Cradle of Hope

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.

Additional Information

Provides financial and material assistance as well as online resources to pregnant women and moms with infants under 4 months of age.

The following assistance is available:

• Financial Assistance: Rent/Mortgage, Utilities, Child Care
• Material Assistance: Portable Cribs, Baby Shower Baskets, Monthly Transportation Cards
• Online Resources: Education, employment, parenting support

Cradle of Hope also offers Safe Sleep Training so participants can learn how babies can sleep safely and how they can lower their baby's risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). Pregnant women and moms with infants under 12 months who attend their training will receive a portable crib and a baby shower basket.

Features

• Area Served by County
  • Aitkin County
  • Anoka County
  • Becker County
  • Beltrami County
  • Benton County
  • Big Stone County
  • Blue Earth County
  • Brown County
  • Carlton County
  • Carver County
  • Cass County
  • Chippewa County
  • Chisago County
  • Clay County
  • Clearwater County
  • Cook County
  • Cottonwood County
  • Crow Wing County
  • Dakota County
  • Dodge County
  • Douglas County
  • Faribault County
  • Fillmore County
  • Freeborn County
  • Goodhue County
  • Grant County
  • Hennepin County
  • Houston County
  • Hubbard County
  • Isanti County
  • Itasca County
  • Jackson County
  • Kanabec County
  • Kandiyohi County
  • Kittson County
  • Koochiching County
  • Lac qui Parle County
  • Lake County
  • Lake of the Woods County
  • Le Sueur County
  • Lincoln County
  • Lyon County
  • Mahnomen County
  • Marshall County
  • Martin County
  • McLeod County
  • Meeker County
  • Mille Lacs County
  • Morrison County
  • Mower County
  • Murray County
  • Nicollet County
  • Nobles County
  • Norman County
  • Olmsted County
  • Otter Tail County
  • Pennington County
  • Pine County
  • Pipestone County
  • Polk County
  • Pope County
  • Ramsey County
  • Red Lake County
  • Redwood County
  • Renville County
  • Rice County
  • Rock County
  • Roseau County
  • Scott County
  • Sherburne County
  • Sibley County
  • St. Louis County
  • Statewide
  • Stearns County
  • Steele County
  • Stevens County
  • Swift County
  • Todd County
  • Traverse County
  • Wabasha County
  • Wadena County
  • Waseca County
  • Washington County
  • Watonwan County
  • Wilkin County
  • Winona County
  • Wright County
  • Yellow Medicine County

• Payment
  • Free / no cost to eligible clients

• Specialization
  • Family
  • Female
  • People with low income

Eligibility

• Must be a Minnesota resident
• Must be pregnant or have a baby under 4 months. (Eligibility for portable cribs extends to 12 months)
• Must be facing a crisis related to a pregnancy or birth of a child under 4 months

Application Instructions

Partner organization locations

Partner organizations will work with you to identify available resources and apply for the Cradle of Hope assistance. Applications must be submitted through a partner organization.

To Enroll in Cradle of Hope's Safe Sleep Training call (651) 478-1417 to register. Pregnant women and moms with infants under 12 months are eligible.

Fee

There is no fee for this service.