on waiting lists for Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers or other permanent programs.
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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
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Low Income
Homelessness Prevention Programs
Chronic/Severe Mental Illness
Rent Payment Assistance
Rental Deposit Assistance
Temporary rent and service support for persons with mental illness while they are on waiting lists for Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers or other permanent programs.
DESCRIPTION:
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
Categories
Low Income
Chronic/Severe Mental Illness
Rent Payment Assistance
Rental Deposit Assistance
Homelessness Prevention Programs
Apply for county programs that help pay for basic needs
DESCRIPTION:
Programs that help pay for basic needs include: * Emergency General Assistance (EGA): Help to resolve a one-time crisis that immediately threatens a basic health or safety need (such as food, shelter or utilities) * [General Assistance (GA)](https://mn.gov/dhs/people-we-serve/adults/economic-assistance/income/programs-and-services/ga.jsp): Cash assistance to help cover basic needs for people without children who can't work enough to support themselves, and whose income and resources are very low * [Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP)](https://mn.gov/dhs/people-we-serve/children-and-families/economic-assistance/income/programs-and-services/mfip.jsp): Helps families with children meet their basic needs, while helping parents move to financial stability through work * [Minnesota Supplemental Aid (MSA)](https://mn.gov/dhs/people-we-serve/adults/economic-assistance/income/programs-and-services/msa.jsp): Money to help pay for basic needs of people who receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI) * [Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA)](https://www.dhs.state.mn.us/main/idcplg?IdcService=GET_DYNAMIC_CONVERSION&dDocName=cm_003003&RevisionSelectionMethod=LatestReleased): Provides money to newly arrived refugees who are making the transition to life in the United States and are not eligible for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP)
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Poverty Level
SSI Recipients
Low Income
Immigrant Benefits Assistance
TANF
Rent Payment Assistance
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Welfare to Work Programs
Gap Group Income Maintenance Programs
Refugees/Entrants/Asylees
Single Adults
Refugee/Entrant Cash Assistance Applications
Southwest Health and Human Services (SWHHS) - Southwest Health and Human Services - Pipestone County
County Programs for Income Assistance
Apply for county programs that help pay for basic needs
DESCRIPTION:
Programs that help pay for basic needs include: * Emergency General Assistance (EGA): Help to resolve a one-time crisis that immediately threatens a basic health or safety need (such as food, shelter or utilities) * [General Assistance (GA)](https://mn.gov/dhs/people-we-serve/adults/economic-assistance/income/programs-and-services/ga.jsp): Cash assistance to help cover basic needs for people without children who can't work enough to support themselves, and whose income and resources are very low * [Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP)](https://mn.gov/dhs/people-we-serve/children-and-families/economic-assistance/income/programs-and-services/mfip.jsp): Helps families with children meet their basic needs, while helping parents move to financial stability through work * [Minnesota Supplemental Aid (MSA)](https://mn.gov/dhs/people-we-serve/adults/economic-assistance/income/programs-and-services/msa.jsp): Money to help pay for basic needs of people who receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI) * [Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA)](https://www.dhs.state.mn.us/main/idcplg?IdcService=GET_DYNAMIC_CONVERSION&dDocName=cm_003003&RevisionSelectionMethod=LatestReleased): Provides money to newly arrived refugees who are making the transition to life in the United States and are not eligible for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP)
Categories
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Refugee/Entrant Cash Assistance Applications
Single Adults
TANF
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Poverty Level
Refugees/Entrants/Asylees
Welfare to Work Programs
Rent Payment Assistance
SSI Recipients
Immigrant Benefits Assistance
Gap Group Income Maintenance Programs
Low Income
Apply for county programs that help pay for basic needs
DESCRIPTION:
Programs that help pay for basic needs include: * Emergency General Assistance (EGA): Help to resolve a one-time crisis that immediately threatens a basic health or safety need (such as food, shelter or utilities) * [General Assistance (GA)](https://mn.gov/dhs/people-we-serve/adults/economic-assistance/income/programs-and-services/ga.jsp): Cash assistance to help cover basic needs for people without children who can't work enough to support themselves, and whose income and resources are very low * [Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP)](https://mn.gov/dhs/people-we-serve/children-and-families/economic-assistance/income/programs-and-services/mfip.jsp): Helps families with children meet their basic needs, while helping parents move to financial stability through work * [Minnesota Supplemental Aid (MSA)](https://mn.gov/dhs/people-we-serve/adults/economic-assistance/income/programs-and-services/msa.jsp): Money to help pay for basic needs of people who receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI) * [Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA)](https://www.dhs.state.mn.us/main/idcplg?IdcService=GET_DYNAMIC_CONVERSION&dDocName=cm_003003&RevisionSelectionMethod=LatestReleased): Provides money to newly arrived refugees who are making the transition to life in the United States and are not eligible for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP)
Categories
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Gap Group Income Maintenance Programs
Single Adults
Refugees/Entrants/Asylees
Refugee/Entrant Cash Assistance Applications
SSI Recipients
TANF
Welfare to Work Programs
Immigrant Benefits Assistance
Poverty Level
Low Income
Short term help for basic needs like food, shelter and transportation
DESCRIPTION:
Offers cash or other short term aid to people in a crisis that is affecting their access to basic needs Emergency assistance can vary based upon eligibility and available funds.
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Wilder's Direct Housing Assistance Program provides financial relief for rent or mortgage payments
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Rent Payment Assistance
Mortgage Payment Assistance
Apply for county programs that help pay for basic needs
DESCRIPTION:
Programs that help pay for basic needs include:
* Emergency General Assistance (EGA): Help to resolve a one-time crisis that immediately threatens a basic health or safety need (such as food, shelter or utilities)
* [General Assistance (GA)](https://mn.gov/dhs/people-we-serve/adults/economic-assistance/income/programs-and-services/ga.jsp): Cash assistance to help cover basic needs for people without children who can't work enough to support themselves, and whose income and resources are very low
* [Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP)](https://mn.gov/dhs/people-we-serve/children-and-families/economic-assistance/income/programs-and-services/mfip.jsp): Helps families with children meet their basic needs, while helping parents move to financial stability through work
* [Minnesota Supplemental Aid (MSA)](https://mn.gov/dhs/people-we-serve/adults/economic-assistance/income/programs-and-services/msa.jsp): Money to help pay for basic needs of people who receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
* [Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA)](https://www.dhs.state.mn.us/main/idcplg?IdcService=GET_DYNAMIC_CONVERSION&dDocName=cm_003003&RevisionSelectionMethod=LatestReleased): Provides money to newly arrived refugees who are making the transition to life in the United States and are not eligible for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP)
Categories
Gap Group Income Maintenance Programs
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Refugees/Entrants/Asylees
Single Adults
Low Income
Refugee/Entrant Cash Assistance Applications
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Immigrant Benefits Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Poverty Level
SSI Recipients
TANF
Welfare to Work Programs
Short term help for basic needs like food, shelter and transportation
DESCRIPTION:
Offers cash or other short term aid to people in a crisis that is affecting their access to basic needs Emergency assistance can vary based upon eligibility and available funds.
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Helps families address their immediate crisis situation by providing assistance for shelter, rent, mortgage payments, security deposits, or utilities
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At Risk for Homelessness
Rental Deposit Assistance
Utility Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Carver County Health and Human Services - Carver County Social Services
County Programs for Income Assistance
Apply for county programs that help pay for basic needs
DESCRIPTION:
Programs that help pay for basic needs include: * Emergency General Assistance (EGA): Help to resolve a one-time crisis that immediately threatens a basic health or safety need (such as food, shelter or utilities) * [General Assistance (GA)](https://mn.gov/dhs/people-we-serve/adults/economic-assistance/income/programs-and-services/ga.jsp): Cash assistance to help cover basic needs for people without children who can't work enough to support themselves, and whose income and resources are very low * [Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP)](https://mn.gov/dhs/people-we-serve/children-and-families/economic-assistance/income/programs-and-services/mfip.jsp): Helps families with children meet their basic needs, while helping parents move to financial stability through work * [Minnesota Supplemental Aid (MSA)](https://mn.gov/dhs/people-we-serve/adults/economic-assistance/income/programs-and-services/msa.jsp): Money to help pay for basic needs of people who receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI) * [Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA)](https://www.dhs.state.mn.us/main/idcplg?IdcService=GET_DYNAMIC_CONVERSION&dDocName=cm_003003&RevisionSelectionMethod=LatestReleased): Provides money to newly arrived refugees who are making the transition to life in the United States and are not eligible for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP)
Categories
Rent Payment Assistance
Single Adults
Gap Group Income Maintenance Programs
Low Income
Poverty Level
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Refugees/Entrants/Asylees
Immigrant Benefits Assistance
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
SSI Recipients
TANF
Refugee/Entrant Cash Assistance Applications
Welfare to Work Programs
Short term help for basic needs like food, shelter and transportation
DESCRIPTION:
Offers cash or other short term aid to people in a crisis that is affecting their access to basic needs
Emergency assistance can vary based upon eligibility and available funds.
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Emergency Social Service by appointment.
Categories
Rent Payment Assistance
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Short term help for basic needs like food, shelter and transportation
DESCRIPTION:
Offers cash or other short term aid to people in a crisis that is affecting their access to basic needs
Emergency assistance can vary based upon eligibility and available funds.
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Client support services include rental and housing assistance, utilities assistance, help with applications and resources.
Provides personalized client support services like resource and application support, emergency financial assistance and case management.
Categories
Low Income
Rent Payment Assistance
Utility Assistance
Apply for county programs that help pay for basic needs
DESCRIPTION:
Programs that help pay for basic needs include: * Emergency General Assistance (EGA): Help to resolve a one-time crisis that immediately threatens a basic health or safety need (such as food, shelter or utilities) * [General Assistance (GA)](https://mn.gov/dhs/people-we-serve/adults/economic-assistance/income/programs-and-services/ga.jsp): Cash assistance to help cover basic needs for people without children who can't work enough to support themselves, and whose income and resources are very low * [Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP)](https://mn.gov/dhs/people-we-serve/children-and-families/economic-assistance/income/programs-and-services/mfip.jsp): Helps families with children meet their basic needs, while helping parents move to financial stability through work * [Minnesota Supplemental Aid (MSA)](https://mn.gov/dhs/people-we-serve/adults/economic-assistance/income/programs-and-services/msa.jsp): Money to help pay for basic needs of people who receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI) * [Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA)](https://www.dhs.state.mn.us/main/idcplg?IdcService=GET_DYNAMIC_CONVERSION&dDocName=cm_003003&RevisionSelectionMethod=LatestReleased): Provides money to newly arrived refugees who are making the transition to life in the United States and are not eligible for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP)
Categories
Welfare to Work Programs
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
TANF
Rent Payment Assistance
Immigrant Benefits Assistance
Single Adults
SSI Recipients
Refugee/Entrant Cash Assistance Applications
Gap Group Income Maintenance Programs
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Refugees/Entrants/Asylees
Low Income
Poverty Level
Community Action Partnership of Hennepin County - Community Action Partnership of Hennepin County - Brooklyn Park
Help Paying for Basic Needs
Short term help for basic needs like food, shelter and transportation
DESCRIPTION:
Offers cash or other short term aid to people in a crisis that is affecting their access to basic needs Emergency assistance can vary based upon eligibility and available funds.
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Emergency Rental Assistance provides a one-time payment for eligible households that need help getting caught up on late rent or paying the security deposit and first month of rent.
Categories
Rental Deposit Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Apply for county programs that help pay for basic needs
DESCRIPTION:
Programs that help pay for basic needs include: * Emergency General Assistance (EGA): Help to resolve a one-time crisis that immediately threatens a basic health or safety need (such as food, shelter or utilities) * [General Assistance (GA)](https://mn.gov/dhs/people-we-serve/adults/economic-assistance/income/programs-and-services/ga.jsp): Cash assistance to help cover basic needs for people without children who can't work enough to support themselves, and whose income and resources are very low * [Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP)](https://mn.gov/dhs/people-we-serve/children-and-families/economic-assistance/income/programs-and-services/mfip.jsp): Helps families with children meet their basic needs, while helping parents move to financial stability through work * [Minnesota Supplemental Aid (MSA)](https://mn.gov/dhs/people-we-serve/adults/economic-assistance/income/programs-and-services/msa.jsp): Money to help pay for basic needs of people who receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI) * [Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA)](https://www.dhs.state.mn.us/main/idcplg?IdcService=GET_DYNAMIC_CONVERSION&dDocName=cm_003003&RevisionSelectionMethod=LatestReleased): Provides money to newly arrived refugees who are making the transition to life in the United States and are not eligible for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP)
Categories
Rent Payment Assistance
Low Income
Refugees/Entrants/Asylees
Undesignated Temporary Financial Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
TANF
Welfare to Work Programs
Refugee/Entrant Cash Assistance Applications
SSI Recipients
Immigrant Benefits Assistance
Poverty Level
Gap Group Income Maintenance Programs
Single Adults
United Community Action Partnership - Willmar Office
Family Homeless Prevention and Assistance Program (FHPAP)
Short-term help for low-income families, youth and single adults who are homeless or are about to become homeless
DESCRIPTION:
The [Family Homeless Prevention and Assistance Program (FHPAP)](https://www.mnhousing.gov/rental-housing/grant-programs/active-funding/fhpap.html) helps low-income families with or without children, unaccompanied youth and single adults who are homeless or are about to become homeless. Resources and money help with: * Preventing homelessness * Getting back into housing right away * Staying in housing Assistance usually takes the form of short-term help with rent. It may also help with utility costs. Payments may help to prevent foreclosure or eviction.
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Categories
Homeless Families
Homeless Youth
Mortgage Payment Assistance
Homeless People
Rent Payment Assistance
Case/Care Management
At Risk/Homeless Housing Related Assistance Programs
At Risk for Homelessness