Low-Income Resources in Minnesota
Welcome to Money Fit’s Low-Income Resource list. We have organized different options into four categories: Food, Housing/Utilities, Child/Family Care, and Healthcare. Each resource includes a brief description, along with contact information such as a phone number and website URL.
Food Resources
Hunger Solutions
We support Minnesota’s food shelves and connect them with resources to serve their clients. We manage the Market Bucks program that helps SNAP customers double their buying power at farmers’ markets. And through the Minnesota Food HelpLine, we help connect hungry Minnesotans with resources like SNAP, food shelves, farmers’ markets, meal programs, and discount grocery programs.
Address: Hunger Solutions Minnesota, 555 Park Street, Suite 400, St. Paul, MN 55103
Phone: (651) 486-9860
Website: click here
Federal Resource – Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
SNAP provides nutrition benefits to supplement the food budget of needy families so they can purchase healthy food and move towards self-sufficiency.
Housing and Utilities
Minnesota Housing Rental Assistance
Minnesota Housing offers three programs to assist renters throughout the state with their housing costs: Housing Trust Fund Rental Assistance, Bridges Rental Assistance, and HOPWA Rental Assistance (Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS).
Address: 400 Wabasha Street North, Suite 400, Saint Paul, MN 55102
Phone: 800-657-3769
Website: click here
Federal Resource – Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) helps keep families safe and healthy through initiatives that assist families with energy costs.
Child and Family Care
Child Care Assistance Program
The Child Care Assistance Program provides financial assistance to help families with low incomes pay for child care so that parents may pursue employment or education leading to employment, and that children are well cared for and prepared to enter school. Our partners and providers in this program provide child care for more than 30,000 children every month.
Address: address list on the website
Phone: 800-627-3529
Website: click here
Federal Resource – Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
WIC is a federally funded nutrition program for Women, Infants, and Children that helps families by providing financial assistance to purchase healthy supplemental foods from WIC-authorized vendors.
WIC also provides nutrition education, breastfeeding information, and support as well as assists in finding healthcare and other community services.
Federal Resource – The Head Start Program
Head Start programs support children’s growth and development in a positive learning environment through a variety of services, which include:
- Early learning: Children’s readiness for school and beyond is fostered through individualized learning experiences. Through relationships with adults, play, and planned and spontaneous instruction, children grow in many aspects of development.
- Health: Each child’s perceptual, motor, and physical development is supported to permit them to fully explore and function in their environment. All children receive health and development screenings, nutritious meals, oral health, and mental health support. Programs connect families with medical, dental, and mental health services to ensure that children are receiving the services they need.
- Family well-being: Parents and families are supported in achieving their own goals, such as housing stability, continued education, and financial security. Programs support and strengthen parent-child relationships and engage families around children’s learning and development.
Federal Resource – Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program provides grant funds to states and territories to provide families with financial assistance and related support services. State-administered programs may include childcare assistance, job preparation, and work assistance.
Healthcare Resources
Minnesota Association of Community Health Centers
Membership in MNACHC is open to all Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and Federally Qualified Health Center Look-Alikes operating delivery sites in Minnesota. FQHCs and FQHC Look-Alikes are defined by Section 330 of the Public Health Service Act and include Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker programs, Health Care for the Homeless programs, and Residents of Public Housing programs.
Address: 2829 University Ave SE, Suite 645, Minneapolis, MN 55414
Website: click here
Federal Resource – Medicaid
Authorized by Title XIX of the Social Security Act, Medicaid was signed into law in 1965 alongside Medicare. All states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. territories have Medicaid programs designed to provide health coverage for low-income people. Although the Federal government establishes certain parameters for all states to follow, each state administers its Medicaid program differently, resulting in variations in Medicaid coverage across the country.
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