Housing
Housing (Top)
- AEON (www.aeonmn.org) Nonprofit developer offers affordable housing for people with very low to moderate incomes.
- Alliance Housing Inc. (www.alliancehousinginc.org/about/mission.html) - Develops, owns, and operates affordable housing for poor and homeless people.
- AmeriCorps (www.americorps.gov/Default.asp) - Offers 75,000 opportunities for adults of all ages and backgrounds to serve through a network of partnerships with local and national nonprofit groups.
- Community Action Partnership of Suburban Hennepin (www.capsh.org) - A community action agency working in all of Suburban Hennepin County to improve the lives of low-income people. We offer services to individuals through outreach, energy assistance programs, home ownership services and financial counseling.
- Disability Minnesota (www.mndisability.gov/public) - Provides entry point to Minnesota state agency programs, products, and services that are devoted to a range of disability issues.
- Elim Transitional Housing, Inc. (www.elimtransitionalhousing.org) - Minnesota based program that offers affordable housing opportunities for individuals, couples, youth, and families.
- Homes & Communities, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (www.hud.gov/local/mn/homeless/shelterslisting.cfm) - Provides a list of shelters and emergency housing in Minnesota.
- HomeShare St. Croix (www.homesharestcroix.org) - St. Croix River Valley non-profit that helps people in Washington and Ramsey counties in Minnesota and Polk, Pierce and St. Croix counties in Wisconsin find affordable housing and also helps those who need a hand around the house.
- Hope Now (www.hopenow.com) - An alliance between counselors, mortgage companies, investors, and other market participants.
- Legal Services Corporation (www.lsc.gov/map/state_T32_R30.php) - Legal Services Corporation located in Minnesota. Provides free or low cost legal advice or representation for low income individuals or families.
- Lutheran Social Service, Financial Counseling Service (www.lssmn.org/debt) - Provides credit counseling services and providers of full-service, community-based financial counseling in Minnesota. Lutheran Social Services of MN Foreclosure Prevention Program.
- Making Home Affordable.gov (www.makinghomeaffordable.gov) - Provides homeowners with detailed information about these programs along with self-assessment tools and calculators to empower borrowers with the resources they need to determine whether they might be eligible for a modification or a refinance under the Administration's program.
- Metropolitan Council (www.metrocouncil.org/housing/index.htm) - The Metropolitan Council is the regional planning agency serving the Twin Cities seven-county metropolitan area and providing essential services to the region.
- minnesota.ACORN.org (www.acorn.org/index.php?id=4338) - Community organization of low- and moderate-income families, working together for social justice and stronger communities.
- Minnesota Foreclosure Recovery 2009 Workshops and Training (www.mnforeclosurerecovery.org) - A Coordinated Training Series on Urgent Foreclosure Recovery. Minnesota Foreclosure Recovery Program for Outstate Minnesota.
- People Serving People (www.peopleservingpeople.org) - Provides emergency housing and community services that assist families experiencing homelessness.
Rental Housing & Home Ownership (Top)
- Explore Housing Link (www.housinglink.org) - Contains information on affordable rental housing for the Twin Cities and selected regions of Minnesota.
- Habitat for Humanity of Minnesota (www.hfhmn.org/affiliatesPages/habmnloanfund.html) - Acts as a secondary market to provide 0% - low interest loans for Minnesota HFH mortgages.
- Minnesota Home Ownership Center (www.hocmn.org/stayinyourhome.cfm) - An independent, non-profit provider of information and resources aimed at helping Minnesotans begin, and maintain, home ownership
- Minnesota Housng Finance Agency (www.mnhousing.gov) - Offers products and services to help Minnesotans buy and fix up homes and support the development and preservation of affordable rental housing by offering financing and on-going asset management of affordable rental housing developments.
- Project for Pride in Living (www.ppl-inc.org/housing/units) - Find out more about PPL’s rental housing units, and learn about how to meet with an Affordable Housing Specialist.
- The BeeHive Housing (twincities.thebeehive.org/housing) - Information and resources on home ownership and purchasing your own home.
Energy Assistance (Top)
- Energy Cents Coalition (www.energycents.org) - Promotes affordable utility services for low and fixed income people.
- Great River Energy (mnbrighterideas.com) - Provides wholesale electricity and related services to 28 distribution cooperatives located in Minnesota and Wisconsin.
- Minnesota Department of Commerce, Office of Energy Security (www.energy.mn.gov) - Working to move Minnesota toward a sustainable energy future, managing energy assistance funds, advocating in the public interest on energy utility rates and facility siting. We provide information and assistance to residents, builders, utilities, non-profits and policy-makers on home improvements, financial assistance, renewable technologies, policy initiatives, and utility regulations. Minnesota Office of Energy Security.
- Office of Energy Security, Minnesota Department of Commerce (www.state.mn.us/portal/mn/jsp/home.do?agency=Energy) - Click on low income assistance and locate help near you by clicking on Energy Assistance Providers or Weatherization Providers.
- Salvation Army, Northern Division (www.heatshare-mn.org) - Providing social and spiritual services to communities throughout Minnesota and North Dakota. Emergency Assistance for heating and utility bills run by Salvation Army.
- Stay Warm Minnesota (www.staywarm.mn.gov) - The Stay Warm Minnesota campaign was launched to help every Minnesota family experience a safe and comfortable winter without having their home heating bills overtake the entire family budget. Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) State-wide information available.
- U.S. Department of Energy (www.energysavers.gov/financial/index.cfm) - Find financial assistance for energy efficient purchase and inmprovements in the form of tax credits, rebates, and energy-efficient financing.
- Xcel Energy (www.xcelenergy.com/Residential/Programs_Resources/Pages/Home_Energy_Audits.aspx) - Combination electricity and natural gas energy company, we offer a comprehensive portfolio of energy-related products and services to 3.4 million electricity customers and 1.9 million natural gas customers, including $35 Home Energy Audits.
