Office of Financial Empowerment Request for Proposals

LOCAL Fund: Worker Ownership Program

The application deadline has passed. The City of Saint is no longer accepting applications for the LOCAL Fund: Worker Ownership Program.

The City of Saint Paul is seeking a partnership with a qualified organization to serve as a program administrator for the Local Fund: Worker Ownership Program. The program will increase the number of worker-owned businesses in the City of Saint Paul by alleviating start-up and transition costs and mitigating financial hardship for eligible worker-owned businesses.

Rent Stabilization

The City of Saint Paul’s Rent Stabilization Ordinance, initially approved by voters in November 2021, was amended by City Council in September 2022. Changes to the law took effect on January 1, 2023. Information about the Rent Stabilization Ordinance and summary of rules can be found on these pages.

Immigration Fraud Awareness

About the Fraudulent Immigration Services Awareness Campaign 

  • The City of Saint Paul is launching the Fraudulent Immigration Services Campaign, which will provide Saint Paul community members with information on immigration scams. 
  • The goal of the campaign is straightforward: inform the community about how to identify, respond to, and report fraudulent immigration services.
  • This awareness campaign is financially supported by the Local Consumer Financial Protection Initiative

Money Action Day 2021

Money Action Day is a virtual financial fitness fair for Twin Cities area residents on June 5, 2021. This one-day, online event is designed to connect families to resources, tools and support needed to reach their financial goals. The free event will include workshops on topics from homeownership to building credit, and there will be opportunities to schedule one-on-one meetings with financial experts and counselors.

Money Action Day is presented by Prepare + Prosper in partnership with LSS Financial Counseling and CollegeBound Saint Paul.

Office of Financial Empowerment

Saint Paul established the Office of Financial Empowerment (OFE) in 2019 because economic inequality is a whole-city crisis that demands a whole-city response. OFE coordinates that response in partnership with community leaders, businesses and nonprofits, and low-income Saint Paul residents. (Pictured: The O’Brien family visits Saint Paul’s Landmark Center.)
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