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Elder Services - Bois Forte Band of Chippewa

1610 Farm Road South, Tower, MN 55790

Eligibility
Bois Forte members who are older adults and residents of Itasca, Koochiching and Saint Louis counties
Required documents
Application/intake form photo ID
Hours
8 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Friday
Application process
Call; walk in
Fees
Vary by service
Service area
Itasca County, MN Koochiching County, MN Saint Louis County, MN

Other Information

Application Process

  • Walk In
Elder services include the following:
  • Monthly newsletters to keep communication available on planned activities (i.e. concerts, pow-wows, etc.) and other information
  • Nutritious meals served Monday - Friday at Nett Lake and Vermilion Community Centers with home-delivered meals available to elders who are unable to go to the sites
  • Transportation for shopping monthly
?- Wisdom Steps Program: Preventative health program. Encourages elders to actively participate in programs that promote health screenings, health education, healthy living activities and evidence-based health programs. Elders who become members of the program and complete a minimum of 46,000 steps per year, and complete health screenings and exams become eligible to attend the annual Wisdom Steps Conference Free of charge. Participants earn incentives and recognition at the conference for their work towards becoming healthy and the number of steps that they walk during the year through a Tier system.
Last Assured
09/04/2025
Providing organization
Bois Forte Band of Chippewa

Bois Forte Band of Chippewa, also referred to as Ojibwe is a sovereign, federally recognized Native American Tribe