Chore and Homemaker Services

Three Rivers Community Action is a nonprofit human service organization created by local citizens and incorporated in 1966. Three Rivers' mission is “to work with community partners to address basic human needs of people in our service area, thereby improving the quality of life of the individual, family and community.”

Each year, Three Rivers touches the lives of over 18,000 people in southeastern MN through these programs: 

• Head Start and Early Head Start
• Transportation
• Energy Assistance
• Weatherization
• Housing Development
• Housing Advocacy
• Older Adult Services
• Achieve Homeownership
• SNAP

Our broadest impact is on the people we serve. We fulfill dreams of homeownership for single parents, people with disabilities and diverse families. We keep seniors in their homes with home delivered meals, transportation and energy assistance. Through the Head Start program, we provide school readiness for children and a variety of services for the entire family. We strive to serve people better wherever they are in life, from homelessness to homeownership, and everywhere in between.

Three Rivers does not discriminate against participants due to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disabilities, creed, gender identity, marital status, citizenship or veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

The focus of the Chore and Homemaker program is to assist with tasks to enable persons 65 years of age and older to remain in their home as they age. Volunteers may be asked to do the following:

• Lawn and garden care - lawn care, snow removal, leaf raking
• General Housekeeping - vacuuming, dusting, mopping, tidying, changing linens, doing laundry, ironing, washing dishes, taking out trash
• Errands - grocery runs, post office trip, pharmacy stop
• Communication support – technology assistance, reading and writing tasks

Chore and Homemaker Services at Three Rivers Community Action is supported, in part, by the following:

• Live Well at Home grant from the Minnesota Department of Human Services.
• Community Partners
• Participant Cost Sharing
• Individual Donations