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Employment <strong>Resource</strong>s<br />
MN Workforce Centers- job search, career planning and training resources; http://www.mnwfc.org or 888-438-<br />
5627<br />
MN Department <strong>of</strong> Employment and Economic Development- economic development agency;<br />
www.deed.state.mn.us<br />
MN Unemployment Insurance-temporary benefits to persons out <strong>of</strong> work through no fault <strong>of</strong> their own;<br />
http://www.uimn.org<br />
Federal Trade Commission<br />
Provides consumer protection information; www.ftc.gov or 877-382-4357<br />
Food <strong>Resource</strong>s<br />
Fare for All- Prepackaged groceries at half <strong>of</strong>f; www.fareforall.org or (metro) 763-450-3880 or (greater MN) 800-<br />
582-4291<br />
Food Shelves- refer to Hunger Solutions or Minnesota Food Helpline to locate food shelves<br />
Food Support and Food Assistance Programs www.dhs.state.mn.us or contact County <strong>Family</strong> Services<br />
Hunger Solutions - helps locate food assistance programs (such as food shelves, WIC <strong>of</strong>fices);<br />
www.hungersolutions.org/find<br />
Free or Reduced School Breakfast and Lunches – application can be made anytime during the school year; contact<br />
local school district for application.<br />
Minnesota Food Help Line –assists in applying for food support or finding local food assistance programs; 888-<br />
711-1151<br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> MN Extension Nutrition Education Program- discover how to make healthy food choices while<br />
stretching food dollars; www.extension.umn.edu/Nutrition/ or 612-625-8260<br />
WIC (Women, Infants & Children) - supplemental foods, health care referrals, and nutrition education for lowincome<br />
pregnant, breastfeeding, and non-breastfeeding postpartum women, and to infants and children up to age<br />
five who are at nutritional risk; www.fns.usda.gov/wic/<br />
Gambling <strong>Resource</strong>s<br />
Gambling Problems <strong>Resource</strong> Center; prevention, education & resources; www.miph.org/gambling/ or 800-333-<br />
HOPE (4673)<br />
National Council on Problem Gambling; www.ncpgambling.org or 202-547-9204<br />
Gamblers Anonymous; www.minnesotaga.org or 888-GA-HELPS<br />
Heating Assistance<br />
Heat Share (Salvation Army); emergency heat & utility bill assistance; www.heatshare-mn.org; 800-842-7279<br />
Energy Assistance & Weatherization Programs; contact local Community Action Program for assistance for low<br />
income families<br />
Housing and Foreclosure Prevention <strong>Resource</strong>s<br />
Minnesota Homeownership Center: www.hocmn.org/ or (metro) 651-659-9336 or (greater MN) 866- 462-6466<br />
Minnesota Housing Finance Agency: www.mnhousing.gov or 800-657-3769<br />
Federal Reserve: www.federalreserve.gov/consumerinfo/foreclosure.htm<br />
US Department <strong>of</strong> Housing and Urban Development: www.hud.gov/foreclosure or 800-569-4287<br />
FDIC Foreclosure Prevention: http://www.fdic.gov/consumers/loans/prevention/<br />
Hope for Homeowners www.hopenow.com or 888-995-HOPE (4673)<br />
Federal Housing Administration www.fha.gov<br />
Developed by: Sara Croymans & Shirley Anderson-Porisch, Extension Educators, <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Minnesota Extension 3/06; updated 12/09<br />
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