Heading Home Corps

 

All people deserve a safe place to call home. As a Housing Resource Navigator, you’ll work side-by-side with people experiencing housing insecurity to help assess their needs, set goals, research housing options, and navigate available resources to ultimately achieve their housing goals.

 
 
 
 

Heading Home Corps

Housing Resource Navigators make an incredible difference by helping more Minnesotan’s find a safe place to call home. Members are placed at Minnesota nonprofits and public agencies that have a mission to address housing and homelessness needs in our communities.

As a Housing Resource Navigator you will: 

  • Receive ongoing training on social service resources, programs, homelessness, motivational interviewing, and benefit systems

  • Work and build relationships with a range of participants

  • Support clients as they develop confidence, skills, and action plans

  • Help people access resources such as:

    • Public Assistance

    • Employment Support

    • Benefits Eligibility and Access

    • Healthcare Access

    • Housing Assistance

    • Mental and/or Chemical Health Referrals

While you’re making a difference, you’ll receive a paycheck every two weeks and qualify for tuition assistance, federal student loan forbearance and interest repayment, and more!

This is an AmeriCorps service position with the program Heading Home Corps. Members will serve one term of service in full-time or part-time capacity (40 or 25 hours per week). View the position description to learn more.

Have questions? Email us at join@ampact.us.

 

2022-23 Impact

1,600+

Individuals received support from Housing Resource Navigators

305

Participants transitioned into safe, healthy and affordable housing

78k+

Hours served by Housing Resource Navigators

 

Locations

Listed below are the site partnerships for 2023-24.

  • Hope4Youth

  • DOC — Northwest Indian Community Development Center

    Village of Hope

  • Mediation and Restorative Services

  • Community Emergency Assistance Program

  • West Central MN CoC & Fargo-Moorhead Coalition to End Homelessness

  • PRISM

  • Servants of Shelter of Koochiching County

  • Committee Against Domestic Abuse (CADA)

  • Project Forward Inc.

  • 1 Day At A Time

    CAPI USA - Lake St.

    Catholic Charities - Glenwood Residence

    Community Mediation Minnesota

    Conflict Resolution Center (HHC)

    Hennepin County Housing Stability Department

    Hired

    Little Earth Residents Association

    Minneapolis Community and Technical College

    Minneapolis Public Schools

    Phumulani

    Project for Pride in Living - Housing

  • Moorhead Area Public Schools

  • Western Communities Action Network (WeCAN)

  • Community Mediation & Restorative Services Inc

  • Community Action Center

  • Community Action Center

  • Rochester Public Schools

  • Catholic Charities of the Diocese of St. Cloud

    Homeless Helping Homeless

  • Catholic Charities - Higher Ground St. Paul

    Catholic Charities - Higher Ground St. Paul Shelter Emergency Services

    Catholic Charities - Medical Respite Higher Ground /Women's Harm

    Catholic Charities - St. Christopher Residence

    Catholic Charities - St. Paul/St. Anthony Residence

    Catholic Charity Dorothy Day Residence

    Daily Work

    Face to Face Health & Counseling Service

    Interfaith Action of Greater Saint Paul

    International Institute of MN

    Keystone Community Services

    Metropolitan State University

    Minnesota Recovery Connection

    Neighborhood House

  • The Connect Center

    Valley Outreach

 

Financial Benefits

 

Stipend Every Two Weeks

Full-time members (40 hrs/week) are paid a stipend of $1,275 every two weeks during their term of service.

Part-time members (25 hrs/week) will receive $725 every two weeks.

This stipend is taxed as income, and members complete a W-4.

Education Award

Members who successfully complete their terms of service will receive a Segal AmeriCorps Education Award of up to $7,395. Awarded at the end of your service term, it can be used to pay educational costs at eligible post-secondary institutions or to repay qualified student loans.

The award has a seven-year expiration period and is considered taxable income in the year that it is used. 

Members who are 55 or older at the start of their service have an additional option. They may choose to transfer the education award to their child, stepchild, grandchild, step-grandchild or foster child. The recipient of a transferred award has 10 years to use it, beginning on the date the member earned the award.

 

Federal Student Loan Forbearance

If a member is making payments to a federally-backed education loan, payments can be put into forbearance during their service. Upon successful completion of the program, the accrued interest will be paid by the National Service Trust. Learn more about loan forbearance under the FAQs on the AmeriCorps website.

Health Insurance

Members are eligible to enroll in health insurance, with 100% of the premium paid. The plan is managed through Cigna and includes medical coverage for individual members. It does not cover dependents.

For greatest savings under this plan, members are encouraged to use in-network healthcare providers. Search the Cigna website (using the plan option “Open Access Plus, OA Plus, Choice Fund OA Plus”) to find providers in the network.

Child Care Assistance

Members may qualify to receive child-care assistance through a program administered by GAP Solutions, Inc. In order to be eligible for the assistance program, members must meet income requirements. To learn more about how to apply, please see our guide. You can also visit the GAP AmeriCorps website for additional details, frequently asked questions and the rules and regulations of the program.

Partner with Us.

Our evidence-based programs are nationally recognized and fueled by research from the National Science & Service Collaborative. We deliver the people power to provide individualized support in your community and a system that is focused on outcomes. When we team up together, our communities win!

 
 

“It helps me do a little bit of healing from my past experience being homeless. There were times when I wish I had somebody reach out and help. It feels really good to provide that to other people knowing how impactful that is.”

— Mitchell, Housing Resource Navigator