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Helps people develop skills and knowledge to improve their lives and communities. Offers a variety of programs for learners of all ages. Class offerings include adult basic education, arts and crafts classes, defensive driving courses, estate planning, English Language Learners (ELL) services, first-time homebuyer classes, 4-H, GED services, gymnastics, music lessons, sports and recreational activities, swimming lessons, and more.

Offers multiple grant and financial support options for child care providers in Minnesota, including:

• Emergency Grants: For currently operating child care programs that have experienced an emergency (e.g. natural disasters, weather-related damage, pandemic-related cost increases, or other unforeseen circumstances) that affects their ability to provide care.

• Parent Aware Grants: For programs participating in Minnesota's Parent Aware rating system. These help providers identify goals and purchases that support sustaining or improving their quality (for example, toward achieving a higher rating).

• Regional Grants: For programs (licensed or legally license-exempt) offering early-learning services, intended to support, sustain, and increase the quality of child care programs.

• Start-Up Grants: For programs that are soon-to-be licensed or have been licensed for less than six months. These grants may be used for items such as toys, required training, health & safety items, or improvements required by licensing or the Fire Marshal.

Designed to promote part-time, temporary employment through which participants are engaged in community service and receive work experience and job skills that can lead to unsubsidized employment. The goal is to enhance employment opportunities for older individuals and promote older workers as a solution for businesses seeking a trained, qualified, and reliable workforce. Services include:

• Adult education (ESL, GED, math)
• Assessments
• Computer skills
• Health screening
• Individual employment plans
• Job search
• Networking
• Support services

Provide assistance and support to veterans and their dependents in obtaining benefits through county, state, and federal programs. Benefits include:

• Burial benefits

• Dental and Optical vouchers for both qualified veterans and their spouses

• Discharge review

• Emergency Financial assistance upon approval of the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs

• Education and training

• GI Bill education training

• GI life insurance

• Home loan guaranteed by the USDVA

• Outpatient medical care

• Medical assistance in veterans hospitals and grants for non-veteran hospitals

• Non-service related disability pension

• Service related disability compensation

• Survivors and dependents education

• Transportation to VA Medical Center

• Veteran/Military health insurance?

• Veteran survivor insurance

• Child & Teen Checkups: Provides regular health checks up for birth - 21 years who are enrolled in Medical Assistance and MinnesotaCare

• Child Passenger Safety: Provides free car seat inspections

• Family Home Visiting: A nurse can come to your home, provide prenatal and postpartum education

• Follow Along Programtheirps parents know how thier child is progressing with their health and development

• Prenatal Care & Education: Breast and bottle feeding, fetal development, labor and delivery, nutrition, safety and car seats, and more.

Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) is a nutrition program that assists pregnant women, new mothers, infants, and young children to eat well, learn about nutrition and stay healthy. Many working and low-income families are eligible for WIC benefits. The WIC Program provides:

• Nutrition assessment and feeding tips

• Breastfeeding advice and support

• Referrals to health and social services

• Vouchers for healthy foods (for example, milk, fresh fruit and vegetables, and eggs) on a monthly or in some cases, every three months

Provides free or low-cost, confidential services to all individuals, regardless of gender identity, immigration status, income, race, religion, or sexual orientation. Services include:

• Contraceptives

• Counseling

• Education

• Gynecological and breast exams

• GYT "Get Yourself Tested" kits (Chlamydia & Gonorrhea)

-Hepatitis C screening

• HIV screening

• Pregnancy testing

• STI diagnosis and treatments

• Syphilis screening

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. Services may include:

• Book and toy lending library

• Dad and child programs

• Early childhood screening for children ages 3 - 5

• Home visits

• Information on community resources

• 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

• Single parent program

• Workshops on specific topics

NOTE: Call for current class offerings and schedule of events

Supplies oxygen and other equipment including those listed below.

• Concentrators

• Conserving devices

• Cylinder gas

• Liquid systems

• Masks

• Oxygen delivery and repair

• Portable oxygen systems

• Tubing

Provides an Intensive Residential Treatment Service (IRTS) program which integrates mental health, medical, and substance use care in a 24-hour, supervised setting. Provides a high level of treatment and assistance in a structured environment. The Riverwind Residence is an 8-bed inpatient residence for men and women, located in Coon Rapids. For individuals experiencing a mental illness and/or having co-occurring mental health and substance use diagnosis. The program includes:

• 24-hour on-site staff and assistance in a residential setting

• Assessment of immediate needs and factors that lead to the crisis

• Individualized treatment to address immediate needs and restore the individual to a pre-crisis level of functioning

• Individual and group therapy

• Living skills/foundational wellness development, including exercise, and nutrition

• Medication management

Home health care services provided:

• Adult Rehabilitative Mental Health Services (ARMHS)

• Foot care

• Independent Living Skills services

• Home health aide services

• Homemaker assistance

• Occupational, physical, and speech therapy

• Personal care attendant

• Skilled nursing

• Services on holidays

• Education on emerging infectious disease

• Infectious disease response and follow-up

• Provide information about immunizations

• Facilitate locating an immunization clinic for any person needing immunization services regardless of ability to pay

Provides therapies necessary for recovery and rehabilitation through a full range of health care services as well as meeting the health care, social, and spiritual needs of short term and long term residents. Services include:

• 122 skilled nursing beds and nursing care (Medicare and Medicaid)

• Controlled access entrance and urgency call system

• End of life care

• Specialty secured memory care area

• Specialty short term and long term rehabilitation care

• Staff on duty 24/7 days a week

• Social and recreational programs

• Three meals a day

• Weekly housekeeping and linen service

A clinic providing individualized rehabilitation therapies or fitness programs to increase mobility, reduce pain, prevent future injury, or improve general well-being. Services include:

• Medication therapy management

• Occupational therapy

• Physical therapy

• Podiatry

• Speech-language pathology

Provides help to improve reading, math, spelling, and writing skills, computer skills, GED test preparation, and GED testing. Also offers English as a secondary language and prep courses for vocational school or college.

Promotes the safety of all citizens by assisting in building offender competencies through increased community collaboration and to help restore the victim's sense of security when affected by crime.

Provides two financial loan programs for low to moderate income individuals who are residing in substandard housing. Minnesota Housing Finance Agency (MHFA) - Rehabilitation Loan Program:

• Assists low-income homeowners in financing basic home improvements that directly affect the safety, habitability, energy efficiency, or accessibility of their home

• Funds can be used for single-family homes, townhomes, condominiums, and manufactured housing taxed as real or personal property

• Loan are forgiven if the borrower does not sell, transfer title, or ceases to occupy the property during the loan term

• Maximum loan amount is $37,500. Loan term is 15 years for properties taxed as real property and 10 years for mobile/manufactured homes

Small Cities Development Program (SCDP):

• Deferred loans at 0% with no interest and no monthly payments if the property does not change ownership within the time specified in the grant guidelines (except life estates or contract for deeds)

• Funds can be used for single-family homes

• Homeowners enter into a repayment agreement with the City to accept the conditions of the loan. The repayment agreement will be filed at the County Recorder's Office.

• UCAP inspects the property, identify housing problems, and will work with the household to determine what repairs should be done

• Upgrades to properties, meet code requirements, and design standards. Examples include roofing, foundations, siding, heating units, electrical, plumbing, and other health and safety items.

Provides housing assistance for low-income individuals and families that include at least one adult with a serious mental illness while they wait for a Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) or another rental subsidy. Eligible use for Bridges funding includes temporary rental assistance payments and security deposits paid directly to the landlord on behalf of qualified participants.

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 Allina Health location.

• Referrals to Gamblers Anonymous groups across the country

• Information about gambling compulsion/addiction

• Offers a listing of state gambling hotlines

Patients who need to speak with a financial counselor, need cost of care estimates, or determine if they may qualify for financial assistance to pay for procedures may reach out about options. Financial counselors can help individuals understand patients' responsibilities and may offer no-interest payment plans. Other options may include:

• Discount Program: Individuals who are uninsured or underinsured and have incomes less than 250% of the Federal Poverty Guideline may be eligible for getting help to pay for their medical bill

• Elevate Patient Financial Solutions: Help patients without medical insurance find resources to pay for medical bills

Provides drop-in services including:

• Bus cards for those with proof of recent hire in a permanent position

• Bus tokens

• Clothing

• Diapers

• Eye glass vouchers

• Household items

• New shoes

• Showering facility for those who are homeless and living on the street

• Vouchers to get State Identification/Birth Certificate

• Vouchers for local shelter stay for homeless men

Note: Above items depend on availability and individual needs. Other requests for services can be made, but may not be granted.

Supported Apartments located in Anoka County which are ideal for individuals who need on-site supervision, providing support with activities of daily living and life skills coaching. Mary T. Inc. staff function out of a hub apartment which also serves as a community room. Staff are on-site throughout the day and are available at all times. Services are tailored to meet the individuals' needs and may include independent living skills, medication and budget management, recreation, transportation, community meals, and assistive technology.

• Civil Process

• Court security

• Enforcement units

• Fingerprints

• Gun permits

• Marine patrol

• Medication disposal

• Snowmobile safety patrol