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ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSISTANCE
Read the following
frequently asked questions to determine whether or not you may
be eligible for assistance. Eligibility does not guarantee that
you will receive assistance. At Home Group’s
Review Committee makes final determinations on who receives assistance.
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 homeless, precariously housed or highly mobile
is eligible for assistance. Individuals who are no longer homeless will not
be considered.
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How
are funds awarded?
Individuals complete and submit their application to At Home Group. Our staff
then tries to reply to each request within one week of receiving the application.
If you have not heard from us within five working days, feel free to call our
office at 612.277.0216.
Your Own Business
applicants must additionally complete and submit our business
plan and budget forms along with the basic application.
At Home Group’s programs are designed to help individuals
who have already tried to find funding elsewhere. Eligibility and
completion of an application does not guarantee that you will receive
assistance. Those who are granted assistance are not guaranteed
the maximum amount that can be awarded.
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How
much assistance is available?
Our assistance levels are as follows:
Tools for the Job(work-related items): up to $500
Education (job related training): up to $1,200
Your Own Business (small business start-up assistance): up to $2,000
Women in Medicine (women only, expenses associated with careers
in the medical field): up to $1,200
All
approvals are based on our available resources. At Home Group™ does
not offer loans.
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What
items or services do we fund?
At Home Group™ provides assistance with items and services such as work
tools, uniforms, job training, and small business start-up funds. In the case
of small business start-ups, we offer assistance for various costs related
to starting a small business, with preference given to equipment, supplies,
insurance and licensing fees.
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What
items or services do we not fund?
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. Please
see our resources page for
other area resources that may be able to provide assistance.
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Can
the money be awarded directly and/or up front?
Applicants do not ever receive money directly from At
Home Group™. Individuals who would like an item or service must
follow the application process. At Home Group™ does not offer reimbursements
for previously completed payments or purchases. Assistance checks
will be written directly to the vendor or service provider. Clients
receiving items will pick them up at our office.
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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 may apply again.
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*This
includes those who are staying in emergency shelters, staying
in places not fit for human habitation (such as parks, under
bridges, in cars), those staying with friends or family members
temporarily because they have no home of their own, those living
in subsidized housing, those staying in transitional housing. |
