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An emergency food shelf for persons in need, can be used once a month. Will also provide food delivery for those who are homebound.

Minnesota's version of TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families). Statewide MFIP helps families work their way out of poverty by providing temporary cash and food benefits to eligible families. Statewide MFIP has a 60-month limit, there are some limited exceptions and extension to the time limit. Participants are required to follow certain work rules. Failure to meet work rules will result in their MFIP grants being sanctioned or reduced. In addition:

• Child support will be pursued in those situations where one or both parents are absent

• A women expecting a baby may receive assistance for herself during her pregnancy

• Children who are being cared for by certain relatives may receive assistance

NOTE: MFIP recipients may be eligible for Emergency Assistance, Child Care Assistance, Medical Assistance, and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

MN Housing Rehabilitation Loan Program: Helps low-income homeowners make their homes more livable, accessible, and energy efficient. Eligible improvements include plumbing, electrical wiring, roofing, heating, accessibility improvements, and remedy of any defect preventing the structure from meeting code requirements. Loan places a 15-year mortgage on the property and is forgivable after 15 years only if it remained the owner's principal place of residence. Includes mobile homes in a mobile home park, with a 10-year term. MN Housing Accessibility/Emergency Loan Program: Assists homeowners needing emergency assistance and/or essential accessibility improvements to their home. Guidelines and terms for this loan program are the same as for the Rehab Loan Program.

Provides home-delivered meals and senior dining sites. The program helps meet the nutritional needs of the senior population throughout Minnesota. Senior dining sites also offer:

• Information about other services like grocery shopping and delivery

• Programs about health and nutrition

• Social activities

• Volunteer opportunities

Provides telephone reassurance program providing weekly phone calls to individuals seeking support and socialization.

Staff may assist with information for housing options and emergency shelter resources. Staff do not provide homeless motel vouchers. Other services provided: ?- Emergency Shelter: Offers information and emergency shelter resources to adults without minor children. Call during office hours for a referral request to the Emergency Housing Services Building facility. Shelter is available based on capacity.

• Housing Hub:

• ?Connects single adults ages 18 and over and families experiencing homelessness or at risk of being homeless with a Housing Specialist to provide housing problem solving. Housing Specialists can assist households with practical solutions, identify sources, alternatives, resolve immediate barriers to housing, and mediate conflict resolution between landlords, friends, or family.
• The initial access point to be connected with a Housing Specialist is short-term with a 30-day timeframe. After 30 days initial contact, households with no other pathways identified will be connected to a Housing Assessor and placed on the Housing Registry.

• Street Outreach: Provides support to individuals who are experiencing homelessness and living outside

NOTE: People seeking temporary care for their pets must already be enrolled in a housing support program through Washington County's Homeless Outreach Services Team to see if their pet can be sheltered by referral.

Provides intensive outpatient program with options for sober housing for men. Treatment plans include:

• 24/7 on-site staff

• Client-centered treatment in a homelike setting

• Continued care

• Group and individual counseling

• Relapse prevention program

• Substance use assessments/comprehensive assessments

• Transportation: Provided from any Minnesota location and many surrounding locations. Transportation is provided to and from Minneapolis/Saint Paul (MSP) airport for admission purposes. Transportation is also available to and from work for Elk River housing clients.

Provides the following services:

• Emergency fire services

• Fire marshal

• Fire prevention education

Group and individual counseling for adult sex offenders

Operates over 300 units of affordable housing with no emergency housing such aspermanent affordable rental housing. Permanent affordable rental housing locations are throughout Anoka County. ACCAP owns and manages apartments, townhomes and single family detached homes. Rents are lower than market average.

Provides primary care and specialty medical services including:

• Diabetes management

• Immunizations and vaccinations

• Family medicine

• Gynecology and women's health

• Men's health

• Sports physicals

• Well baby care

• Provides education on car seat installation and safety to parents and guardians.

• Expecting families and parents may be eligible for a free car seat

Provides care at the clinic for:

• Bladder and urinary-tract infections (UTI)
• Check-ups and annual physicals
• Chronic disease management (for diabetes, hypertension/high blood pressure, and other diseases)
• Cold and flu symptoms
• Ear infections
• Headaches
• Health, weight and vision screenings
• Immunizations and flu shots
• Insect bites
• Joint and back pain
• Nausea and vomiting
• Pediatric care and back-to-school physicals
• Preventive care
• Rashes
• Sinus infections
• Stomach problems

OnCare is available online, rather than at the clinic. Conditions and symptoms treated:

• Allergies
• Acne
• Cold/canker sores
• Cold/flu
• Quitting tobacco
• Sinus infections
• Sore throat
• Urinary tract infections
• Yeast infections

Establishes and maintains property tax rolls and administers the property tax system. Collects all current real estate taxes and apportions tax receipts to local units of government.

Co-occurring addiction treatment program which provides outpatient programming including:

• Domestic Violence Program: 48 hours (24 sessions in 6 months). Helps men comprehend the full impact of domestic violence on their personal lives and loved ones' lives. Starting with an individual evaluation to see what services are needed, EmPower CTC helps participants with 24-week group sessions or individual sessions as needed. Other features include progress reports, dual disorder special programming, extended programming as needed and continued aftercare.

• Individual Assessments: Mental health and chemical health. Recommendations are provided and may include treatment either through EmPower CTC or another facility clinically appropriate for the individual. If the recommendation is for inpatient, EmPower CTC can assist with that process with facilities throughout Minnesota.

• Individual Therapy: For addictive behaviors, Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder-ADHD, anxiety, concentration and decision making, depression, impulse control, low self-esteem, obsessive behaviors, PTSD, relationship issues, trauma-induced disorders, veteran adjustment issues and more

• Primary Chemical Dependency Outpatient: 90 hours (29 group sessions and 3 individual sessions in 10 weeks): 3 days

• Relapse Prevention: 90 hours (36 mixed-gender group sessions plus 18 individual sessions in 18 weeks): 2 nights per week

Provides care and support to individuals nearing the end of life. It focuses on the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of the resident and their family. Services include:

• Assistance with daily activities and personal care, such as bathing and grooming, to ensure the resident's comfort and dignity

• Care coordination with the resident's healthcare providers to ensure continuity of care and effective management of any medical conditions

• Emotional and psychosocial support for the resident and their family, including grief counseling and spiritual support

• Pain management and symptom control to provide relief from physical discomfort

• Support for families during the end-of-life process, including education on the dying process, partnership with hospice care, and advance care planning.

Provides a 12-step support group for individuals recovering from compulsive sexual behavior. Men's, women's, and mixed meetings are available throughout the metro area.

Provides opportunities for individuals such as skill building, community and social opportunities, activities, health, and exercise education. Services can be customized for individuals as needed.

Pharmacy services

Offers a community meal.

• - Financial Assistance Program: For patients whose insurance coverage and/or ability to pay medical bills is limited. Provides a discount on bills for emergent and medically necessary care. The program may cover current and outstanding bills and may remain in effect for 12 months after enrollment.
• - Uninsured Discounts: Patients without insurance coverage are eligible for a discount for medically necessary services

Provides environmental health services to protect community health. Services include:

• Environmental health licensing and ordinance enforcement

• Inspection and licensing of food, beverage, lodging, mobile home parks, recreational camping areas, and public pools

• Investigation and response to environmental complaints, including nuisance and sanitation concerns

• Lead testing and inspections for homes and other properties

• Radon testing and education

• Water testing for private wells, including analysis for fluoride, iron, coliform bacteria, nitrates, lead, hardness, and sulfates

Helps people without children who can't work enough to support themselves, and whose income and resources are very low, to 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 MA to refugees. NOTE: Refugees who are eligible for Medical Assistance are served through that program. Refugees receiving Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA) are automatically eligible for RMA if they are not already MA eligible.

• Diversion: Allows lower level offenders to avoid court convictions by completing a set of conditions

• Probation supervision

• Sentence to Serve (STS): Jail alternative work program for lower risk offenders