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APPLICATION
GUIDELINES
Who
is eligible for assistance?
How are funds awarded?
How much assistance is available?
What items or services do we fund?
What items or services do we not fund?
Can the money be awarded directly and/or up front?
Can a person who has already received At Home Group
funds reapply for assistance?
Who
is eligible for assistance?
Any Minnesota adult who is precariously housed or currently experiencing
homelessness will be eligible for assistance. Individuals who are
no longer homeless will not be considered for assistance. Individuals
living in Section 8 housing will be considered on a case-by-case
basis.
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How
are funds awarded?
Individuals complete and submit their application to The At Home
Group. Our staff then replies to each request within one month of
receiving the application.
Each application
contains an important goal-setting section. An individual’s
answers to this portion of the form help the At Home Group staff
determine if our services will support these goals.
Business Start-up
applicants must additionally complete and submit our business plan
and budget forms along with the basic application.
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How
much assistance is available?
The At Home Group assistance program is designed to help individuals
who have already made reasonable efforts to obtain funding, including
public funds.
We offer three levels of assistance:
Work-related expense assistance under $200
Work-related expense assistance from $200-$500
Home-based business start up funds up to $2,000
Job training tuition assistance up to $1,200
All approvals are based on our available resources. The At Home
Group does not offer loans.
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What
items or services do we fund?
The At Home Group provides assistance for work-related expenses
such as work tools, uniforms, transportation costs and job training.
In the case of small business start-up funds, we offer assistance
for various costs related to starting a small business, with preference
given to equipment, supplies, insurances and licensing fees.
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What
items or services do we not fund?
The At Home Group does not provide assistance for residential
housing costs of any kind. We do not offer funding for food, childcare,
clothing, non-job-specific education, criminal fees, political
campaigns, fundraising, entertainment, art materials or art project
costs, religious organizations, other non-profits or costs related
to multi-level marketing buy-in business opportunities.
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Can
the money be awarded directly and/or up front?
Grant recipients who wish to purchase an item or service
must request approval from the Executive Director or Advisory Committee
through the application process prior to the purchase. The At Home
Group does not offer reimbursements for previously completed payments
or purchases.
Employment expense
assistance checks will be written directly to the vendor or service
provider. Cash will not be given to either the applicant or the
vendor.
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Can
a person who has already received At Home Group funds reapply for
assistance?
At this time, At Home Group assistance is a one-time award.
This means former recipients will not be considered for further
funding. However, an individual who has applied but not qualified
for an award may apply again, as early as the month following the
last application.
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