Steele County Homeless Response Team
"Service Map"

Evictions:
  1. Steele County Human Services - 444-7500 *Must have eviction letter, fit income guidelines
  2. Semcac - 451-7134 *Must have eviction letter, county denial letter, fit income guidelines
  3. Salvation Army - 455-1444 *must have denials (Co and Semcac), eviction notice, income
  4. Steele County Transitional Housing - 446-9315 *evict not needed but prevention plan is
  5. Owatonna Ministerial Association - 456-3040
Security Deposits:
  1. Steele County Human Services - 444-7500 *fit income guidelines and be cost effective
  2. Semcac - 451-7134 *Must have eviction of homeless verification, county denial letter, fit income guidelines
  3. Owatonna Ministerial Association - 456-3040
Homeless Crisis:
  1. Steele County Human Services - 444-7500 *fit income guidelines and be cost effective
  2. Semcac - 451-7134 *Must have homeless verification, county denial letter, fit income guidelines
  3. Steele County Transitional Housing - 446-9315 *must fit HUD eligibility, must have opening
  4. Salvation Army - must have income and have contacted first Co, Semcac, SCTH
  5. HRA/Section 8 - 774-7318 *Must have referral from another agency, dependant on available openings
  6. Project Home - 455-8116 *must meet homeless guidelines
Motel Vouchers:
  1. Salvation Army - 455-1444 *eligible on case-by-case basis
  2. Semcac - 451-7134 *Must have a permanent housing plan in place
  3. Owatonna Ministerial Association - 456-3040

 
Foreclosures:
  1. Lutheran Social Services - 800-582-5260
  2. MN Housing Finance Agency - 800-710-8871
  3. HOPE Foundation - 888-995-4673
  4. Steele County Human Services - 444-7500 *fit income guidelines and be cost effective
  5. Semcac - 451-7134 *must have foreclosure notice, county denial, fit income guidelines
Gas Vouchers:
  1. Salvation Army - 451-1444 *once per year, emergency only
  2. 1st Baptist Church/Owatonna Ministerial Association - 451-2803
  3. St. Joseph's Church - 451-4845
  4. Owatonna Ministerial Association - 451-2803 or 456-3040
Food
  1. Steele County Food Shelf - 455-2991 *Steele Co. resident proof, complete application/interview
  2. Meals
    • Bethel Church *Wednesday evening
    • Trinity Lutheran *Sunday 5pm
    • Our Savior's *Wednesday evenings, September through May
    • Wilson School - 444-8400 *school age children, summer only lunch
    • Steele County Human
  3. Steele County Human Services - 444-7500 *Food Support
  4. Salvation Army - 455-1444 *must have county and food shelf first, approved case-by-case
  5. WIC - 444-7660 *age and income guidelines
  6. MAC & NAPS - 877-500-8699 *age and income guidelines
Prescriptions:
  1. Salvation Army - 455-1444 *emergency basis only, verification needed
  2. Human Services - 444-7500 *Medicaid
Utility Bills:
  1. Semcac EAP - 451-7134 *October 1 to May 31, fit income guidelines
  2. Steele County Human Services - 444-7500 *must have pd. 8% to utilities over 12 months
  3. Salvation Army - 866-4555-6572 *HeatShare - must have denials from EAP and County, emergency disconnects only
  4. Owatonna Ministerial Association - 456-3040 *must have applied at Semcac and Salvation Army
Clothing:
  1. Steele County Clothesline - 451-2550 *current legal mail, picture ID, income guidelines
  2. Salvation Army - 455-1444 *must go to Clothesline 1st and/or on emergency basis only