Housing Services

Find a Home of Your Own

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The Arc Minnesota has two statewide housing programs that serve the areas of the Twin Cities Metro, Rochester, Mankato, St. Cloud, Moorhead, and Duluth.

Since 2009 Arc has partnered with the Department of Human Services to provide our Housing Access Services Program (HAS). HAS allows The Arc Minnesota to assist adults living with a disability, but without a waiver, to find and move to independent housing. 

We work with each person on an individual basis to help them find and secure housing that best fits their unique wants and needs.

The HAS program has helped more than 2,800 people living with disabilities to move into their own homes over the past 15 years. 

The Arc Minnesota also offers a Crisis Housing Assistance Program. It provides short-term housing assistance to people with a serious mental illness who are receiving hospital level psychiatric care or Substance Use Disorder treatment. This program is funded through a grant from the Minnesota Department of Human Services Behavioral Health Division. Find more information here. 

Housing Access Services

The Arc Minnesota also provides Housing Access Services.

The Arc Minnesota also provides Housing Access Services. 

Housing Access Services (HAS) is a partnership between the Minnesota Department of Human Services Housing Division and The Arc Minnesota. HAS began in July 2009.The contract allows The Arc Minnesota to assist adults with disabilities find and move to independent housing. HAS has helped more than 2,675 people with disabilities in moving to homes of their own. 

What does Housing Access Services do?

Housing HAS providers can assist eligible adults with:

• Searching for and applying for housing that is affordable and in a chosen location
• Creating a budget
• Understanding the rental process and the lease
• Finding funding for deposits and moving costs
• Understanding and applying for other financial assistance programs
• Navigating housing issues with management and other residents
• Keeping your housing

Who is eligible for Housing Access Services?

• People living with a disability and:

• • Are at least 18 years old 
  • If you do Do not have a waiver 
  • Have Medical Assistance 
  • Have your own home and are able to afford to stay there and aren’t being asked to leave 
  • Want to move to your own home and you can decide which services you want to have 

Note: Adults eligible for HAS who have found their own housing, may be eligible for HAS funds to pay for a security deposit, mover costs, or some basic furniture/household goods.