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Special health programs and services designed to enhance overall well-being - Blood pressure checks- Caregivers support group- Defensive driving- Exercise classes- Health promotion classes and events- Hearing aid clinic- Seasonal immunizations- Silver Sneakers fitness program - Social events

Provides a variety of classes and activities for community members of all ages including:- Adult enrichment classes - Adult recreational sports - Exercise classes - Youth enrichment program - Youth sports

Disaster Relief and Recovery- Find open shelters when an emergency has forced an individual (with or without a service animal) to evacuate their home. The Red Cross may be able to help by providing shelter and services.- Responds to emergencies like fires, floods, and severe storms. At every disaster, victims' needs are assessed and methods are taken to ensure they have clothing, financial assistance, food, health services, mental health assistance, temporary shelter/housing, and other services to help them recover.Clean-Up and Recovery Guides- Check Home Safety: If an individual has had to evacuate, they can take steps to evaluate whether it is safe to enter when they are allowed to return home- COVID-19 Bereavement: Offers information and resources for families that have lost loved ones due to COVID-19- Emergency Resource Library: Tips and strategies for preparing, responding to, and recovering from disasters and emergencies. Topics include chemical emergencies, COVID-19, drought, flood, flu, food safety, heat wave, highway safety, home fire, landslide, nuclear explosion, radiation, poisoning, power outage, terrorism, thunderstorm, tornado, water safety, wildfire, and winter storms.- Recovering Emotionally: Find out about special care individuals may need- Recovering Financially: Get information on how to manage the financial impact of a disaster, from handling insurance claims to replacing documents that may have been lost- Staying Safe After a Disaster: Learn steps to take during and after most disasters or emergencies to help ensure safety

Adult Rehabilitation Mental Health Services (ARMHS): Community-based support for adults with mental illness. Provide assistance and coaching in multiple areas to help adults function more independently and integrate into the community:- Budgeting and shopping skills- Community resource utilization and integration- Cooking and nutrition skills- Crisis assistance- Employment-related skills- Health care directives and management- Healthy lifestyle practices- Household management skills- Interpersonal communication skills- Medication education and monitoring- Mental illness symptom management- Relapse prevention skills- Transportation skills- Transition to community living supportChildren's Therapeutic Services and Supports (CTSS): Activities designed to promote skill development for both children and their families, including:- Age-appropriate daily living skills- Family preservation, unification, and community integration- Interpersonal and family relationship skills- Leisure and recreational activities- Parenting skill development to support child growth and family goalsIn-Home Family Therapy: Focuses on improving family functioning, including:- Defining appropriate family roles- Establishing better communication- Resolving conflicts

The Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP) is Minnesota's version of TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families). MFIP helps families with children meet their basic needs, while helping parents move to financial stability through work. The program provides a monthly cash payment to help supplement a family's income as they move from public assistance to employment. Participants must meet program requirements, or their benefits will be reduced. Lifetime benefits are limited to 60 months.When families first apply for cash assistance, they will start in the Diversionary Work Program (DWP). It is a four-month program that helps parents go to work right away rather than enroll in MFIP.

Provides help to improve reading, math, and writing skills, GED test preparation, and GED testing. Also offers English as a Second Language.

Provides funding to local nonprofits that provide social services to the community

Can potentially replace: ?- Natural gas water heater, natural draft model, 10 years or older?- Furnace or boiler 20 years or older?- Electric water heater 10 years or older

Provides law enforcement and community services.

Provides services that support healthy parent-child attachment and development to prevent emotional, behavioral, and psychological problems for children under age 6 and their caregivers. Interventions can help with scary or painful events, loss, separations, medical procedures, abuse, and violence at home or in the community, helping families recover and heal after stressful or traumatic events. Interventions are respectful of family and cultural values.Early Intervention Family Services (EIFS) assessments result in access to early mental health services. It supports early education evaluation, intervention, and referral for possible Occupational, Physical, and Speech and Language assessments and Therapy intervention to help a child's development.

Assists the community by preparing for, responding to, and recovering from natural and man-made disasters. Services include coordination with agencies to deliver critical support, such as emergency response and hazard mitigation, ensuring recovery and resilience, planning, public education, and training.

The Affordable Housing Program partners with the Minnesota Department of Corrections to create affordable housing in West Central Minnesota. Homes are built and modified to meet specific accessibility requests, making them more accessible. A variety of floor plans are available depending on the family's needs. The homes built are durable, energy-efficient, and require minimal maintenance.Housing staff can assist in the steps of purchasing a new home, the mortgage lending process, and refer households to lenders such as the First Time Homebuyer programs and Rural Development programs.

Provides library services to the community including:- Access to books, audiobooks, large print materials, magazines, musical CD's, and local newspapers - Adult and children/teen programs - Book clubs - Community events - E-audiobooks and eBooks - Interlibrary loan - Internet access - Photocopier - Reference and information services

Offers Section 8 and Section 42 rental units.Properties are located in the Twin Cities area: Anoka, Apple Valley, Buffalo, Burnsville, Cottage Grove, Eden Prairie, Elk River, Eveleth, Fridley, Golden Valley, Hibbing, Hopkins, International Falls, Little Falls, Mahtomedi, Mankato, Park Rapids, Proctor, and Roseville.

Provides legal services for individuals who have been denied, reduced, or terminated government benefits

AdministrationMayor and City Council Members Departments?Administrative Services ?- Responsible for communications, general administration, information technology, licensing, and supporting the city council?- Phone: (651)730-2705?Community Development ?- Responsible for the city's economic development activities, environmental services, neighborhood and housing services, long range planning activities, and zoning administration - Phone: (651)730-2806?Finance- Oversees the processing and management of the City's accounting transactions- Phone: (651)730-2719 Human Resources- Oversees employee and labor relations, payroll and benefit administration, policy development and implementation, safety and wellness programs, and employee training and development- Phone: (651)730-2714Public Works?- Comprised of engineering, parks, streets and fleet, and utilities divisions- Phone: (651)730-2740Recreation ?- Responsible for community activities and special events- Phone: (651)747-3860

Provides the following services and information to prevent the spread of diseases:- Assists and conducts infectious disease investigations- Communicable disease prevention, education, and follow-up to control the spread of disease- Coordinates with the Minnesota Department of Health on case investigation- Information on various diseases and conditions- Immunization records and information

Offers emergency residential shelter services, 6 rooms with a total of 16 beds. Resources available to male victims who are in need of emergency shelter.Shelter program includes:- Assists victims and their children in safety planning- Helps residents work on securing housing, employment, and other needs- Offers advocacy and accompaniment to community services- Provides all basic needs for residents while they stay in the shelter program??- Provides referrals to other agencies- Provides an in-house support group- Provides daily one-on-one advocacy meetings with residents to help work on program goals???When this shelter is at capacity, referrals to other shelters are facilitated through Minnesota's Day One network

ECFE is a parenting education program for all Minnesota families with children between the ages of birth to Kindergarten entrance. Learning opportunities through ECFE may occur in a variety of settings, such as the families' homes, district or community sites, and online parenting education and support. Programming and education services often include parents/caregivers and children but may just include parents/caregivers.ECFE works to strengthen families and engage the ability of all parents to provide an environment that supports the healthy development of their child.Services may include:- Book lending library- Dad and child programs- Early childhood screening for children ages 3 - 5- Information on community resources- Outdoor classroom- Parent-child activities- Parent discussion groups- Play and learn activities for children- Programs for non-English language learners- School readiness program for children age 3 1/2 - 4- Special events for the entire family- Workshops on specific topicsNOTE: Call for current class offerings and schedule of events.

Counseling services provide help in the following areas:- Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder- Depression, anxiety, and stress management- Emotional regulation and personality disorders- Grief and loss adjustments- Individual and family therapy- Mood and anxiety disorders- Self-inflicted injury?- Trauma and abuse recovery- PTSD and DBT- Veterans issues and needs of rural community

Emergency food shelf accessible once per month. Donations accepted.

Provides fire and rescue services including: - CPR and first aid courses- Car seat safety - Emergency medical response- Fire prevention- Home safety education- Technical rescue