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Provides legal advice and/or representation in cases involving:

• Denial of relocation benefits based on government displacement and non-return of security deposits

• Discrimination

• Eviction (Unlawful Detainer)

• Illegal lockouts and utility terminations by landlords

• Maintenance and repairs in rental housing

• Mortgage foreclosures and cancellations of contracts for deed

• Public and subsidized housing admissions and terminations

• Utility shut-offs

Cash-grant program for adults with low incomes experiencing a household emergency. Adults can receive assistance once every 12 months. The assistance received must resolve the crisis. Adults must use their own money first. The amount of assistance provided might not cover the entire emergency, but it can help. Emergency General Assistance provides short-term, one-time assistance for persons in a financial crisis because of fire, flood, storm, illness, accident, theft, utility shut-off, eviction, foreclosure, moving expense, necessary home repairs, or need for furniture or appliance replacement or repair.

Families are needed to open their homes to school age children needing a temporary place to live. Placements vary in length. Foster providers become part of the agency team that works closely to meet the child's needs and with the child's parents toward the goal of reuniting the family or finding permanency for the child.

Community corrections system with services including:

• Assistance to crime victims

• Community service work programs

• Diversion of appropriate low-risk offenders

• Monitoring and enforcement of court orders

• Probation services for adult and juvenile offenders

Provides a food shelf offering a wide variety of foods such as produce, meats, grains, milk, eggs, deli items, and personal care items. Families and individuals can use the food shelf once per month by appointment. The food shelf:

• Accepts donations of nonperishable food and select personal care/household items are accepted. Donations accepted include menstrual products, toilet paper, and paper towel.

• Food delivery program designed to make food access simple for those unable to visit the food shelf in person

• Offers curbside pick-up services are available during service hours. Families and individuals can pick up food as needed.

Provides civil legal advice to the Ramsey County Board and its departments, which provide public services. Enforces child support orders through the courts, terminates parental rights in dependency and neglect matters, and prosecutes mental commitment and paternity issues.

Overnight accommodations for homeless men. This secure shelter offers a safe place to spend the night. A free hot meal is served at 6 pm, and warm showers are available.

Services for children, with a focus on enhancing the connection between young children and their caregivers

Below Market or Market Rate Housing

Camp Noah is a week long faith-based day camp for children in grades K - 6 who have experienced a disaster. It combines disaster recovery support for children with fun filled recreation to form a healing experience. It is offered at locations around the US where a disaster has occurred.

Services for people of all ages who have disabilities with maintaining and improving personal health, increasing independent-living skills and participating in the community. Tailored services are delivered in the home and during community activities including:

• In-home family support

• Personal support

• In-home respite care

• Contracted case management

• Saturday center based respite care

Coordinated Entry Services (CES): The Housing Advocacy Services Department participates in the Southeast Minnesota River Valleys Continuum of Care Coordinated Entry Services (CES) for housing and support services for households experiencing homelessness Prevention Assistance: When funding is available, individuals and families will be referred to the Housing Advocacy Department for follow up on Prevention Assistance. Funds will vary on a monthly basis. The Prevention Assistance fund assists families and individuals facing eviction with back-rent financial assistance and landlord-tenant negotiation assistance. Case management includes services such as transportation assistance, information/referral, and landlord tenant law training with the goal of achieving housing stability moving forward. Rapid Re-Housing (RRH): Provides short-term rent assistance and/or deposit for individuals and families with children who are homeless to get into permanent affordable housing where the participant is the leaseholder and chooses their own apartment according to their needs. RRH includes case management services such as life skills training, transportation assistance, information/referral, landlord tenant law training, and utility assistance for up to six months with the goal of obtaining and subsequently maintaining stable housing. Households will be assessed and prioritized using the Coordinated Entry System. Long-Term Assistance: The Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) Program provides high-barrier households experiencing homelessness with affordable rental housing and supportive services that assist participants with maintaining housing stability, improving overall wellness, engaging in the community and leading successful lives. PSH targets households that need intensive case management services due to challenges such as significant and persistent mental health issues and chemical dependency. Households will be assessed and prioritized using the Coordinated Entry System. Note: Funding comes from a variety of sources including the Family Homeless Prevention and Assistance Program - FHPAP and others.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Cognitive Behavioral Therapy group psycho-educational and depression management skills training program with group process. The program has 4 modules, with 4 lessons in each module. There is minimal homework for the individual to complete. This can be an adjunct to individual psychotherapy and/or as a step-down from a higher level of care. ?- Thoughts: Learn to identify the individual's thinking patterns and change the way they think ?- Activities: Learn relaxation skills, ways to increase pleasant activities, and how to set meaningful and achievable goals ?- Interpersonal Skills: Learn to identify strategies that work to improve the individual's relationships with others, assertiveness skills, and how to handle conflict ?- Depression and Health: Learn how sleep, diet, and exercise affect depression and the individual's overall health Depression Management Groups meet weekly. Each Module takes 4 meetings, so completion of all four modules takes about 4 months. To participate in the training, individuals do not have to be involved with individual therapy or be taking medication. ?- Learn about depression and how to decrease the chances of becoming depressed in the future ?- Learn what may have contributed to how an individual's depression started and why it is difficult to get out of it ?- Learn coping skills to manage depression and reduce its negative effects on their life

• Mayor and City Council: Member contact information

• Permits and licenses

• Planning and Zoning

Provides a no-cost child and family development program for families with children living in Ramsey County. The program focuses on school-readiness to prepare children for Kindergarten by utilizing developmentally appropriate and social-emotional curriculum. Provides:

• Early Head Start: A home- and center-based program to support children and families to be their first and most important teacher

• Encouragement of children to speak their native/home language, as well as English

• Free meals, family fun, and parent engagement events

• Head Start: Offers extended and full day programs for children

Provides scattered-site permanent housing for families and individuals who are homeless and have a disability. The program includes a rent subsidy where households pay 30 percent of their income for rent and includes a case management component based on the need. NOTE: Families and individuals must get a pre-screen through United Way 211 to access this program. The pre-screen information is provided to Saint Louis County Housing Assessment Team - SLCHAT.

Provides FHPAP application assistance only for eligible individuals and families in Hennepin County seeking rent assistance. FHPAP does not provide direct financial assistance. Hennepin County is responsible for determining eligibility and distributing rent assistance funds.

Services including:

• Flu shots (October - March) for ages 6 and older, and shingles shot year round

• Local prescription delivery in Babbit and Ely only

• Pharmacists available during business hours to answer questions about medication

• Prescriptions or over-the-counter medications

• Safe medication disposal drop box

A statewide group of current and former foster youth ages 14-23. Focuses on advocacy, changing the system and laws currently in place that affect children and youth in care and their families. Other areas of focus include:

• Advocacy: youth meet with legislators, judges, attorneys, and social workers to address the needs and wants of youth in care.

• Leadership: youth meet bi-weekly to discuss and plan projects and upcoming events related to foster care awareness and advocacy.

• Collaboration: youth meet with other Youth Leadership Councils from around the state to discuss and plan ways to make a change in systems and provide greater community awareness.

• Community development: youth plan and participate in community events to celebrate foster youth and raise awareness of the foster care system and what life is like as a youth in care. Youth attend community events where they can share what their local Youth Leadership Council is involved in and learn about other organizations within their community.

Provides a food shelf available for anyone to access weekly. The food shelf:

• Accepts donations of food items, toothpaste, deodorant, and feminine hygiene products

• Allows individuals to visit the food shelf weekly for bread and produce and once a month for boxes of packaged food (otherwise call if emergency access is needed)

• Offers frozen meal pick-up and in-person dining for seniors

• Provides food and other items for those in need which include bread, produce, meat, dairy items, and more

Provides chemical dependency treatment, including:

• Comprehensive outpatient program including day and evening treatment options

• Comprehensive chemical health assessment

• Daily chemical education and support groups

• Methadone and Buprenorphine (Suboxone) Treatment

• Medically supervised taper

Offers emergency medicine, hospital care, and specialty care services including:

• Audiology

• Behavioral health

• Cardiology

• Dermatology

• Lab and radiology

• Occupational, physical, and speech therapy

• Podiatry

• Surgery

• Urology

Provides specialized outpatient mental health services for children and adolescents with a focus on problematic sexual behaviors and related emotional or behavioral concerns. Services include:

• Comprehensive outpatient sexual behavior assessments

• Parent/Caregiver Support Groups: Helps families understand sexual behavior dynamics, treatment processes, and build supportive strategies

• Psychotherapy for children and adolescents ages 6-17

• Treatment groups for adolescent males experiencing problematic sexual behavior

Group Therapy Treatment Program: 12 to 16 weeks of structured group sessions

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

• Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

• Evidence-based approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills training, educational curriculum, and experiential group therapy

• Family and individual therapy as recommended

• Individualized treatment planning

• Individual Therapy Services

• Parent support group component

• Play therapy (when developmentally appropriate)

• Progress review meetings upon request

• Pro-social skills training

Cash-grant program for adults with low incomes experiencing a household emergency. Adults can receive assistance once every 18 months. The assistance received must resolve the crisis. Adults must use their own money first. The amount of assistance provided might not cover the entire emergency, but it can help. Short-term grant assistance for persons in a financial crisis including utility shut-off (electric, heating, gas and water service payment assistance), eviction and foreclosure. Applicants must show how they have spent their income from the last 60 days to qualify.

Provides prescription dispensing services such as:

• Medication consultations

• Over-the-counter medications

??- Prescription medications