Families who buy a home with Twin Cities Habitat learn a lot about homeownership through classes and one-on-one financial coaching. But there are also many more resources in the community that offer help with employment, finances, health and safety, legal issues, home maintenance, seniors and veterans, and other issues.
Families who buy a home with Twin Cities Habitat learn a lot about homeownership through classes and one-on-one financial coaching. But there are also many more resources in the community that offer help with employment, finances, health and safety, legal issues, home maintenance, seniors and veterans, and other issues.
Search engine for affordable rental units in the Twin Cities. Search based on number of bedrooms, cost, type of unit, accessibility, Section 8, and/or senior living, among other options.
View a list of affordable housing providers in the Twin Cities area, the target populations they serve, and their contact information.
A tool to help you search based on number of desired bedrooms, bathrooms, total cost, pets allowed, or vicinity to your work address.
HUD Affordable Apartment Search
This search engine lets you search by city, county, or zip code, and gives basic information about housing providers that fit your criteria.
Across Minnesota, Workforce Centers provide free tools, resources, and services you need for your employment, training, and related workforce development needs. Call 1-888-438-5627.
Emerge helps adults and youth access jobs, financial coaching, supportive housing, and other key services, along pathways to brighter futures. Call 612-529-9267.
ISeek is an online gateway to job, career, education and business information in Minnesota. Through Minnesota's Job Bank, job seekers can post a resume to be viewed by employers, search for job openings, contact employers by e-mail, apply online, and be notified about new job postings that meet their job search criteria. For more information, call 1-800-657-8372.
Lutheran Social Services provides free budget and debt counseling. They also provide debt management services. Lutheran
Family Means offers many programs to help families and individuals looking for counseling or therapy help, assistance in managing debt, financial planning, budgets, or money management, caregiver support, youth programs, and much more. Call 651-439-4840.
Homeownership Center can help review your complete financial situation, help you work with your lender to find a solution, connect you to programs and resources to help avoid foreclosure, and help you navigate your choices. Call 651-659-9336(Toll Free: 866-462-6466).
If you have a legal problem and need information or assistance, please call (612) 334-5970.
Legal Aid specializes in providing professional legal help to Minnesotans who traditionally lack access to the American justice system and cannot afford the services of a private attorney. Call (612) 334-5970.
Volunteer Lawyers Network Clinics
Attend an upcoming clinic and schedule a 45 minute appointment with a volunteer attorney to discuss your legal matter and get legal advice. Priority scheduling opportunities are given to existing Habitat homeowners and A Brush with Kindness homeowner families. Legal Clinic covers most real estate related issues, including: equity stripping and predatory lending, foreclosure, refinancing, loan modification, title disputes, association liens or regulations, property violations, etc.
Call VLN Intake Line to schedule an appointment: 612-752-6677
Portico Healthnet is a nonprofit health and human services organization that helps uninsured Minnesotans access affordable health coverage and care. Get information about low cost and sliding fee clinics for medical, dental, and mental health care available statewide through the Health Access Line at 651-489-CARE (2273) or toll free at 1-866-489-4899.
CLUES provides services with mental and chemical health, aging well, family services, and economic advancement. Call 651-379-4200.
This website features step-by-step instructions for thousands of home improvement projects, including 55,000 resources and over 10,000 short-form videos. The website also has a robust offering of video tips, an interactive program guide, episode finder, Message Boards, blogs and more. Just click on any one of the main home improvement topic pages to get your project started.
Minnesota Community Action Partnership
Minnesota Community Action Partnership provides weatherization to thousands of homes in the Twin Cities. Using the latest technologies, we perform energy audits, assist with furnace repair or replacement, and perform home weatherization. To find the weatherization program in your area call (651) 645-7425.
Find information about maintenance fund requests, ways to get involved, and more.
Senior LinkAge Line is a free telephone information and assistance service, which makes it easy for older adults and their families to find community services. Information and Assistance Specialists direct callers to the organizations in their area that provide the services in which they are interested. Call 1-800-333-2433 for information about senior services.
The Veterans Linkage Line is a toll-free customer service line and website that is staffed by a team of support specialists trained through the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs. Minnesota Veterans and their family members will receive up-to-date information on all veterans’ benefits: State and Federal compensation, pension, education, medical,
employment, and more. Call (888) 546-5838 or Email: mnvets@mdva.state.mn.us.
Home Maintenance Assistance for Seniors
If you are seeking assistance with household and outside maintenance assistance for seniors in Minneapolis or suburban Hennepin County, we'd encourage you to connect with the Senior Community Services HOME Program.
United Way can help connect to over 40,000 resources. The information and referral line offers information about food, housing, employment, childcare, transportation, health services, senior services and more. It's free, confidential and available 24/7. Cell phone users can call 651-291-0211,
The Minnesota Food HelpLine makes it very simple. With one call, we assess your situation and provide solutions to your family’s food needs. If you or your family are having difficulty making ends meet, please call 1-888-711-1151.
The Minnesota Department of Human Services maintains a list of phone numbers for adult mental health crisis lines throughout the state. There is also a list for children's mental health crisis lines. Resources are listed by county and/or tribal location.
Bridge to Benefits is a multi-state project by Children’s Defense Fund-Minnesota to improve the well-being of families and individuals by linking them to public work support programs and tax credits.
Work with a Mortgage Foreclosure Prevention Counselor to determine if staying in your home is possible, understand your options, create a new budget, and much more. Learn your rights, the foreclosure process, and how to communicate with your lender. Click here to learn more or call 612-305-7147.
Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity is an Equal Opportunity housing agency and Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action employer.
TCHFH Lending, Inc. is an Equal Housing Lender.
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