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• Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Applications: Provides assistance with applications for SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) a county-run, state-supervised Federal program that helps Minnesotans with low incomes get the food they need for sound nutrition and well-balanced meals. The program issues electronic food support benefits that can help stretch your household food budget.

• Information and Referral: Offers information on resources of local food shelves

• Nutrition Assistance Program for Seniors (NAPS) Applications: The program is designed to provide healthy and nutritious food products each month at no cost to eligible individuals over the age of 60. Helps eligible individuals apply for the program.

• Second Harvest Heartland: Provides a free food distribution program to those in need

• Prairie Five Meals Program: Offers congregate dining, home delivered, and frozen meals serving 34 communities in the area. Frozen meals are available for weekend, holiday, emergency and rural delivery. The program promotes health and independent living in the senior population through improved nutrition and reduction of social isolation.

Residential care homes in Roseville and Shoreview provide personal assisted living and memory care. Homes are designed to keep the staff to resident ratio low to provide high levels of interaction and support.

• Activities and recreational programming tailored to each individual's interests

• Flat rate pricing includes on-site doctor's visits, transportation and attendant at other medical appointments, transportation to activities in the community, laundry, cooking, meals, snacks, cleaning. Can do 1- and 2-person transfers, foyer lifts, incontinence care, and most medical conditions. Hospice care can be added as an end of life service when needed.

Offers an emergency food shelf to residents who can access the food shelf once per month through walk in visits. Those in crisis who need additional food can call to make an appointment. The amount of food provided varies based on family size. Donations are welcome.

Weekly program for those suffering a loss from death. Program includes 30 minutes of an educational presentation followed by 60 minutes of small-group support led by a specially trained facilitator.

• Eight-week series on the grieving process

• Individuals can join group at any time. This grief support group moves between eight churches in Bloomington and Richfield. Location changes every three months.

Offers a variety of programs to make homeownership a possibility for low-income families. Services may include:

• Home Stretch Classes: Offers a homeownership training program required for participation in order to receive financial assistance

• Minnesota City Participation Program: In partnership with Minnesota Housing, the program offers affordable first-time homebuyer loans through participating lenders in Blue Earth County. A variety of loan programs are for homebuyers, including down payment and closing costs loans up to $18,000.

• Owner Occupied Rehabilitation Program: A home improvement program for low to moderate income households who qualify. The program may provide zero interest loans of up to $35,000 per property, no monthly payments, and the loan can be forgiven after 10-years.

• Partnership Community Land Trust: In partnership with the Southwest Minnesota Housing Partnership, the program offers a path to homeownership through a community land trust where a new home build or a purchase of an existing one is leased to a low-income household for a small fee. This program makes homeownership affordable by lowering the mortgage, down payment, and closing costs.

Sage: Provides breast and cervical cancer screening to low-income women, age 40 and over, without health insurance who do not receive Medical assistance or whose insurance does not cover the total cost of these services. If one of the screening tests shows a problem, Sage covers many diagnostic services and can often connect to treatment coverage. Sage Scopes: Free colorectal cancer screening including kit, colonoscopy and follow up for patients with abnormal screening results. Available to men and women, ages 50 - 64, or as young as 40 for groups at increased risk, who have no insurance or are under-insured, and meet income guidelines.

Provides cash assistance to help adults receiving Supplemental Security Income - SSI pay for their basic needs. Adults who are blind, have a disability, or are age 65 and older but don't qualify for SSI because of their income may still be eligible for MSA if they meet income requirements. The basic monthly MSA grant is calculated using either the Maximum SSI amount (Federal Benefit Rate) for the adult or their countable income (if they do not receive SSI), and the MSA standard set by state law. Special Needs Grant MSA also may provide special payments for adults who need:

• Certain home repairs

• Certain household furniture and appliances

• Guardian or conservator service fees

• Help paying for housing costs through MSA Housing Assistance

• Medically prescribed special diets

• Representative payee services

Adults who receive MSA are also eligible for help with medical, food, and housing costs through Medical Assistance - MA, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - SNAP, and MSA Housing Assistance programs.

Providing administrative services for the school district

• Elementary School
• 678 Tiger Drive, Delano, MN 55328

(763)972-6200 -

• Middle School
• 700 Elm Avenue East, Delano, MN 55328

(763)972-3365 -

• High School
• 700 Elm Avenue East, Delano, MN 55328

(763)972-3365

• Confidential HIV testing

• Low-cost contraceptives, including implants, IUDs, oral contraceptives, Depo Provera, Ortho Evra patch, free condoms, and Nuva Ring

?- OB-GYN exams with pap smears

• Pregnancy testing

• Pro-choice pregnancy counseling regarding pregnancy options

• Reproductive options counseling

• STD testing and treatment

MA-QWD is for employed people under age 65 with disabilities who lost their RSDI benefits because their income exceeds Substantial Gainful Activity (SGA) limits. QWD Program pays for Medicare Part A premium if eligible. This is the only benefit provided by QWD.

Provides a combination of career workshops, workforce training, and empowers youth to achieve their full potential. Focus areas include:

• Coaching and Mentorship: Personalized guidance and mentorship from mentors to help Somali youth navigate challenges and build a path to success

• College Readiness: Support for academic planning, applications, and transition to higher education

• Leadership Development: Cultivates the skills and confidence needed to lead in diverse settings

• Workforce Readiness: Practical training and resources to excel in the job market

Mayor and City Council Members:? ?- Member contact information ?? City Departments:

• Animal Control: Provides license renewals on an annual basis

??- Building Permits

• City Attorney

• City Compost Dump and Brush Pile: A compost dump is located in the alley next to the State Bank of Hamburg and is to be used only for grass clippings. The City also has a site where residents can take their brush and tree clippings located at the Sanitary Sewer Ponds on Vera Avenue open 9 am - 12 noon 2nd and 4th Saturday of each month from April - October.

• Deputy Clerk/Utility Billing: Provides election information and water services?

• Public Works: Provides street maintenance, street salting, and repair

Provides fire and rescue services including:

• Fire Prevention: Conducts regular inspections of commercial, industrial, and multi-family residential structures to ensure continued compliance with Minnesota fire and building codes,

• Fire Investigation: Investigates all fires in Bloomington to determine cause and origin and works with the Police Department to investigate arson

The County Attorney cannot provide legal advice to citizens, but can refer them to a department, agency, or private law firm that can help them.

• Child custody decrees

• Child protection representation

• Child support assistance/enforcement

• Conservatorship assistance

• County counsel

• Court filing assistance

• Crime victim compensation

• Crime victim notification services

• Crime witness support

• Criminal law

• District Attorney

• Domestic/family violence legal services

• Estate entitlement assistance

• General crime victim assistance

• Guardianship assistance

• Juvenile delinquency prosecution and diversion

• Paternity suits

• Paternity/maternity establishment

• Permanent restraining orders

• Stalking/harassment orders

• Temporary/permanent restraining orders

• Third-party involuntary commitment petition services

Provides state-funded food assistance to legal noncitizens ages 50 or older who do not qualify for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly called Food Stamps or Food Support) because of their citizenship status. Monthly benefits are loaded on an Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) card, which looks and works like a debit card. The card can be used to buy groceries at authorized stores, farmers' markets, and online retailers. Learn more about where to shop and what can be bought. The amount of benefits received is based on income, expenses, and the number of people in the household.

WIC is a nutrition and breastfeeding program that helps young families eat well and be healthy and promotes good health for pregnant, postpartum women, infants, and children up to age five. WIC provides services such as:

• Breastfeeding education and support

• Health assessments and screening to identify needs

• Nutrition education

• Referral to other community services

• Supplemental food vouchers or food cards for use at grocery stores and farmers' markets

Group home and community-based services program that allows children with disabilities who require a higher level of care to receive services in the community.

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

Households may apply for Energy Assistance once per program year. Applications for the heating season are typically accepted beginning in September and ending at the end of May the following year. The start date may vary as to when applications begin to be accepted. Call or visit the website to determine the dates applications are being accepted. Applications are processed on a first-come, first-serve basis and are generally processed within 30 - 60 days, depending on program funding, and information provided.

Offers diversity education programs such as:

• Connecting individuals and organizations to community resources and tools that embody inclusivity, diversity, and belonging

• Distributing educational materials to the community and local partners

• Local diversity and leadership trainings

• Student workshop called the Prejudice Reduction Workshop for grades K - 12

• Trainings and other workshops for local businesses

The Child Support Division assists with:

• Adjusting court orders based on the cost-of-living index

• Collecting and processing payments

• Establishing parentage

• Establishing and enforcing court orders for child support, medical support, and child care support

• Locating parents

• Reviewing and modifying court orders for support

• Works with other states to enforce support when one parent does not live in Minnesota

The Urban Offices offer:

• Band hunting and fishing licenses

• Computer use

• CPR/AED and First Aid classes

• Educational/Ojibwe language cultural arts and crafts classes

• Elder outings and meetings

• Monthly community meetings on issues, programs, and services for urban area and on the reservation

• Referrals to Band services including Indian Child Welfare Act Social Workers, legal services, traditional healing, and other services

• Smoke alarms

• Special and family events including a holiday party and community picnic

• Star award for youth in grades Kindergarten - 12

• Transportation to major Mille Lacs Band events

• Tribal updates

• Twin cities voting site for Mille Lacs Band Tribal elections

• Urban Honoring Our Pre-Schoolers - UHOPS: Celebrates the success of students in Head Start or early education for Kindergarten preparation

• Urban update supplement to the Band Ojibwe Innaiimowin newspaper

• Volunteer appreciation

Provides live interview coaching, online resume, and cover letter assistance. Also offers practice tests, an online writing lab, and skill-building tools in math, reading, and writing.

Provides advocacy services including MNsure enrollment assistance, help completing applications and forms, care coordination, and connections to community resources and social services.

Provides special education services to children birth to 21 years