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FINANCIAL AND BASIC NEEDS ASSISTANCE
WHO WE SERVE
We provide services in food, case management, emergency financial assistance, employment services, and child care resources to those residing in our service area, which includes:
Hamel
Long Lake
Medicine Lake
Medina
Minnetonka Beach
Orono
Plymouth (west of 494)
Wayzata
Four housing communities near Medicine Lake
FIRST STEPS
IOCPis here to help eligible clients meet their basic needs. Contact us to get started, or consider any or all of these options:
Access all resources available to you – personal, public, family/friends.
Verify through bank statements that your income received within the past 30 days shows that you have prioritized basic needs and fixed expenses over non-essential purchases.
If you are unemployed or underemployed, participate in an active job search and work with our Employment Services team.
Financial and Basic Needs Assistance
IOCP’s Director of Case Management talks about the importance of combining resources for maximum impact.
how can we assist you?
CLOTHING ASSISTANCE
Colorful clothes including children’s clothing is displayed on a rack
IOCP’s Resale Select store provides high quality clothing, household goods and furniture at low prices to stretch tight budgets and support IOCP’s program expenses. In some cases, individuals working with IOCP Case Managers or Employment Services staff can be referred to Resale for basic needs items at no cost.
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Clothing Assistance Details
Individuals working with IOCP Case Managers or Employment Services staff can be referred to Resale Select for basic needs items at no cost.
Clothing items such as shoes, undergarments, shirts, and pants for children and adults are available
This service is available by appointment from 12 to 3 P.M. Monday through Friday.
Inventory varies and is dependent on generous donations by community members.
Winter coats are available October – February
Call the IOCP front desk for a referral: 763-489-7500
Rental Assistance
Black male hand holding key – representing leasing an apartment
IOCPis able to provide emergency rent assistance in some casesto households facing a financial emergency that is resolvable in 1-2 months. If back rent is owed, our assistance must secure housing. Assistance is based on your budget and current financial situation.
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Rental and Mortgage Assistance Details
Before we provide assistance, we will ask you to:
Pursue payment arrangements or an extension with your landlord
Access all resources available to you – personal, public, family/friends
Apply for Hennepin County Emergency Assistance, cash assistance and food support if applicable
Verify through bank statements that your income received within the past 30 days show that you have prioritized basic needs
If you are unemployed or underemployed, participate in an active job search and work with our Employment Services team.
Ochs Inc. – guidance and support to individuals who are experiencing medical issues or conditions that impact the ability to work and maintain housing. Support with applying for short-term and long-term disability, 651-665-3789 or send email.
Keep the lights on – IOCP can help pay Utility bills
IOCPis able to assist with utility assistance in some cases whenour assist preventsa utility shut-off and utilities are affordable ongoing. Utility Assistance is available two times in a 12-month period, up to $1,000 per utility assist and up to $400 for a phone assist. Please note this assistance cannot exceed Interfaith’s monthly assistance cap.
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Utility Assistance Details
IOCP can help if you:
have housing within the 8 cities that we serve: Hamel, Long Lake, Medicine Lake, Medina, Minnetonka Beach, Orono, Wayzata, Plymouth (west of 494) and 4 housing communities near Medicine Lake
have a utility that is disconnected or past due more than 1 month
HeatShare provides energy assistance on a year-round basis to families in crisis. Funds are used for natural gas, fuel oil, propane, electricity, furnace checkups, and, in the Twin Cities area, furnace repairs, 1-800-842-7279
Xcel: POWER Onoffers low-income households a discount on their monthly electric and gas bills. Provides assistance in two ways: affordable monthly payments as a percentage of your household income or past-due bill forgiveness
IOCPis able to provide car repair assistance in some cases to make a car operable and safe (no bodywork, preventative maintenance or transmissions). A professional mechanic must perform repairs. Assistance is based on income with limits to the amount of assistance we can provide per repair and the amount of assistance we can provide per household.
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Car Repair Assistance Details
This service is available if you are in our service area and you
need your car for work, school, job search or medical appointments
are employed or, if unemployed and able to work, are actively job seeking
have a valid license and current insurance
have the ability to pay at least 5% of the repair cost
have used all other resources that might be able to help – personal, public, family/friends
Other requirements:
Car payments, insurance and regular maintenance must be affordable on-going
The car must be your only vehicle in the household or you provide documented need for more than one car
The value of the car must be greater than the cost of the repair
Car must have less than 200,001 miles on it (if over miles, we will need a mechanic approval for repair)
Check with your health insurance provider on free or discounted rides to and from medical appointments
Interfaith Outreach is an equal opportunity provider.
history of IOCP, Interfaith outreach & community partners
It started with a promise more than 40 years ago.
We will build a community where everyone counts, where all children are cherished and protected, and where individual and family life is valued and supported by all.
Since 1979, this great community has been doing just that: leading, rallying and igniting the power of people in eight Twin Cities west metro communities to address the urgent needs of people living right here, our neighbors. What started as a small food shelf has become a resource for thousands of people in eight west Hennepin County communities.
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