MINNESOTA CORONAVIRUS VACCINE INFORMATION
At this time, Greater Twin Cities United Way 2-1-1 is not scheduling vaccine appointments for residents of Minnesota. Vaccine Booster The CDC has released a joint statement regarding booster shots here. In summary: “We have developed a plan to begin offering these booster shots this fall subject to FDA conducting an independent evaluation and determination of…
Read More >CORONAVIRUS RESOURCES AND INFORMATION
If you need assistance finding food, paying housing bills or other essential services, dial 2-1-1, 651-291-0211 or 1-800-543-7709 or Text ‘MNCOVID’ to 898211 and a Certified Community Resource Specialist will help to locate available resources in your area. In response to COVID-19, many organizations have made changes to their in-person availability. As a result, some…
Read More >Eviction Assistance and Resources
Minnesota Eviction Moratorium Phaseout: On June 29, 2021, the State of Minnesota enacted a law (see Article 5) which phases out the COVID-19 based moratorium that suspended evictions and landlord-initiated lease terminations since March 2020. This law creates a timeline for allowing different types of lease terminations and evictions. It also creates some protections against…
Read More >Seasonal Resources – Wrap Around Minnesota
Push Text Messaging Campaign—Greater Twin Cities United Way, 2-1-1 Network Greater Twin Cities United Way and the Minnesota Children’s Cabinet have developed a push text messaging campaign, WrapMN, to provide streamlined information and coordination for identified academic, food, health, and housing resources available across the state. The goal of this campaign is to increase wrap-around…
Read More >RENTHELPMN RENT ASSISTANCE
RentHelpMN is now open for applications…. RentHelpMN, also known as the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance (CERA) Program, is now accepting applications. What is RentHelpMN? Created to help Minnesotans who have fallen behind on their rent or fear that could happen. RentHelpMN is currently in Phase One, in which people with past due rent who meet…
Read More >Free Tax Preparation Sites
It’s tax time! You may qualify for free help preparing your taxes. The Minnesota Department of Revenue provides a list of Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) and AARP Tax-Aide free tax preparation sites. Click here to find a free tax preparation site near you. Minnesota Department of Revenue has a filing deadline of May 17th, 2021.
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