COVID-19 Housing Assistance Program launches; Hennepin County offers COVID-19 public dashboard

St. Louis Park, MN sent this bulletin at 08/25/2020 05:00 PM CDT

Below are some updates from the City of St. Louis Park that may be helpful to you.

Minnesota Housing is pleased to announce the launch of the COVID-19 Housing Assistance Program, which provides housing assistance payments to help prevent eviction, prevent homelessness and maintain housing stability for eligible renters and homeowners. Local administrators will review applications from individuals and families requesting assistance, verify eligibility and process payments for eligible expenses on behalf of households. Visit Minnesota Housing's website to learn more about how the program works. Minnesotans interested in applying can begin the application process by calling 211 (toll free: 1.800.543.7709; local: 651.291.0211); visiting 211unitedway.org; or texting “MNRENT” or “MNHOME” to 898-211. The 211 helpline has dedicated multilingual staff available to answer questions about the COVID-19 Housing Assistance Program, 8 a.m. – 8 p.m., Monday – Friday.
For Hennepin County-specific data for COVID-19, visit Hennepin County’s COVID-19 public dashboard. You’ll find cases in long-term care settings, trends in new and cumulative confirmed cases and demographics of confirmed cases. You can also find COVID-19 cases and deaths by city in Hennepin County, including St. Louis Park, by clicking through the to the last slide on the page.