Tri-County Action Program

Transportation:transit connection public bus operations offer rural transportation including dial-a-ride, fixed route and small city service. The transportation dispatch staff coordinates the requests and assists customers in obtaining reliable transportation and identifies other alternatives when our services are not a viable solution. These services are offered for those in benton, stearns, sherburne, mille lacs and morrison counties. A total of 127,103 one-way rides were provided to the communities.the volunteer driver Program provides rides for clients in stearns, sherburne, benton, mille lacs and morrison counties to destinations throughout Minnesota. We provide rides for medical appointments, family visits, counseling, and other essential needs. We currently have 36 volunteer drivers who performed 10,479 one-way rides, drove 422,035 miles, and volunteered 13,202 hours.

Family resources: the family resources served over 2,000 households providing a wide variety of services ranging from free tax return preparation, housing assistance, and employment and training. This number reflects services and programs offered in our asset, workforce, and housing stability pillars.

Community development: the low-income home energy assistance Program helps income eligible households in benton, stearns, sherburne and morrison counties by paying a portion of their home heating costs. Tri- cap receives funds to complete this administrative activity and created $6,427,587 in requests to the department of commerce for payments to vendors on behalf of customers.the federal weatherization Program provides assistance for eligible households in benton, stearns, and sherburne counties which can benefit from updated energy efficiencies as well as health and safety upgrades. A total of 114 households in the communities were served with complete energy audits and an additional 117 households were served with mechanical assistance called standalones.