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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. 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 and toy lending library

• Dad and child programs

• Early childhood screening for children ages 3 - 5

• Home visits

• Information on community resources

• 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

• Single parent program

• Special events for the entire family

• Workshops on specific topics

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

Provide assistance and support to veterans and their dependents in obtaining benefits through county, state, and federal programs. Benefits include: ?- Advocacy

• Assistance in obtaining military records and discharges

• Benefit Counseling

?- Claims assistance

• Conducts surveillance, investigates, monitors, and puts prevention interventions in place for communicable diseases.

• Educates the public, individuals, families, day care providers, schools, businesses, and other groups about preventing the spread of communicable diseases such as Pertussis, Influenza, West Nile Virus, Tuberculosis, Meningitis, and others.

After a report is made to the Minnesota Adult Abuse Reporting Center, the appropriate agency assesses the situation and takes necessary actions to ensure the immediate and long-term safety of the vulnerable adult.

A group of community members and professionals who meet quarterly to discuss issues facing older adults and offer information about resources for older adults

• Provide financial assistance to community development initiatives

• Provide technical assistance to business start-ups and expanding businesses

• Promote agriculture, tourism, the arts, and alternative energy development

?Renville County HRA/EDA does not offer any type of emergency or utility assistance.

County Jail

Mayor and City Council Members:

• Member contact information https://centercitymn.us/city-council/

Departments:

• Administration and Finance

• Economic Development Authority

• Elections and Voting Information

• Heritage Preservation Commission

• Parks and Recreation

• Permits and Forms

• Planning Committee

• Public Works

• Water and Sewer

Provides child care for school age children. The program is offered after school during the school year, with options for full or part time care during the summer.

Provides help and support with:

• Creating memories and keepsakes for the child

• Educational speakers

• Funeral options and guidance (Common Burial at Maple Lawn Cemetery): For infants who pass away before 20 weeks' gestation at District One Hospital in Faribault and whose parent(s) choose this option. Graveside services are held twice per year.

• Labor and delivery support

• Lending library

• One-on-one support (in person or by phone)

• Support group meetings

• Volunteer opportunities for those who wish to support grieving families

Provides a financial assistance program or charity care program. Offers assistance to patients who qualify and are unable to pay due to financial hardships. The program may provide a full or partial discount of medical services to patients who meet eligibility standards. Does not deny care based on anyone's ability to pay.

Assists victims of domestic assault with all areas of the criminal and civil justice system, including:

• Advocate through Victim Services

• Court process information and guidance

• Offender monitoring program

• Prosecution, defense and protection orders

• Safety planning and danger assessments

Offers curb to curb public transportation with various routes and availability. All buses are accessible for individuals living with disabilities. Provides rides for individuals who need transportation for:

• Daycare

• Local businesses

• Medical appointments

• Preschool

• Senior transportation for appointments, club meetings, errands, leisure, senior dining, and work

• Special requests and events

• Work

DB101 assists individuals with disabilities, ages 13 to 65, in understanding how income may impact benefits, enabling informed decision-making and reducing fears about work integration. The service includes:

• Web-Based Tools: Offers online estimators to help individuals plan and set work goals, providing personalized success tips.

• Expert Assistance: Through the Chat with a Hub feature, individuals can connect with experts for personalized guidance, answers to questions, and connections to community resources. This includes support for those with communication impairments, developmental disabilities, hearing loss, mental illness, emotional disabilities, physical disabilities, and visual impairments.

• Informational Resources: Provides comprehensive information about benefits programs and work-related rules, accessible through a user-friendly website.

Helps to pay for kindergarten preparation

• Explorations in music and related arts

• Classes can accommodate children with physical and cognitive disabilities

Provides support, training, and employment to adults with developmental disabilities. Staff assist in training and supervising people in different jobs in the facility and in the community. Training generally falls into areas such as employment, communication, social, and recreational skills. Training includes:

• Day training and habilitation

• Employment development

• Employment exploration

• Employment support, individual, and group

• Job coaching

• Prevocational services

• Transition services

Provides general information and licensing for persons interested in becoming foster care providers. Training and support for foster care providers on emergency, short-term, and long-term placement.

Provides state-operated, secure mental health, substance use, and nursing treatment facilities for adults, including the following:

• Community Behavioral Health Hospitals (CBHHs): Provide inpatient behavioral health care for adults in six communities throughout the state. These 16-bed hospitals offer acute, short-term hospitalization services that include comprehensive assessment of mental, social, functional, and physical health; development of individualized treatment plans with medication management and 24-hour nursing care; and care delivered by multidisciplinary teams consisting of psychiatrists, general practice physicians, psychiatric nurses, psychologists, clinical social workers, addiction counselors, and occupational therapists. Services also emphasize illness management and recovery, as well as individualized discharge planning, care coordination, and aftercare planning to support a successful transition back to an appropriate community-based setting.

• Forensic Mental Health Services: Provides residential treatment services for adults in both secure and non-secure settings on a large campus in St. Peter, Minnesota. The program also operates a 32-bed North Campus facility on the north side of St. Peter and an additional 16-bed facility located off campus in St. Peter. FMHP primarily serves individuals who have been civilly committed by a court as mentally ill and dangerous, often following criminal charges in which a court determined they were not competent to stand trial or not guilty by reason of mental illness or cognitive impairment. Many patients are under more than one type of civil commitment. In addition, Community Integrated Services provides ongoing monitoring and support for FMHP patients who have been provisionally discharged by a court to live in less restrictive community settings. This statewide program serves individuals from all 87 Minnesota counties and supports patients in achieving stable, successful lives in a variety of community settings outside FMHP facilities.

• Forensic Nursing Home: Provides state-operated nursing home and provides nursing home-level care in a secure environment. The facility serves individuals who are civilly committed as mentally ill and dangerous, sexually dangerous persons, or sexual psychopathic personalities, as well as prison inmates on medical release from the Minnesota Department of Corrections. Care provided is consistent with that offered in other nursing homes and includes assistance with daily living, rehabilitation services, and end-of-life care.

• Intensive Residential Treatment Services (IRTS): Provide structured, short-term residential care for adults who no longer require hospitalization or other inpatient treatment but still need ongoing support before returning home. Clients typically have serious mental illness and may also have co-occurring conditions such as traumatic brain injury, addiction, or behavioral disorders. Services are available around the clock with support from mental health professionals and focus on improving psychiatric stability, personal and emotional adjustment, self-sufficiency, and independent living skills. Programs work collaboratively with clients to achieve individual goals and prepare them for a successful transition to home or to a less structured community setting, with an average length of stay of approximately 90 days before discharge.

• Substance Use Disorder Treatment Services: Community Addiction Recovery Enterprise (CARE) provides inpatient substance use disorder treatment services to adults at three locations statewide. The program offers specialized inpatient services for individuals who are chemically dependent and have co-occurring mental illnesses, along with relapse prevention services and comprehensive aftercare planning. All CARE facilities are locked, and clients stay an average of approximately 90 days before discharge, depending on their level of participation and responsiveness to treatment.

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:

• Discount Program: Individuals who are uninsured or underinsured and have incomes less than 300% of the Federal Poverty Guideline may be eligible for help to pay their medical bills

• Elevate Patient Financial Solutions: Help patients without medical insurance find resources to help pay for medical bills

Responsible for scheduling appointments to meet with the Board, preparing agendas and minutes of all meetings, and administering and maintaining the election system. Also responsible for the preparation of the payroll for all county employees. Included in the payroll responsibilities are the payment of all payroll taxes, insurance premiums, and pension benefits.

Advises and assists veterans and their dependents with all state and federal veterans benefits, such as:

• Burial benefits

• G.I. Bill educational training

• G.I. life insurance

• Home loan guaranteed by the U.S.D.V.A.

• Information about and referrals to other service agencies for chemical dependency treatment and vocational rehabilitation

• Financial assistance through the V.A. for dental work

• Outpatient medical care through the V.A.

• Service-connected disability compensation

• State Soldiers Assistance Program (SSAP): Provides veterans who are unable to work as a result of temporary disability with cash assistance toward housing (rent, mortgage, and utilities) and other personal needs. There are strict income and asset requirements in place.

• Survivors and dependents' education

• Transportation to the VA Medical Center

• Veteran/Military health insurance

• Veteran survivor insurance

Provides comprehensive mental health counseling services such as:

• Abuse including sexual, physical, verbal, and domestic violence
• Anger issues
• Anxiety
• ADD/ADHD
• Autism
• Bi-polar disorders
• Christian counseling
• Chronic pain and medical issues
• Co-dependency issues
• Conflict resolution skills

?- Couples therapy and retreats

• Depression
• Diagnostic assessment for children ages birth - 5 years
• Eating disorders

?- Equine-assisted therapy

• Family therapy
• Grief and loss
• Individual therapy
• Learning disabilities
• Life transitions
• Neuropsychological testing
• Parent-child interaction therapy and parenting concerns
• Personality disorders
• Play therapy
• Self esteem issues
• Sexual and gender issues
• Stress management
• Suicidal thoughts and feelings of guilt/shame
• Trauma
• Work issues

Specialty areas provided:

• Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART)
• Brain-based intervention
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
• Emotional Focused Therapy (EFT)
• Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy
• Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
• Personalized Cognitive Remediation Therapy (PCRT)

Temporary homeless shelter can accommodate up to 20 individuals who can stay up to 21 consecutive days and nights, then may not return for 60 days (though they may still be present during visiting hours). Couples do not share a room. In addition to shelter, the following services are offered:

• 6 pm meal served. Cup of coffee and grab-and-go breakfast provided to guests when they leave for the day

• Has some used coats, winter accessories, new socks and underwear. Can direct guests to other resources to help meet their needs

• Laundry facilities

• Toiletries and other personal items.

Provides police safety and protection services including:

• Crime prevention programs