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Description
CAP Agency housing and homeless prevention services help people who are homeless or at risk of being homeless - to secure transitional housing or maintain existing housing. Assistance includes short or long-term case management services intended to help clients stabilize their situation and become self-reliant.

Participation
CAP Agency housing and homeless prevention services are available to families or individuals living in Scott, Carver or Dakota Counties who are homeless or at risk of being homeless.

Clients are often in need of housing and/or homeless prevention services because of economic challenges, fixed incomes, family-related crisis, divorce, mental illness or domestic abuse. Transitional housing accommodations may last up to two years. Space is limited. No waiting lists are maintained for these programs.

Eligibility
Persons seeking CAP Agency housing and/or homeless prevention services who have existing unpaid rent commitments, must first apply and be denied Emergency Assistance through their county. Other eligibility requirements do exist.

Contact Information
Persons interested in CAP Agency housing and/or homeless prevention services should contact a CAP Agency Central Intake Specialist at one of the following numbers:

Carver County residents: CAP Agency Chaska Office, 952-960-9700
Dakota County residents: CAP Agency Rosemount Office, 651-322-3500
Scott County residents: CAP Agency Shakopee Office, 952-496-2125

Housing Link
Up-to-date weekly rental vacancy lists are available for Scott and Dakota Counties by going to www.housinglink.org