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Winona Friendship Center offers recreational, educational, and social programs for older adults. Activities include: bingo, bus trips, exercises, health and wellness programs, educational programs, water exercise class, crafts, painting, yoga, tai chi, free health services through Bridges Health and a computer lab. A Foot and Nail Clinic is also offered by the nursing students from Winona State University. The Center welcomes volunteers to help with committee membership, program assistance, and computer tutoring.

Offers outpatient therapy services integrated into the resident's routine for those who have been discharged from an inpatient care but need continued therapeutic support. Outpatient services provide flexibility and continuity of care, helping individuals maintain or improve their functional abilities while remaining in their own homes. The types of therapies offered include occupational, physical, speech, and more. Treatment includes:

• Adaptive living techniques, joint protection, and motor coordination

• Cognitive, visual, and perceptual retraining

• Comprehensive home programs and patient education

• Specific exercises to restore motion, restore strength, and minimize pain

• Speech and language pathology

• Strengthening muscle groups to restore large and fine motor skills

• Prosthetic training for enhanced mobility

Provides bridge between school and responsibilities of adult life for students with disabilities. Transition program training sessions are scheduled within student's schools and/or local communities and include: ???- Driver permit test preparation classes ?- Independent living skills training

• Practical skill training

• Resource information

?- Small group sessions

Community Work Service Program: Juveniles are assigned to do community work service, either through juvenile court or the diversion process, to work on projects throughout the county under the supervision of an adult supervisor. These work sites have been recruited and are continually montored by the Juvenile STS Crew Leader. Community service work sites offer a varied degree of work experiences that allow the juveniles to provide a service to their community. Drug testing Electronic Surveillance Program: Utilizes electronic surveillance equipment for juveniles as an alternative to detention. Probation Officers make recommendations to the District Court regarding the appropriateness of releasing a juvenile on electronic monitoring to his/her parent or guardian's custody pending further hearings or disposition. Nicollet County Probation also uses electronic monitoring as a condition/sanction of a juvenile's probation. This option is used for juvenile offenders, both as an alternative for detention, as well as short term consequential programming. First Time Offenders Programs: Provides a number of opportunities for first time juvenile offenders. Many of these are educational groups, which are run within the department, as well as several where referrals are made to other agencies. Popular options outside the department include; the ARCHER Program (At Risk Chemical Health Education and Resilience) and the PERT Program (Program for Encouragement of Responsible Thinking). Juvenile Diversion Program: Offered for first time minor offenders. These juveniles are diverted from the juvenile court upon agreement of the County Attorney's Office and the Probation Department. The Probation Department meets with these juveniles and their parent(s) and provides programming that will deter further delinquent activity. Project Nighthawk:?Joins probation officers and law enforcement in partnership to ensure compliance of court orders through random home visits to hold clients accountable to probation conditions, such as drug and alcohol testing. Randomly schedules visits on a weekly basis.

Outreach to help under-resourced and in-transition (homeless) students:

• Partner with the Family and Community Engagement Program of the Rochester Public Schools to raise, receive, and redistribute funds to provide for the needs of under-resourced children in the school district.

• Partner with the Transitions and Fostering Connections Program of the Rochester Public Schools to raise, receive, and redistribute funds to provide for the needs of students and their families who are in transition (homeless).

• Partner with the Olmsted County Housing and Redevelopment Authority (OCHRA) through the Stay At Home Program, helping raise, receive, and redistribute funds to help under-resourced families and students remain in stable housing, so children can remain in their schools and have a better chance at completing and excelling in their education.

• Educates the public about the dangers of secondhand smoke and the need to reduce children's access to tobacco products

• Helps the lodging industry create smoke-free hotels and motels

• Mentors young people to adopt healthy, tobacco-free lifestyles

• Works to protect the public from secondhand smoke

• Works with youth groups and communities to develop and implement tobacco-free parks and recreation areas

• Works with landlords to develop and implement smoke-free policies and thus increase the availability of smoke-free rental housing

Offers subsidized housing and a flat rent program

Provides in-house use and loan of books, literature, etc.

• Materials available in audio or large print

• Summer reading program for children

Provides affordable and market rate apartment living for seniors, families, and individuals with physical disabilities. Monroe Village:

• 1900 Central Avenue NE, Minneapolis, MN 55418
• Katherine Bakke, (612)789-6066, [email protected]
• Senior, market rate apartments

North Park Plaza:

• 8201 45th Avenue North, New Hope, MN 55428
• Sherry Sampson, (763)535-6794, [email protected]
• Seniors and individuals with physical disabilities

Oxbowl Bend:

• 3101 111th Avenue NW, Coon Rapids, MN 55433
• (763)427-2022, [email protected]
• Low-income seniors, age 62 and older and individuals with physical disabilities

Village at Franklin Station:

• 2100 Bloomington Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55404
• Barb Beecher, (612)870-7300, [email protected]
• Seniors and individuals with physical disabilities

High Pointe I & II:

• 1800 - 1830 High Pointe Lane NW, Rochester, MN 55901
• (507)282-8385. [email protected]

Nicollet Towers:

• 1350 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN 55403; (612)874-6530, [email protected]
• Families

Job exploration counseling:

• - Career mentorship
• - Identification of career pathways of interest to students
• - In-demand industries and occupations
• - Informational interviews
• - Job shadowing
• - Non-traditional employment options
• - Skills verification
• - The labor market
• - Vocational interests
• - Workplace tours/field trips

Work Based Learning: Uses the workplace or real work to provide students with the knowledge and skills that will help them connect school experiences to real-life work activities and future career opportunities.

• - Career mentorship
• - Informational interviews
• - Job shadowing
• - Paid and non-paid work based learning internships
• - Paid and non-paid work experience
• - Practicum
• - Service learning
• - Student-led enterprises
• - Volunteering
• - Workplace tours/field trips
• - Youth apprenticeships

Counseling on Postsecondary Education: Options may include -

• - Advising students and parents or representatives on academic curricula
• - Completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
• - Providing information about college application and admissions processes
• - Providing resources that may be used to support individual student success in education and training (i.e., disability support services)

Workplace Readiness Training: Teaches skills such as -

• - Communication and interpersonal skills
• - Financial literacy, benefits planning
• - Job-seeking skills
• - Navigating transportation options
• - Understanding employer expectations for punctuality and performance, as well as other "soft" skills necessary for employment
• - Utilizing assistive technology effectively

Self-advocacy: Provides instruction including -

• - Learning about personal rights and responsibilities
• - Learning how to request accommodations, or services and supports
• - Mentoring with educational staff such as principals, nurses, teachers, or office staff
• - Participating in youth leadership activities offered in educational or community settings
• - Peer mentoring from individuals with disabilities working in competitive integrated employment

Provides religious education

Provides therapy, crisis services, and education to victims of sexual assault and teens through a range of services:

• Telephone crisis response

• Short-term counseling

• Responds to local hospital emergency rooms

• Legal advocacy

• Safe at Home application assistance for address confidentiality

• Support group for individuals who have experienced sexual abuse designed to help people begin to recover from the effects of trauma and to help them find ways to grow, flourish and enjoy healthy relationships and happier lives. Individuals receive support from peers and advocates. Individuals learn about dynamics and the culture surrounding sexual violence, common reactions and feelings, as well as coping skills that may aid in the healing process.

• Works with victims of sex trafficking and sexual exploitation

• Workshops and Education: Offers community education speakers on a range of topics such as bullying, cyberbullying, sexting, healthy relationships, impact of domestic violence on child witnesses, media violence, sexual assault awareness and prevention, and teen dating violence

The Individual Development Account (IDA) program helps low-income wage earners build assets through matched savings. Each participant commits to 12 hours of financial management educational workshops and monthly budget counseling. Participants deposit a portion of their income into a Family Asset Account, which generates a 3:1 match through the program. The maximum match amount for a participant is up to $120 a month if they deposit up to $40 into their account. The account can be used only to buy a home, for higher education expenses, or to begin a small business.

• Home health care program provides continuity of care to individuals seeking health care services from area physicians

• Services are available to persons of all ages

• Does not need to have been hospitalized previously to receive this service

• Services are prescribed and directed by one's physician Professional services of: - Registered nurses/LPN's - Physical Therapy - Occupational Therapy - Speech Therapy - Medical social services - Home health aides - Homemakers - In-home respite Homecare Programs may allow a patient to stay in his own home and prevent unnecessary nursing home placement or hospitalization

Food shelf distribution in cooperation with local businesses, churches, and individuals

Provides children safe and conflict-free time with parents through a variety of services delivered by trained providers. Each parenting time center provides a neutral location for drop off, pick up, and visitation of children. Services include:

• Parenting classes

• Safe exchanges and supervised visits

• Scheduling assistance

• Supervised phone calls and virtual visits

Deployment Services

• Coping With Deployments Course: Spouses, parents, siblings, and significant others learn skill-building techniques that help them respond to the challenges of the deployment cycle

• Mind-Body Workshops: Offer an alternative method of healing that engages both the mind and body to address common stress reactions that occur within military families and communities

• Post-Deployment Support Resources: Information and workshops to help families re-adjust to being together after a loved one's deployment

• Pre-Deployment Preparedness Tool for Family Members: Makes sure families are prepared with the information they may need throughout the deployment

• Reconnection Workshops: Enhance the likelihood of positive reconnections among family members and successful re-engagement of service members and veterans in civilian life

Emergency Communications

• The American Red Cross independently verifies an emergency, enabling the service member's commander to make an educated decision regarding emergency leave and then provides transportation assistance and/or financial assistance if needed

Financial Assistance

• The American Red Cross works in partnership with Military Aid Societies to provide financial assistance which includes funds for emergency travel, the burial of a loved one, emergency food and shelter, etc. Aid Societies determine the financial assistance package that will be offered - a grant or loan. The Red Cross is the mechanism to expedite access to these financial resources.

Information and Referral Services

• Offers confidential services to all members of the military, veterans, and their families by connecting them with local, state, and national resources through the network of American Red Cross chapters. Local chapters develop and maintain relationships with community partners. Military families rely on the local chapter to help them identify their needs and connect them to the most appropriate chapter and community resources. These services range from responding to emergency needs for food, clothing, shelter, referrals to counseling services (e.g. financial, legal, mental health, etc.), respite care, and other resources.

Military and Veteran Caregiver Network

• Connect Online: Connect with caregivers in a secure, custom, peer-moderated online community

• Peers engage to exchange experiences, empathy, education, and encouragement

• Share With a Mentor: Share with caregivers in an understanding, one-on-one, peer-mentor relationship

• Join a Support Group: Join caregivers in confidential, peer-facilitated support groups in the community and online

Veteran Services

• Veterans Claims for Benefits: Assists veterans and their families in preparing, developing, and obtaining evidence to support applicants' claims for veterans' benefits. Also, assists claimants seeking to appeal to the Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA).

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.

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.

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: Charity Care/Financial Assistance: Intended to assist those low-income, underinsured, and/or uninsured individuals who cannot otherwise pay full charges as determined under the hospital's qualification criteria. It should take into account each individual's ability to contribute to the cost of his or her care. Good Faith Estimate: Under the law, healthcare providers need to give patients who don't have insurance or who are not using insurance an estimate of the bill for medical items and services. This service is for those who receive a bill that is at least $400 more than the Good Faith Estimate.

Provides a safe and secure setting for children to maintain relationships with parents and other significant adults. Staff provide supervised parenting times, monitored parenting times, and supervised exchanges.

Services provided on Wellness Day are free and confidential; lunch/snacks and childcare are provided to help participants enjoy the day.

• Adult Rehabilitative Mental Health Services (ARMHS)

• Art therapy

• Brow waxing

• Individual therapy

• Legal aid

• Manicures

• Massage therapy

• Medical exams for women's health

• Salon stylist

• Spiritual direction

Available for individuals who would like a clinician to diagnose and provide medical care information (and prescriptions) online, rather than at the clinic. Conditions and symptoms treated:

• Allergies

• Cold, cough, and congestion

• COVID-19 concerns

• Depression and anxiety-related issues

• Eczema

• Female health

• Headaches

• Medication refills

• Minor eye conditions

• Other general concerns

• Sinus issues

• Stomach and digestive issues

• Urinary tract infections/bladder concerns

Receives payment of all current and delinquent property taxes, handles all information regarding land transfers, elections, and business licenses, and calculates the tax rates, prepares the Truth in Taxation Notices, and Property Tax Statements.

Programs including:

• Abundant Grace garden

• Alcoholics anonymous support groups

• Al Anon support groups

• Emergency Homeless Shelter assistance

• Helping Hands minor home repair assistance

• Wednesday night meal with suggested donation