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Program Details
United Community Action Partnership
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
Assists with:
- Past-due rent or mortgage
- First month's rent and deposit
- Application assistance
- Transportation assistance
- Help search for affordable housing
- Connect to job resources
- Long term stable housing planning
Features
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Area Served by County
- Cottonwood County
- Jackson County
- Kandiyohi County
- Lincoln County
- Lyon County
- McLeod County
- Meeker County
- Murray County
- Redwood County
- Renville County
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Organization Type
- Community Action Partnership
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Specialization
- Family
- People with low income
Eligibility
For homeless or those at risk of homelessness (i.e. eviction notice, inappropriately doubled up with friends or families, or leaving domestic abuse).
Applicants screened for eligibility. Help also depends on available funding.
Location
1400 S Saratoga St, Marshall, MN, 56258
Area Served
Cottonwood, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lincoln, Lyon, Meeker, McLeod, Renville, and Redwood counties
Phone Numbers
- Primary Contact for this program: 507-537-1416
Websites
Other Locations
- Redwood Falls Office 164 E 2nd St, Redwood Falls, MN, 56283
- Olivia Office 1635 W Lincoln Ave, Olivia, MN, 56277
- Worthington Office 1039 Oxford St, Worthington, MN, 56187
- Willmar Office 200 4th St SW, Willmar, MN, 56201
- Cosmos Office 101 Vesta St S, Cosmos, MN, 56228
- Jackson Office 115 South Hwy, Jackson, MN, 56143
- Hutchinson Office 904 Highway 15 S, Hutchinson, MN, 55350
- Litchfield Office and Threads of Hope 120 N Sibley Ave, Litchfield, MN, 55355
Other Services at this Location
- Community Action Agency Provides programs and services that help individuals and families with low incomes.
- Emergency Shelter Provides a temporary place to stay for people that do not have housing
- Energy Assistance Program Helps renters and homeowners pay their home heating bills and may also assist homeowners to fix or replace their broken furnace
- 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
- Financial Management Education Classes, workshops and information about money management
- Food Shelf Food support is available to people in need
- Foreclosure Prevention Assistance Program Access to community resources and financial assistance; debt management and repayment programs; financial counseling
- Home Repair Financial Assistance - Rehabilitation Loan Program Loans to eligible homeowners to increase the accessibility of their house or make needed fixes
- Transportation - Dial-a-Ride Program that provides rides for people in the community
- Weatherization Assistance Program Helps low-income homeowners and renters to reduce energy costs
Last Update
12/10/2024