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Causes: Financial Counseling, Homeless & Housing, Housing Rehabilitation, Human Service Organizations, Human Services, Job Training, Vocational Counseling
Mission: The intent of the agency's mission is to meet the needs of low and moderate income households and, in some cases, the general public. Resources to provide services are provided through federal, state and county grants, foundation grants, fee for services, and third party reimbursement. Our agency strives to meet the needs of the community by actively participating in collaborative efforts with entities throughout the social service system. During the prior year, the agency completed a comprehensive needs assessment which identified systems and opportunities for improvements for the agency. The assessment continues to be utilized by the agency to better meet the needs of the community by improving and/or creating new services.
Programs: Transit connection public bus operations offer rural transportation including dial-a-ride, fixed route and small city service. The transportation dispatch staff coordinates the requests and assists customers in obtaining reliable transportation and identifies other alternatives when our services are not a viable solution. These services are offered for those in benton, stearns, sherburne, and morrison counties.
the federal weatherization program provides assistance for eligible households in benton, stearns, and sherburne counties which can benefit from updated energy efficiencies as well as health and safety upgrades.
the low income home energy assistance program helps income eligible households in benton, stearns, sherburne and morrison counties by paying a portion of their home heating costs. Tri-cap receives funds for this administrative activity and created $3,625,414 in requests to the department of commerce for payments to vendors on behalf of customers.
other program services: rehab loan program transitional housing displaced homemakers csbg emergency services program veterans services long-term homelessness emergency food & shelter