Minnesota Valley Action Council (MVAC)

Home Repair Financial Assistance

Loans to eligible homeowners to increase the accessibility of their house or make needed fixes

Description

Loan program to homeowners for routine home maintenance, emergency repairs, or accessibility improvements.

Participants must meet income and other eligibility requirements.

Additional Information

The Rehabilitation Loan/Emergency and Accessibility Loan Programs assist low income homeowners in financing basic home improvements that directly affect the safety, habitability, energy efficiency or accessibility of their homes.

The Emergency and Accessibility Loan Program is available for home improvements addressing emergency conditions of the home or accessibility needs for a disabled household resident, subject to prior approval by Minnesota Housing.

  • Fix-up Loan helps with basic and necessary home improvements such as repair a roof or siding, replace the furnace, update windows

Features

  • Area Served by County
    • Watonwan County
  • Organization Type
    • Community Action Partnership
  • Specialization
    • People with low income

Eligibility

Serving Blue Earth, Brown, Faribault, Le Sueur, Martin, Nicollet, Scott, Sibley, Waseca, and Watonwan counties

Serves the City of Belle Plaine

Location

705 2nd Ave S, St. James, MN, 56081

Area Served

Watonwan County

Phone Numbers

  • Primary Contact for this program: 507-238-1663
  • Main: 507-345-6822

Email

ctwt@mnvac.org

Websites

Other Locations

Other Services at this Location

  • Early Head Start Program that serves infants and toddlers under the age of 3, and expectant families. Provides intensive, comprehensive child development and family support services to low-income infants and toddlers and their families and pregnant women
  • 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
  • Head Start Program that supports children's growth from ages 3 - 5 through services that support early learning and development, health, and family well-being.

Last Update

4/2/2024