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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
- Kandiyohi County
- McLeod County
- Meeker 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
904 Highway 15 S, Hutchinson, MN, 55350
Area Served
Kandiyohi, McCleod, Meeker and Renville counties
Phone Numbers
- Primary Contact for this program: 320-587-5244
Websites
Other Locations
- Cosmos Office 101 Vesta St S, Cosmos, MN, 56228
- Litchfield Office and Threads of Hope 120 N Sibley Ave, Litchfield, MN, 55355
- Olivia Office 1635 W Lincoln Ave, Olivia, MN, 56277
- Willmar Office 200 4th St SW, Willmar, MN, 56201
- Redwood Falls Office 164 E 2nd St, Redwood Falls, MN, 56283
- Marshall Corporate Office 1400 S Saratoga St, Marshall, MN, 56258
- Jackson Office 115 South Hwy, Jackson, MN, 56143
- Worthington Office 1039 Oxford St, Worthington, MN, 56187
Other Services at this Location
- 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
- Weatherization Assistance Program Helps low-income homeowners and renters to reduce energy costs
Last Update
12/10/2024