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Provides skilled nursing communities to provide support in a home-like environment. Residents are provided daily opportunities for social interaction, personal enrichment, and holistic healing. Services provided:

• 24 hours/7 days a week skilled nursing care and supervision

• Comfortable rooms and shared community spaces

• Dedicated caregivers and volunteers

• Inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation options

• Medication management and clinical support services

• Personalized physical, occupational, and speech therapy services

• Short-term and long-term care options

• Supportive care programs such as hospice care, respite care, and memory care

Helps people without children who can't work enough to support themselves, and whose income and resources are very low pay for basic needs. The maximum monthly benefit is:

• $128 for a person living in a licensed residential facility or receiving substance use disorder treatment services

• $350 for a person living in the community

• Emergency funds may be available if the individual cannot pay for basic needs, such as shelter or food, and their health or safety is at risk because of this

People who get GA are also eligible for help with medical and food costs through Medical Assistance - MA and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - SNAP.

Provides inpatient psychiatric hospital services for children and adolescents. Provides individualized, person-centered care focused on illness management, behavior change, and healthy development, while building on each child and family's strengths through comprehensive assessment, medication management, therapeutic treatment, and family engagement.

Improves health outcomes by coordination of care between physical and mental health care and other service providers for individuals who are not receiving case management services

Educational Program - Programs provided by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs to help with business skills, connections, and potential growth, including workshops and training. For current programs, click here Loans and Advising - Loans with no-cost advising. Loans offered:

• City of Cook Economic Recovery Fund: Loan for local business in the city of Cook who are recovering from the summer 2024 flood

• Gap Financing: Loan covers the "gap" between various sources of funding and the total cost of the project. Used for commercial real estate projects, such as mortgage or major renovation and has more flexibility than traditional lenders

• Healthy Food Fund: Specialized loan for local food retailers and producers that helps with replacing dated equipment, investing in technology, expanding business, purchasing inventory, hiring staff, updating building, purchasing new or existing store, and more

• SBA Microloan: Start up loan for working capital, inventory, or equipment purchase

• Working Capital Loan: Loan provides access to cash for various projects and investments such as marketing campaigns, purchased inventory, upgrade equipment, or expand business operation.

Offers individual, family, marriage, senior, child, and adolescent counseling focusing on a variety of issues.

The Energy Assistance Program helps pay heat and electricity costs. Payments for energy bills are sent directly to the household's energy company or fuel provider for propane, fuel oil, or wood. Financial assistance varies depending on household income and fuel costs. The Energy Assistance Program provides additional grants for eligible households who need help with:

• Getting reconnected to heat and power after disconnections
• Paying for emergency fuel deliveries of propane, heating oil, or biofuel
• Preventing disconnection
• Providing emergency heating system repair or replacement for homeowners
• Weatherization services to both homeowners and renters to reduce home energy consumption and costs for eligible households by improving the energy efficiency in homes

Provides help to at-risk families to avoid future incidents of child maltreatment and to enhance child and family well-being, including:

• Comprehensive assessments, early intervention, outreach, and supportive and therapeutic services

• Connect families with county and community-based services

• Limited financial assistance for families to meet basic needs

Offers recreational activities such as:

• Aerobics/aquarobics

• Athletics programs

• Driver's education class including 30 hours of classroom instruction and 6 hours of behind-the-wheel training

• Exercise classes/groups

• Physical fitness

• Team sports/leagues

• Walking programs

Offers a nurse line available 24 hours/7 days a week for individuals who may need to speak with a nurse about medical care and where to go for care. Nurses can provide medical advice on what potential options are available such as virtual care, primary care, urgent care options, or seek emergency care if needed at a HealthPartners location.

People looking to build skills in the carpentry trade will be trained on a Housing & Redevelopment house to gain skills and certification in carpentry. Year-long program providing a livable wage during training and placement upon completion.

Offers disability benefits planning from experts about Social Security work incentives designed to help individuals succeed if working or wanting to work. Services provided include:

• Customized benefit analysis

• Information and referral

• In-depth problem solving

Library service for residents who live outside member library communities. Several different types of materials and services are available through the American Language Services (ALS) Bookmobile:

• Adult and children's books
• Audio books
• DVDs
• Interlibrary loans
• Large print books
• Music
• Video games

See website for annual schedule

Library service for residents who live outside member library communities. Several different types of materials and services are available through the American Language Services (ALS) Bookmobile:

• Adult and children's books
• Audio books
• DVDs
• Interlibrary loans
• Large print books
• Music
• Video games

See website for annual schedule

• Comprehensive assessment (Rule 25)

• Intensive outpatient programming

• Safety Net: Consist of a team of providers and community support services to help each individual succeed in their own recovery goal

• Substance use group: Topics may include DBT skills, living in recovery, 12 steps, mental health, and relapse prevention

• Testing: On-site rapid substance testing via urinalysis and offer further extensive testing with contracted lab facility

• Housing for families of children who are undergoing treatment for cancer and other life-threatening illnesses

• Families assigned their own room. Each family supplies its own food

• Outside and inside play area, living rooms, recreation rooms, and kitchens

• University hospitals provide shuttle service

• Volunteers provide rides to grocery stores, Target, and perform many other helpful duties

Mayor and City Council Member Contact Information Administration:

• City Administrator/Clerk: works as planning and zoning administrator and administers city elections
• City Bookkeeper handles the city's monthly water and sewer billings

Economic Development Authority:

• Primary focus includes promotion and attraction of new and expanding business and industry throughout the region
• Seeks to utilize economic tools and incentives to spur development and enhance business climate. Offers a Revolving Loan Fund, Tax Increment Financing, Minnesota's JOBZ tax incentive program, and assistance in obtaining state, federal and business financial loans or grants.

Parks and Recreation:

• Provides park facilities reservations on a first-come, first-serve basis and a fee is required. Park programs available for all ages.

Streets/Parks:

• Responsible for maintenance of city roadways and alleys and snow removal
• Lions Park
• West Park
• Boat landing and city swimming beach

Water:?- Responsible for water treatment plant operation, sewer treatment plant operation, and also maintenance, testing and record keeping

Homebuyer Counseling: Provides free, HUD Housing Counselors to help clients understand how to be responsible homeowners, determine homebuyer readiness by reviewing finances, checking credit reports, and creating a budget Home Stretch Workshops: Provides certified instructor led workshops that guide potential homebuyers to help determine readiness, make a plan to get there, and prepare for homeownership

Provides a range of outpatient mental health services provided by licensed clinicians. Services are designed to support individuals, couples, and families through structured, evidence-informed therapeutic care. Therapy services include:

• Couples Counseling: Provides structured support for partners seeking to improve communication, address relationship challenges, and strengthen emotional connection in a collaborative therapeutic setting.

• Group Psychotherapy: Offers therapist-led sessions for individuals experiencing similar concerns. Groups focus on shared discussion, skill-building, and mutual support in a confidential environment.

• Individual Support Groups: Provides small, focused groups led by licensed counselors. These groups offer a structured space for participants to discuss life challenges with peers facing similar experiences.

• Individual Therapy: Offers one-on-one counseling for concerns such as anxiety, depression, trauma, and life transitions. Treatment is tailored to the individual's needs and goals.

• Parenting Support and Family Therapy: Offers services that address family dynamics, behavioral concerns, communication difficulties, and family transitions through guided therapeutic sessions.

A non-partisan organization defending the liberties of everyone, regardless of their politics. The ACLU promotes, protects, and extends civil liberties and civil rights of people in Minnesota through litigation, lobbying, and community engagement. Programs include:

• Campaigns: Identifies key issue areas to focus on in Minnesota. Areas of focus include School Board Watch, Stop 287(g) agreements with ICE, Minnesota Election Action Plan, Know Your Rights: K-12 Students and LGBTQ+ Community, and more. Visit website for more campaign information at https://www.aclu-mn.org/en/campaigns.

• Legal Cases: Provides legal assistance to a limited of cases. Cases handled involve serious violations of civil liberties by the government. Visit website to request for legal assistance at https://www.aclu-mn.org/en/request-legal-assistance. NOTE: Not all cases are accepted due to limited staffed and volunteer attorneys.

• Legislation: Has a policy team that advocates for the protection and expansion of civil liberties. Drafts legislation during the Minnesota Legislative Session that reflect specific key political issues and areas of focus.

• Provides a Know Your Rights webpage of information for specific issues and groups. Visit the website for information about knowing the rights for K-12 students, college students, LGBTQ+ community, women's reproductive health rights, voting, protesting, water protection rights, ICE deportation, and police stops.

• Press release and informative articles, magazines, newsletters, and blog posts about postings, upcoming events, updates on legislative work, and current civil liberty issues

NOTE: Does not give legal advice. All cases taken on a long-term basis, no quick resolution is possible.

Provides a variety of individual, group, and organizational training to help educate and raise awareness about various topics. Services include:

• Community awareness opportunities to provide information at community events, public spaces, and resource fairs

• Educational presentations to fit the needs of community partners regarding abuse, body safety, domestic violence, exploitation, healthy relationships, human trafficking, and sexual violence

• Professional training topics on child abuse, domestic violence, roles of an advocate, sexual exploitation, trafficking, and victims' rights

Financial Education

• Budgeting and savings

• Building and managing credit

• Consumer protection

• Debt reduction

• Rental topics

• Reverse mortgage basics

• Scam and Fraud Prevention

Financial Management

• Assessment and budget assistance

• Financial goal setting

• Help with creditors

Healthcare Application Assistance

• Minnesota Insulin Safety Net Program

• MNSure navigation

Housing Counseling

• Foreclosure prevention counseling

• Reverse mortgage counseling

• Crime prevention including Neighborhood Watch, a law enforcement program that enlists the participation of citizens in crime prevention. Neighborhood Watch involves residents watching out for one another. Program requires that a block captain keep a list of residents in the neighborhood who are willing to participate in the program and receive information on calls for service, crime prevention ideas, and how to report suspicious activity if it occurs.

• Crime prevention including talks given to the general public that include personal safety, home security, fraud prevention, and drug awareness

• Community Service Officers (CSOs)/Citizen's Academy: Non-sworn uniformed employees whose assigned duties and responsibilities by their nature do not require the services of a police officer.

-Police Explorers/Teen Police Academy: Provides children and young adults the chance to gain exposure to various careers in law enforcement

• Municipal police department

• General crime prevention programs