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• Early Childhood Therapy: services are provided to children and their caregiver(s).

• Individual Therapy: Therapists support younger children through Non-Directive Play Therapy utilizing toys, games, artwork, reading, and talking to support children in expressing feelings and experiences. For older children, therapists will work with the child to decide what is the most helpful form of intervention to meet individual needs and goals.

• Youth Group Therapy: Helps children break the secret of domestic violence, understand that the abuse and violence is not their fault, strengthen self-esteem and have fun. Held twice a year in the Spring and Fall. Groups meet once a week for twelve weeks on Tuesday evenings.

Provides an indoor and outdoor market, open to the public. Local fresh produce, specialty goods, handmade crafts, prepared foods, live music, and activities are available.

• Outdoor Market: East Lot, Bloomington Civic Plaza, 1800 West Old Shakopee Road, Bloomington 55431

• Winter Market: Bloomington Civic Plaza, 1800 West Old Shakopee Road, Bloomington 55431

Market Bucks Program: The Farmers Market is able to match the first $10 that customers spend using their EBT card every day the customers shop at the market. For the first $20 charged on an EBT card, an additional $10 in Market Bucks are free. Market Bucks can be spend in the same way (and are subject to the same restrictions) as EBT tokens. Note: No pets allowed in the market area. No parking in the East/Farmers Market lot. Handicap parking is available in the West parking lot of Civic Plaza. Additional parking available across 98th Street at Public Works.

Library service for residents who live outside member library communities. Several different types of materials and services are available through the American Language Services (ALS) Bookmobile:

• Adult and children's books
• Audio books
• DVDs
• Interlibrary loans
• Large print books
• Music
• Video games

See website for annual schedule

Manages properties that offer low-rent or subsidized housing to eligible low-income households, including older adults, families, and people with disabilities. Property information includes: Sun Rose Courts: Offers seventeen one-bedroom units and one two-bedroom unit.

Mayor and City Council Members-?Member contact information https://pineislandmn.gov/council Departments

• City administrator

• Civil defense

• Deputy clerk

• Economic development

• Finance - account clerk

• Fire services

• Library

• Public works

• Registrar

• Streets/parks

• Water and waste water

Group and individual counseling for adult sex offenders

• Full food assistance may be received up to 12 times per year with at least one week between visits

• Partial food assistance is available to clients once per week (Monday - Friday); items mostly include perishables and a more limited meat selection

• Walk-in orders will be filled the following business day

• Anything beyond the standard food order including baby items, juice, laundry detergent, dish soap, baking supplies, soy milk, powdered milk, personal care items, etc. may or may not be available

• ECHO will offer delivery of food supplies to those people who call if they need the service

• No-shows (no call two days prior to cancel pickup) count as one of the 12 visits allowed per year

• Accepts food donations to support its services and contribute to community-based food distribution efforts.

Provides care and support to individuals nearing the end of life. It focuses on the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of the resident and their family. Services include:

• Assistance with daily activities and personal care, such as bathing and grooming, to ensure the resident's comfort and dignity

• Care coordination with the resident's healthcare providers to ensure continuity of care and effective management of any medical conditions

• Emotional and psychosocial support for the resident and their family, including grief counseling and spiritual support

• Pain management and symptom control to provide relief from physical discomfort

• Support for families during the end-of-life process, including education on the dying process, partnership with hospice care, and advance care planning.

Water testing kits available to detect contaminants in drinking and surface water.

Offers opportunities to people age 55 and over to gain work skills through paid work experience. Participants work part-time hours at work sites such as thrift stores, schools, museums, daycare centers, hospitals, nursing homes, and more. The program is designed to provide job training an support with the goal of moving to a job in the regular job market.

Provides flexible, intensive mental health and rehabilitation services for children and youth with emotional disturbances and their families. Services are tailored to each child's needs and may include skills training, individual or family psychotherapy, one-to-one behavioral support, crisis planning, and day treatment. Aims to help children recover age-appropriate functioning, develop coping and social skills, and coordinate care with families, schools, and other providers.

Acute care hospital, emergency room, and level 4 trauma center for critical or life-threatening situations that require immediate medical attention. Services include critical care treatment for all medical specialties and emergency transportation.

Provides legal clinics on a variety of civil legal matters, not criminal matters. IRS and divorce cases accepted. Provides legal advice for legal matters, such as:

• Benefits law

• Consumer law

• Family law

• Housing law

• Immigration law

Mental health services include:

• Adult Rehabilitative Mental Health Services (ARMHS)

• Consultation on behavioral issues in geriatric care centers

• Family therapy

• Individual therapy

• LGBTQ+ services

• Psychological testing and evaluation

Home-based skills training in areas such as:

• Abuse issues

• Anger management

• Behavior management

• Communication

• Coping

• Nurturing

• Problem solving

• Social skills

Treatment for issues include:

• Anger

• Anxiety

• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD/ADD)

• Behavioral issues

• Chemical dependency issues

• Depression

• Developmental disabilities

• Elderly issues

• LGBTQ+ issues

• Parent child problems

• Phase of life and transition issues

• Phobias

• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

• School problems

-Trauma

• Women's issues

Fire department which provides open burning permits

Bert Raney Elementary School:

• 555 7th Street Granite Falls, MN
• (320)564-4081 ext. 244, fax (320)564-4427

Yellow Medicine East Middle and High School:

• 450 9th Avenue Granite Falls, MN
• (320)564-4081, fax (320)564-4782

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 number of people in the household.

Aging Mastery Program (AMP): Through the National Council on Aging; 8 weeks in study;each week is a different topic (financial, physical, mental health, etc.);review books and video materials in-person; aims to help older adults take key steps to improve their wellbeing, add stability to their lives, and strengthen their ties to communities; professionals visit as speakers to assist with sessions. Dementia Friends-sessions: Provides to community members of all ages. Healthcare specific educational session is available, as well as adaptations for particular workplaces, known as Dementia Friendly in the Workplace. These are one-day sessions that last from 60-80 minutes. Educational session available to community members who have attended a Dementia Friends session, to become Dementia Champions, so that they too, can provide Dementia Friends sessions. This is a one-day session. Powerful Tools for Caregiving (PTC): Educational program designed to help family caregivers take care of themselves while caring for a relative or a friend. Focus is on those caring for someone who is 55 years or older. Six weeks of 1.5 hour workshops. Offered both virtually, and in-person, depending upon the time of registration. Call to register for this workshop. Caregiver Training Workshop: This workshop is approximately 2 hours long. Must pre-register and the workshop is provided in-person. The training walks through a workbook that allows the participant (caregiver) to develop a plan of how to care for their care receiver if something should happen to them and they are no longer able to care for that older adult-either temporarily or definitively. Fraud and Scam Prevention Trainings: Provides presentations relating to fraud and scam prevention to the communities of service-upon request. ?Programs are provided at a variety of locations, including Elder Network offices and others. Some programs are available virtually.

The assessment helps determine public programs that might pay for an individual's long-term services and supports or help them learn about other options if they don't qualify for publicly funded programs. It is required to determine eligibility for: Community First Services and Supports - CFSS (formerly known as Personal Care Assistance - PCA) Home and Community-Based Services Waivers based on age:

• Individuals Over 65 Years Old: Alternative Care (AC); Elderly Waiver (EW)

• Individuals Under 65 Years Old: Brain Injury Waiver (BI); Community Access for Disability Inclusion Waiver (CADI); Community Alternative Care Waiver (CAC)

Intellectual and Developmental Disability (IDD) Services (also known as Rule 185 Case Management) Family, friends, or others can attend the assessment. The assessment is in person at the individual's home or at a place of their choice, and it lasts about two hours.

• Crime investigation, prevention, and reporting

• Crime victim/witness support

• Expired and unwanted medication disposal

• Missing person report intake

• Police records

Volunteers help us staff the 24-hr crisis line and help meet in-office needs and special projects. Our fundraising subcommittee consists of volunteers, staff, and board members working toward the common goal of agency fundraising. We also have ten committed Board Members, who help to ensure overall agency functioning and work with staff to strategic plan for our future.

• Blood pressure check
• Cholesterol check
• Colonoscopy
• Colposcopy
• Depression screening
• Diabetes screening
• Mammogram
• Osteoporosis test
• Prostate cancer screening
• Sexually transmitted disease (STD) screening

Twice-monthly gathering of those with mild cognitive impairment and their care partners to socialize, learn about dementia and gain mutual support.

Provides the licensing for child and adult foster care. Services include:

• Information about licensing requirements and standards

• Inspections and investigations on certifications for foster care licensing

• Orientation, licensing, re-licensing of foster care certification

• Types of foster care licensing: Emergency shelter, family coster care, special services homes, resource family homes, and respite care