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:
Visit our Contact page for complete hours of services.
IOCP is here to help eligible clients meet their basic needs. Contact us to get started, or consider any or all of these options:
Read below for our specific services. Regardless of the support you need, clients can get started right way by contacting the IOCP front desk at 763-489-7500, or email clientintake@iocp.org.
IOCP’s Resale Select store provides high quality clothing, household goods and furniture at low prices to stretch tight budgets. In some cases, individuals working with IOCP Case Managers or Employment Services staff can be referred to Resale Select for items necessary for basic needs and ongoing stability up to every six months at no cost.
Individuals working with IOCP Case Managers or Employment Services staff can be referred to Resale Select for items necessary for basic needs and ongoing stability at no cost.
IOCP is able to provide emergency rent assistance in some cases to 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.
Before we provide assistance, we will ask you to:
IOCP is able to assist with utility assistance in some cases when our assist prevents a 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 IOCP’s monthly assistance cap.
Learn more: Warm up this winter: Apply for help in paying heat and utility bills
IOCP can help if you:
Call the IOCP front desk at 763-489-7500 or send an email for further assistance.
IOCP is 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.
This service is available if you have housing within our service area if you are in our service area and you
Other requirements:
Community Action Partnership of Hennepin County’s Vehicle Repair Assistance Program: Low-cost auto repairs) 952-933-9639
The Lift Garage: Low-cost auto repairs 612-866-5840
The Car Clinic: Minor vehicle repair and maintenance to single parents, seniors, veterans, the homeless, or persons in financial need)
Hennepin Health: Residents of Hennepin County who are eligible for MN Healthcare Programs may also be eligible for rides to medical appointments
Help to Your Door: Fees are applicable based on age and income
Check with your health insurance provider on free or discounted rides to and from medical appointments.
Case Management staff support individuals and families to achieve increased individual, family, housing, and/or financial stability. Individuals will work on goal planning, get connected to resources, and get support in problem-solving, advocacy, and navigating systems.
For individuals and families who live in our service area who are working towards ongoing stability.
To get started, call the IOCP front desk at 763-489-7500, or send an email for further assistance.
It started with a promise more than 40 years ago.
What started as a small food shelf has become a resource for thousands of people in eight west Hennepin County communities. Learn more…