Resources
Empowering Our Families
A curated guide to essential community resources—from financial aid and healthcare to nutrition and housing—designed to help your family thrive.
Low Income Assistance
Helps you learn if you are eligible for public benefit programs and tax credits.
Helps families with children meet their basic needs as they move toward financial stability through work.
Helps pay home heating and cooling costs and furnace repairs.
Offers free home energy upgrades to help save energy and make sure your home is healthy and safe.
Provides discounted fares if you are enrolled in other assistance programs.
Medical and Health Programs
Medical Assistance and Minnesota Care may pay for all or part of your family’s health care costs if you do not have insurance, cannot get affordable health insurance through a job, or need help paying for care in a nursing home or medical facility.
This program covers family planning services (including related supplies) and transportation services to and from providers.
If you have a disability or chronic condition and need help paying for care and services to stay in your home.
Covers children from birth through age 20 who are enrolled in Medical Assistance or MinnesotaCare. A visit often meets the health checkup requirements for school, Head Start, the WIC Program, child care, camps, and sports participation physicals.
Food and Nutrition Programs
Provides a list of food pantries in the state. For immediate help finding food, you can call 888.711.1151.
Helps you buy the food you need if you have a low income. Participants receive a debit card to buy food at stores and farmers’ markets.
Helps pregnant women, new mothers, infants and young children eat well, learn about nutrition, and stay healthy. Benefits include healthy food purchases using a WIC Card.
Pays for meals and snacks served to children in child care programs. It helps them serve well-balanced, nutritious meals to build good eating habits. Ask your child care program if they participate.
Homelessness and Housing Assistance
Provides a list of resources if you are homeless or need help paying for housing. It contains information on emergency assistance, public housing, and rent subsidies.
Connects families with affordable housing of all types. It also offers information on where you can find legal help with housing problems.
Victims of domestic or sexual violence or human trafficking can call or text 866.223.1111 or visit the website to connect with housing and support.
If you become homeless, your child has the right to remain in the school that they were attending, and the district must continue to provide transportation.
Helps people with disabilities who need affordable housing to understand available housing options and support services.