Mutual Aid

Resources for our neighbors in need

I have the priviledge of working with many organizations that do outstanding work helping others. The Minnesota Homeownership Center is one of them (linked below) and currently I am working on promoting Minnesota’s Insulin Safety Net Program administered through MNsure. The program offers affordable emergency insulin for Minnesotans in need:

My work, the amazing success of the recent food drive, and the disastrous policies of the current regime got me to thinking that we should identify and compile resources for easy access that our community will likely need in the next few years.

The links below are my attempt to do just that. Most of them are Carver County-focused, but I’d like to build these lists out to cover the Southwest Metro. Please add resources you’re aware of in the comments section.

And, more importantly, if you’d like to do this research yourself for your county or city, it would be a tremendous help!

Services For Those In Need

Childcare

• Carver County Childcare Assistance

  • Carver County Child Support Services

Community Specific

• Latino Voices of Minnesota - Offers domestic violence support, housing support, court paperwork assistance, immigration lawyer referrals, among other services.

Employment

• CareerForce in Chaska - Getting laid off sucks. I know from experience. The people at CareerForce are amazing, supportive, and extremely helpful during a really scary period in people’s lives.

Financial Assistance

• Carver County Financial Assistance

  • Burial programs

  • Cash programs

  • Emergency programs

  • Food programs

  • Health care programs

  • Housing programs

    • Housing resources

Food

• Chaska Cares

  • Free monthly drive-through food distributions at the old Gedney factory at 2100 Stoughton Ave, Chaska MN 55318. (Check the Chaska Cares link above for dates and times)

  • Vulnerable adult check-ins

• Find Food Carver County

• Twin Cities Metropolitan Region Food Resource Map

• Twin Cities Meals On Wheels

Health Care

• Minnesota’s Insulin Safety Net Program - $35 emergency insulin.

• Carver County Mental Health Services

Housing

• Carver County Home & Community-Based Care

• Minnesota Homeownership Center - This is a wonderful organization that offers free services and resources to first-time homebuyers, and, crucially help to prevent foreclosure.

Transportation

• Metro Mobility - This progam from the Metropolitan Council is amazing; I have a family member who makes use of it.