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Provides family and health education including child-rearing in early infancy, child development, parenting, family health, and environmental safety. Programs include:

• Child Passenger Safety Program: One-hour class for parents on use of their child safety seat including information on the correct seat for the child, safely securing the child in the seat, and correct installation of the seat in the vehicle. Car seats are available for purchase on sliding fee basis at training.

• Child and Teen Checkups: Provide outreach and assistance to enable well-child checkups for children and teens ages 21 and under who are on Medical Assistance. There are several locations, can assist in making dental and medical appointments, and arrange transportation to and from appointments.

?- Dental Health Services: Offers dental care through Children's Dental Services (CDS), a traveling dental clinic. Specialize in children's dental care and provides dental services to children from infancy to age 26 years, pregnant women, and people of all ages, regardless of income. Routine dental services include cleanings, fluoride, sealants, oral health education, exams, x-rays, fillings, crowns, and extractions. Visit website for a list of dental providers.

• Early Intervention Services: Provides assistance to families with infants and preschoolers who are living with a developmental delay. A multidisciplinary team is available to identify and treatment children with developmental delays.

• Early Hearing Detection and Intervention: Assistance offered to parents with follow-up appointments and information on free services if their child has a potential hearing problem

• Family Planning: A voluntary and confidential program for individuals to obtain information about pregnancy prevention. Family planning involves preventing, spacing, and achieving pregnancies. This service provides referral and education. Pregnancy testing and treatment for chlamydia and gonorrhea is provided at no cost.

• Follow Along Program: Monitors children ages birth to three. Questionnaires are sent to parents every four months to evaluate their child's development.

• Family Home Visiting: For families with children birth to five years old. Home visiting supports families as they learn about healthy pregnancies, positive parenting, infant and child growth and development, health and nutrition, breastfeeding support, childhood safety and injury prevention, strengthening family relationships, and community resources.

• Help Me Connect: An online navigation resource for pregnant and parenting families with young children to find local resources and information to support healthy child development and well-being

• New Baby Visits: New parents are contacted by a Public Health Nurse to answer questions, provide education, information, and support including lactation consultation

• Project Harmony: Provides home visits to mothers with chemical dependency issues offering education, counseling, and recovery coaching

• Parent Support Outreach Program (PSOP): A voluntary program that provides short-term help to parents to access resources and provide education about housing, transportation, parent education, child development, activities, childcare, safety planning, and other services.

• Postpartum Home Visits: Provides home visits to new mothers and infants to educate and counsel about nutrition, child growth and development, and resources available for families. Visits can be requested through a physician or hospital.

• Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS): Consultation and home visit, grief support, and referral service for families who have experienced loss of a child

Law library services include basic research tools. Public access terminal for criminal background searches.

Provides law enforcement and community services including:

• Street patrol

• Criminal investigations

• Medical response

• Mutual aid assistance to other agencies upon request

The program is a voluntary, early intervention program that focuses on a family's strengths and needs through support systems. Once enrolled in the Parent Support Outreach Program, help is provided to at-risk families to avoid future incidents of child maltreatment and to enhance child and family well-being, including:

• Comprehensive assessments, early intervention, in-home parenting education, outreach, and supportive and therapeutic services

• Connect families with county and community-based services

• Family circle meetings and support

• Limited financial assistance for families to meet basic needs

Provides one on one substance use counseling who are not ready for primary treatment. Chaplaincy services are also available onsite to meet with clients individually for comfort and support.

Provides housing with services within each of the assisted living communities. Features and amenities including:

• 24 emergency response system

?- 3 meals per day and snack ?- Common areas ?- Licensed nurse case management and coordination with physicians ?- Medication management ?- Onsite 24 hours/7 days a week care provided ?- Variety of scheduled events and activities NOTE: Additional amenities vary by location. Contact individual location. Skyview Senior Plaza accepts older adults ages 55 and over.

Individuals can obtain life-saving knowledge and skills designed to keep them prepared in the event of an emergency, with the health and safety training techniques and certification programs, including:

• AED (Automated External Defibrillator)

• ALS (Advanced Life Support)/PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support)

• Babysitting and Child Care (NOTE: Classes are not intended for individuals seeking certification for state-licensed child care providers)

• BLS (Basic Life Support)/CPR for Healthcare

• CNA (Certified Nurse Assistant) Training and Testing

• CPR

• First Aid

• Group Training for a Safer Workplace

• Instructor Training

• Lifeguarding

• Swimming and Water Safety

Classes are available in classroom, online and classroom, and online formats. Certificates and Continuing Education Credits are available.

Adult-to-youth mentoring program for youth ages 7-18 in need of friendship, guidance, and support Mentors meet two to four times per month with their mentees for activities that both enjoy, group activities are provided every 6-8 weeks for mentors and mentees to attend.

Long term care, memory care, and transitional care services with a personalized care plan designed to promote independence and engagement in social opportunities. ?

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. ECFE works to strengthen families and engage the ability of all parents to provide an environment that supports the healthy development of their child. Services may include:

• Book lending library

• Dad and child programs

• Early childhood screening for children ages 3 - 5

• Information on community resources

• Outdoor classroom

• 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

• Workshops on specific topics

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

Minnesota's version of TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families). Statewide MFIP helps families work their way out of poverty by providing temporary cash and food benefits to eligible families. Statewide MFIP has a 60-month limit, there are some limited exceptions and extensions to the time limit. Participants are required to follow certain work rules. Failure to meet work rules will result in their MFIP grants being sanctioned or reduced. In addition:

• Child support will be pursued in those situations where one or both parents are absent

• A woman expecting a baby may receive assistance for herself during her pregnancy

• Children who are being cared for by certain relatives may receive assistance

NOTE: MFIP recipients may be eligible for Emergency Assistance, Child Care Assistance, Medical Assistance, and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

Provides critical support to renters to ensure long-term housing stability. Services include:

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

• Homeownership: First time home buyer education training

• Housing Stability: Helps renters secure stable housing

• Legal Support: Referrals to free legal assistance for renters

• Audiology (507)538-3270

• Breast Diagnostic Clinic (Breast cancer clinic)

• Cardiovascular Medicine (507)738-4002

• Children's Center 855-MAYO-KID (855-629-6543) toll-free

• Dental Specialties: Dental hygiene, Prosthodontics including dental implants and dentures, Maxillofacial prosthetics, Orthodontics, Periodontics, and more (507)284-2850

• Ear, nose, and throat care (507)284-3856

• Gastroenterology and Hepatology

• General Internal Medicine (507)538-3270

• Hematology

• Infectious Diseases Specialty

• Nephrology and Hypertension (507)538-3270

• Neurology

• Obstetrics and Gynecology

• Oncology (Medical)

• Ophthalmology

• Orthopedic Surgery

• Pain Medicine (507)538-3270

• Pulmonary Medicine and Sleep medicine (507)538-3270

• Radiology (507)538-3270

• Urology care

• Women's Health Clinic (507)538-3270

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. Some of the classes offered are:

• Terrific 2 and 3's
• Fantastic 4 and 5's
• Multi-Ages 2-5
• Infant-Toddler

Services may include:

• Parent-child activities
• Parent discussion groups
• Play and learn activities for children
• Home visits
• Special events for the entire family
• Book and toy lending library
• Information on community resources
• Programs for non-English language learners
• Workshops on specific topics
• School readiness program for children age 3 1/2 - 4
• Early childhood screening for children ages 3 - 5
• Dad and child programs
• Single parent program

NOTE: Call for current class offerings and schedule of events

Offered by the Scott County Law Library, Minnesota Justice Foundation (law students from Hamline, St. Thomas, University of Minnesota, and William Mitchell), and local volunteer attorneys. Law students, under the supervision of practicing attorneys, assist participants in using the Minnesota Self-Help Center I-Can program to fill out divorce paperwork. The I-Can program is an online form tool that asks the user questions and creates the forms needed to start a divorce. Participants have the opportunity to submit their paperwork to the Self-Help Center for review before filing.

• Fire and rescue service

• Fire inspections

• Public education

• Fire prevention

Provides emergency care. Typically, the ER sees patients with symptoms that are more complicated than urgent care conditions, including:

• Severe chest pain/cardiovascular emergencies

• Dizziness

• Palpitations or fast heartbeat

• Difficulty breathing

• Sudden or severe pain

• Head injuries, brain injury, or stroke/neurological emergencies

• Loss of consciousness

• Confusion or inability to speak

• Speech problems or slurred speech

• Deep or complicated cuts

• Poisoning

• Major burns

• Broken bones

• Severe abdominal pain

• High fever

• Severe eye injury

• Carbon monoxide exposure

• Sudden blindness

• Partial or full paralysis

• Complicated or deep cuts

• Rape

• Suicidal behavior

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, babysitting classes, English as a Second Language (ESL), GED test preparation, sports and recreational activities, and more.

• Provides supplemental healthy foods and nutrition education on breastfeeding support, a one-to-one basis to pregnant women, infants and children up to age 5 years old

• The program serves as an adjunct to good health care, during critical times of growth and development, in order to prevent the occurrence of health problems and improve the health status of these persons

Recovery support group for those recovering from substance abuse meet weekly and are facilitated by a trained volunteer. Participation is recommended for a minimum of one year. Fountain Center staff are present at every meeting to provide education and support.

Offers a program for participants where a Family Self-Sufficiency Specialist will work with them individually and with their families to identify, locate, and arrange services that help them make positive changes. As a participant, individuals will create an Individual Training and Services Plan (ITSP) that includes:

• Earning money in an escrow savings account as income increases

• Employment goals and identifies training or education needs over the next five years

• Providing services such as childcare, transportation, education, budgeting, finance, job training, employment counseling, and homeownership counseling

• Bike Cops for Kids: Program designed to create goodwill and fight crime in targeted Minneapolis neighborhoods. Police on bicycles ride through neighborhoods and pass out bicycle helmets and bicycles to children. Children are selected randomly. NOTE: There is no way to sign children up or to contact the Minneapolis Police department to receive a free bicycle or helmet.

• Block club organizing, neighborhood watch force

• Crime Free Multi-Housing Program

• Crime maps and advice on how to choose a place to live

• Coordination for National Night Out

• Home and business security demonstrations

• Graffiti prevention and removal information. To report graffiti, call 311. For removal assistance for Minneapolis residents and businesses call the Graffiti Hotline

• Personal safety workshops

School Youth Advocates are out in the community and in area schools with programs to help teach kids the skills they will need to create a community where violence is not tolerated. Advocates work to help teens and pre-teens understand and develop healthy relationships with the people they date, their friends and peers, and their family members. For middle and high school students, programming includes individual support and educational groups that meet for 12 to 15 weeks each year. Classroom presentations on dating violence, safe social media use, healthy relationship-building, and many other initiatives support the effort to change the trajectory of relationship abuse. Children K-6 receive classroom sessions on bullying, safety, how to be a good friend, and other topics.

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 an Aspirus Saint Luke's location.