Other Assistance Resources

 

 

Fuel Assistance, Home Weatherization, Low Income Energy Assistance, and Energy Crisis Assistance

• Information and eligibility requirements can be obtained by contacting WestCAP at 715-598-4750, or visiting  http://westcap.org. 

• Home Energy Plus Applications can be submitted online. The online application can be found at https://energybenefit.wi.gov.

 

 

Housing Assistance - (Please note that Pepin County Government Center is not affiliated with and does not own or manage any rental properties. Therefore, rental or application requirements are not determined by Pepin County)

Housing Authority of the County of Pepin
  (Several apartment units located in Durand, Arkansaw, and Pepin WI) 
Management Company:     Pathways Properties (based in Menomonie, WI) 
Local/Mailing Address:       703 3rd Ave E, Durand, WI  54736
Phone:                                715-672-4098

Bear Creek Apartments 
    (Section 8 housing, and income based, Located at 170 & 172 Country Lane, Durand WI  54736)
Management Company:         ACC Management Group Tri-City
Phone:                                    715-619-1617

Great River Apartments
      (Located at N1000 County Road CC, Pepin, WI  54759)
Management Company:          Horizon Management
Phone:                                      800-944-4866
website:                                     HorizonManagementGroup

 

Food, Clothing & Household Items

• Durand Food Pantry -  Wednesdays 9-12; Thurs 1-4pm, 114 E Main Street, Durand

• Pepin Food Pantry - Wed 4-5pm,  Eastside Apartments 701 Dunn Street, Pepin
• Mobile Food Pantry - 2nd Thurs 4-5:30pm, St. Mary's Catholic Church, Durand (bring your own boxes & bags)
• St. Vincent De Paul - 825 E Prospect Street, Durand  715-672-8975 or HelpLine at 715-672-8617

 

Assistance with Phone, Internet and Bundled Services
Eligible consumers may receive up to $9.25 off the cost of phone, internet or bundled services. For more details visit LifelineSupport.org.

*Our local NTec provider does participate in Lifeline*  (Learn more by clicking here.)

 

Zero Interest Home Repair Loans
Community Development Block Grant funds are available to help with homebuying or home repairs. The CDBG Housing Rehabilitation Program, administered by Chippewa County Housing Authority, offers loans at no interest to income-eligible homeowners. Income limits vary by County. Loans are available for properties located in the West Central Wisconsin Housing Region which includes: Barron, Buffalo, Chippewa, Clark, Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin, Pierce, Polk and St. Croix Counties. 

 

 For information or to apply for the program, visit the Chippewa County Housing Authority website using this link or contact:

Chippewa County Housing Authority
715-726-7933
housingauthority@chippewacountywi.gov