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Head Start Head Start is a center-based preschool program for children 3-5 years old. Program includes:

• Education: School readiness goals in the areas of language, literacy, math, science, health, and social-emotional skills

?- Family goal-setting ??- Health and safety ??- Nutrition ?- Social and emotional health ??- Social services ??- Screenings and follow-up for health, development, and behavior ??- Services for children with disabilities ??- Transition services Early Head Start ?The program includes weekly home visits with parents and their child(ren), teaching and partnering with them in the areas of child development, health, mental health, family health, and development and family resources. Weekly home visits include: ?- Assisting pregnant women with accessing comprehensive prenatal care to promote healthy development and a safe delivery. ?- Information and referrals to other community agencies as needed. ?- Parenting information and screenings to ensure that children are developmentally on track. ?- Playgroup sessions are provided throughout the year where parents and children can build friendships and discuss interesting parenting topics. ?- Supporting parent's efforts to meet the challenges of parenting. ?- Working with parents to ensure that children have access to quality health care, including dental, vision, speech, hearing, nutritional, mental health screenings, and physical exams and immunizations. Pregnant women and children up to 3 years old may apply for this year-long opportunity.

Independent living communities are maintenance-free, apartment homes and communities. Residents participate in social events and outings, dining in private dining room. Additional services are available such as housekeeping or health care.

Provides hearing assessments

Assists individuals and families in finding affordable housing options in Meeker County. Housing services may offer Section 8 vouchers, public housing, or project-based vouchers.

Works in partnership with school districts to provide mental health services for students through 12th grade to remove obstacles to treatment. Providing mental health services directly in the school setting increases access to children and adolescents. It allows collaboration with schools and community support systems to improve outcomes for those with mental health concerns. Mental health professionals engage in school interventions and design toolboxes to use across classrooms, embedding these resources in the school to help reduce referrals. Can see kids throughout the school day and coordinate with school staff to meet the needs of what is happening in the school. Participating schools include:

• Athlos Academy

• Buffalo Hanover Montrose Schools

• Independence Elementary in Big Lake

• Liberty Elementary in Big Lake

• Lincoln Elementary in Elk River

• Sartell/St. Stephen School District

• Sauk Rapids/Rice Middle School and High School

• Terra Nova

Non-profit organization that promotes respect for animal life, works to prevent animal homelessness, abuse, and provides community education regarding the humane/ethical treatment of animals

The library system is a network of 27 member public libraries:

• Offers residents books, children's books, large print books, movies, TV series, audiobooks, and periodicals.

• Online services include thousands of e-books, digital audiobooks, magazines, newspapers, and links to a world of resources for children, teens, and adults.

• Provides bookmobile services for residents not near a library and mail-a-book services for homebound patrons.

Family practice and physical exams for immigration (United States or other countries), sports, school and college entrance, as well as general medical

Bilingual advocates assist with:

• Court coordination with legal systems

• Crisis intervention

• Filing Orders for Protection

• Safe housing and relocation

• Safety plans and crime victim rights

• Supportive listening

Provides access to information and referral to services provided by Olmsted County Adult and Family Services as well as information about services in the community.

• Assertive Community Treatment (ACT): Intensive non-residential treatment which involves rehabilitative mental health services. Helps people become independent and integrate into the community as they experience recovery.

• Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): State certified intensive outpatient program combines with coordinated community support services with the goal of reducing the need for hospitalization and increasing the individual's ability to participate in community living.

• Direct Access allows an individual to go directly to a provider they choose to receive a comprehensive assessment and access care immediately. Provides Rule 24 assessments which determine financial eligibility for funding and refers to Rule 25 assessments which determine appropriate level of chemical dependency treatment. Substance Use Services:

• Case management services provide ongoing monitoring of individuals engaged in treatment and early recovery

• CRAFT, a program for women who are pregnant or recently delivered and who are abusing chemicals

?- Information and referral

• Licensed outpatient treatment groups for individuals on probation

• Targeted Case Management: Provides case management services to individuals who have been diagnosed with a Serious and Persistent Mental Illness (SPMI) by a mental health professional

Banking services designed to assist community members who are underserved by traditional banks. Services are mostly provided through a "branchless" bank system that relies on online or mobile technology. FAIR Checking: offers a checking account with no overdraft fees or monthly minimum balance requirements. A checking account can be opened with a $25 deposit. FAIR Credit Builder: provides individuals with a $500 loan that is locked into a Certificate of Deposit (CD) account. Participants make monthly payments over 18 months to establish a positive credit payment history. After 18 months, participants receive the $500 plus CD interest minus fees. FAIR Savings: no monthly fees or required minimum balance. A savings account can be opened with a $25 deposit.

Provides behavioral and medical health services to teens and young adults, including:

• Check-ups

• Care for minor illnesses

• Confidential birth control and pregnancy testing

• Confidential Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) testing and treatment

• Counseling services for anxiety, depression, and trauma

• Immunizations

• Sports physicals

Services include:

• Provide long-term personal and social development opportunities within a structured environment for severely disabled individuals

• Find paid, meaningful work in a variety of integrated settings for people with developmental disabilities and which assign a "job coach" to work side-by-side with each client to provide advocacy with the employer and other employees

• Day training and habilitation services are offered regarding basic skills, daily living skills, and recreational and social activities

• Transportation is provided for activities

Neighborhood Watch program enlists the participation of Neighborhood Watch Groups. Goal of the program is to reduce crime in a neighborhood and improve the quality of life in each neighborhood. Involves:

• Knowing what to do to make homes and neighborhoods a safe place to live

• Neighbors getting to know each other and working together for a common cause

• People being trained to recognize and report suspicious activity in their neighborhoods

Other services offered:

• Curfew information

• Premise checks while residents are out of town

• Inver Grove Heights Department of Public Safety Domestic Abuse Response Team (DART) assists in investigation for cases of domestic violence, interacting closely with other officers, investigators, prosecutor, women's advocates, court, probation officers, and the community

• Identity theft/fraud reporting and resources

• GFW Elementary School: 323 East 11th Street, Gibbon, MN 55335 (507)834-6501, fax (507)834-6264

• GFW Middle School: 1001 North Cottonwood Street, Winthrop, MN 55396 (507)647-6501, fax (507)647-4329

• GFW Senior High School: 1001 North Cottonwood Street, Winthrop, MN 55396 (507)647-6501, fax (507)647-4329

Conditions Treated

• Acne

• Allergies

• Allergic reactions (minor)

• Bladder/urniary tract infections (UTI) for females ages 12 - 65

• Bruises

• Cold/flu symptoms including fever, cough, sore throat, and earache

• Cold sores

• Insect bites/stings

• Minor burns and rashes (eczema, posion ivy/oak, athlete's foot, and sunburn)

• Sinus infections

• Skin infections, including impetigo and ringworm

• Sore throat

• Stitch removal

Lab and Radiology Services

• Mononucelosis (mono)

• Pregnancy tests (for females ages 18 and older)

• Routine blood tests (glucose, complete blood count or CBC, etc.)

• Sexually transmitted disease (STD) and gynecological tests

• Testing for strep, influenza and mono

Works to help bring kids and parents together in permanent family settings. Services include:

• Adoption home studies and home study updates

• Child placement services

• Child-specific recruitment services

• Parent training and education

• Post-adoption services

• Relative adoption services

• Wendy's Wonderful Kids affiliate

• Base fare: $2; rush hour (6 am - 9 am and 3 pm - 6:30 pm weekdays) $2.50; express fare .75 extra during rush hour. Express fare .50 extra during non-rush hours.

• Reduced fare, $1, to senior citizens weekdays during NON-rush hours, all day Saturday, Sunday, and holidays. ID required with this fare - driver's license or Minnesota ID with a "T" endorsement, Medicare card, or railroad retirement card.

• Reduced fare, $1, for youth ages 6 - 12 available weekdays during NON-rush hours, all day Saturday, Sunday, and holidays.

• Children ages 5 and under ride free when accompanied by one paid adult fare (limit 3 per adult). Youth 13 - 17 may qualify for a reduced fare card through schools and employers.

• Reduced fare, $1, for persons with disabilities (those unable to qualify for a Minnesota driver's license because of physical or mental disability) all day, every day, including weekends and holidays. Certified identification is required - Medicare card (valid during non-rush hours only), Metro Mobility card, Metro Transit temporary ID card, or Minnesota driver's license/state ID with an "L" or "A" endorsement. For information on eligibility, certification, or registration, call 612-373-3333.

• Free Transit Program for Disabled Veterans: Provides free rides on any fixed route service in Minnesota. Disabled veterans with a service connected disability must show a Veterans Identification Card (VIC) issued by a VA Medical Center with the words "Service Connected" or the initials "SC" below the photo. These cards are available at the VA Medical Centers in Minneapolis or St. Cloud.

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. NOTE: Call for current class offerings and schedule of events

Thrift store of donated items, household items, clothing. Vouchers available from Salvation Army office.

Elementary Schools: Cold Spring Elementary 601 Red River Avenue North, Cold Spring, MN 56320 (320)685-7534 John Clark Elementary 415 West Broadway, Rockville, MN 56369 (320)251-8651 Richmond Elementary 34 2nd Street North, Richmond, MN 56368 (320)597-2016 Middle School: ROCORI Middle School 534 5th Avenue North, Cold Spring, MN 56320 (320)685-8683 High School: ROCORI High School 534 5th Avenue North Cold Spring, MN 56320 (320)685-8683 Area Learning Center: 534 5th Avenue North Cold Spring, MN 56320 (320)685-8683 Night school and alternative high school programs

Provides early childhood mental health services. Also specializes in serving people with co-occurring mental health diagnoses and supports mental wellness throughout a person's lifetime. Services may include aspects of:

• Case Management

• Diagnostic Evaluations and Assessments

• Individual and Family Therapy

• Parent-Child Interaction Therapy

• Permanency and Adoptive Family Support

• Preschool Mental Health Day Treatment

Offers a discount program for eligible patients and a payment plan option for any balance not covered by the discount. The program cannot be used for dental and pharmacy bills and charges. Program assistance is based on:

• Assets, such as property or savings accounts

• Family size

• Income

• Liabilities, such as bills or regular payments due

Individuals may apply even if they have insurance coverage.

Overnight accommodations for 50 homeless women. 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.