We’re here to help! Are you pregnant, overwhelmed, and a Minnesota resident? Locate a Partnering Agency near you to apply for Cradle of Hope services.

Rent / Mortgage

Cradle of Hope provides rent or mortgage assistance so families can stay in their homes during a pregnancy or while caring for their baby under 4 months.

Eligibility:

  1. You must be a MN resident.
  2. You must be facing a crisis related to a pregnancy or birth of a child under 4 months.

 You need to be able to explain how you’ve been paying your bills with your own income and then something happened (related to the pregnancy or birth) resulting in you being behind on your bills.

Required Documents:

  1. Employment Pay Stubs for most recent 4 week period.
  2. Employment letter indicating the last date worked and expected return to work date.
  3. Letter explaining why you are no longer working due to your pregnancy or birth of the baby OR provide medical documentation explaining the crisis that is related to the pregnancy or birth of the baby.

OR

  1. For NEW employment, we will need the following information on employer’s letterhead: organization name, employee’s name and job title, employment start date, rate of pay, and number of hours worked each week.

Applications are accepted by going to a CoH Partnering Agency ONLY (No walk-ins at CoH).

We DO NOT provide financial assistance for deposits, damages, late fees, or storage fees.

How to Apply:

1.  Locate a CoH partnering agency near you. You can click on CoH’s interactive map to locate an agency near you. Click Here for our map. (be sure to zoom out to view all available agencies near you)

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2.  Call the partnering agency first. Hours and processes may vary and some agencies may require you to make an appointment or bring specific information.

3.  Meet with Partnering Agency staff. During your first meeting with a Partnering Agency, they will assess your needs and explore all of the available resources that you may need including whether or not you are eligible for CoH services.  

4. Apply for Cradle of Hope assistance. Partnering Agencies will help you apply for Cradle of Hope assistance if you are eligible.  

**We will be accepting financial requests for rent assistance ONLY.

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*Partially funded by the Minnesota Department of Health.