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Provides services to adults such as:

• Adult Rehabilitative Mental Health Services (ARMHS) services to develop and enhance psychiatric stability, communication/interpersonal skills, household management skills, personal and emotional adjustment, independent living, and community skills

• Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) services that include daily activities, relationship and family life, financial management, primary health, community living skills, employment, substance use recovery, medication support, social interaction skills, and housing

• Targeted case management to help clients gain medical, social, educational, vocational, and other necessary services that relate to their mental health needs

Provides information on available resources and how to access the following:

• Advocacy

• Area senior resource fair

• Assistance accessing resources and programs

• Assistance with making choices about housing

• Medicare program education

• Senior housing tours

• Support groups

Provides establishment and enforcement of child support orders. Services include:

• Collecting current and past-due support payments

• Locating non-custodial parents

• Establishing parentage

• Establishing and enforcing child support orders for basic, medical, or child care support

• Reviews and modifies court orders for support

NOTE: Child Support Services does not provide parenting time, custody, legal advice, divorce counsel, or spousal maintenance establishment

Minnesota's Medicaid program for people with low income. Most people who have MA receive health care through health plans. Members who do not receive health care through a health plan receive care on a fee-for-service basis, with providers billing the state directly for services they provide. MA pays for a variety of services like doctor visits, prescriptions, and hospital stays. Some services and prescriptions may require prior approval. MA pays for medical bills going back three months from the month the application is received. NOTE: People with disabilities who work, even if they're over the income or asset limits of MA, may still qualify for a program called Medical Assistance for Employed Persons with Disabilities - MA-EPD.

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 250% of the Federal Poverty Guideline may be eligible for getting help to pay their medical bill ?- Elevate Patient Financial Solutions: Help patients without medical insurance find resources to help pay for medical bills

Offers financial services, including speaking with a financial counselor, cost of care estimates, or assistance determining if an individual qualifies for financial assistance. 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 250% of the Federal Poverty Guideline may be eligible for help to pay their medical bill

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.

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

Mayor and City Council:

• Member information

Departments: City Maintenance:

• Responsible for the city streets and alleys, sanitary sewer system, and water system??

• Email: [email protected]

• Phone: (507)859-2158

?Parks and Recreation: ?- Provides park facilities and programs to accommodate residents' and visitors' needs and interests. Sanitation and Recycling: ?- Contracts with an outside waste management company, Southwest Sanitation for solid waste collection and West Central Sanitation for recycling. Everyone within the community is required to have garbage collection and all residential customers are required to have recycling collection. To set up garbage service, contact the City Clerk. Water Utilities:

• Provides safe, high-quality water services to the community, while maintaining a standard of excellence in customer service and environmental conservation. Contact the office if there are any questions or need assistance with any matters related to the water.

Provides assistance in learning English for those who speak a second language

Provides a child care center for the community that services infants, toddlers, and preschool-aged children. Offers opportunities for individualized curriculum, experiential learning, developmental guidance, and child-centered activities.

The Housing Choice Vouchers (HCV) Program (formerly known as Section 8), is designed to assist very low-income families, the elderly, and people with disabilities. This program, following HUD rules and regulations, empowers eligible participants to secure quality, safe, and sanitary housing within the private market. Program participants choose a rental unit from the private rental market and the property owner must be willing to accept voucher-assisted tenants. All assisted rental units must pass an annual inspection based on federally established Housing Quality Standards.

Provides an age-appropriate book every month to every enrolled child ages birth to 5 years old in Steele County.

Answers questions about the marrow or cord blood transplant process and connects patients to resources. NOTE: Some financial grants available to patients receiving an NMDP facilitated transplant. Must meet eligibility criteria.

Individualized home supports: Provides essential support for individuals with disabilities, enabling them to live independently in their own homes. Whether through a family member or a trained non-related worker, these services are tailored to meet specific needs and can be delivered remotely, ensuring comfort and safety. ? ?Respite care services: Provides essential support for caregivers and their loved ones. This service offers a much-needed break, allowing families to recharge, whether for a few hours or several days. The family decides who they want their respite professional to be, ensuring that they can step away knowing their needs will be met.??????

Provides financial assistance to help with rent, deposit, or utility shut-offs and other one-time emergency needs

• Day training and habilitation

• Employment transitioning training

• Extended employment for people with disabilities

• Job placement services

• Mental health vocational programs

• Supervised community living residential services

• Senior services

• School-to-work transition

• Transportation services

• Vocational assessment

• Work, training, and professional contact opportunities

Provides access to affordable veterinary care and adoption services. Services include:

• Adoptions

• End-of-life services

• Microchip and nail clinics

?- Owner surrender services

• Routine check-ups

• Spay/neuter services

• Supporting stray/found animals

• Vaccinations, including rabies

• Various medical treatments

Direct Access allows an individual to go directly to a provider they choose to receive a comprehensive assessment and access care immediately. Comprehensive Assessments are used to determine potential substance use disorders and what treatment options may be available. Wright County Health and Human Services determines eligibility for the Behavioral Health Fund and if a person is eligible for treatment services to be paid for through this fund. To find a treatment provider, visit: https://fasttrackermn.org/

• Hockey and figure skating day camps

• Ice skating

Accepts complaints from citizens of fraud by recipients of county economic assistance programs or vendors

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.

Offers internship opportunities. Works with students to create programs that challenge students and focus on students' particular areas of interest. Help students obtain academic credit or record volunteer hours with colleges and universities.

Processes court cases filed in Jackson County and offer other legal services including:

• Civil Court: cases such as lawsuits involving personal injury, property damage, malpractice, employment issues, wrongful death, implied consents, and Tax Court.

• Coordination of court activities

• Conciliation Court (Small Claims Court): claim amounts are limited to $15,000.

• Court records

• Criminal state trial court: processing of complaints for violations of law from minor to major offenses including petty misdemeanor, misdemeanor, gross misdemeanor, and felony offenses, and traffic and parking violations.

• Family Court: cases involving families, divorce, domestic abuse actions, harassment, child custody, and paternity

• Fees and filing: collection and receipt of fees, bonds, and escrow funds; files wills; performs Notary Public services

• Harassment Restraining Order and Temporary Restraining Order filing office

• Housing Court: cases involving landlord/tenant (eviction process) and determining legal right to possession of property

• Information on child support issues

• Juvenile Court: cases involving minors under the age of 18 who are involved in delinquency, termination of parental rights, truancy, status offenses, runaways, and children in need of protection, and some traffic offenses.

• Law library

• Marriage ceremonies

• Name changes

• Parking and traffic ticket fine collection office

• Probate/Mental Health Court: supervised and unsupervised probating of estates of decedents, guardianships of minors and adults, conservatorships, and commitments for mental illness or chemical dependency.

Provides individualized, community-based support for adults with serious mental illness to help them live independently and improve daily functioning. Services focus on:

• Basic Living and Social Skills: Training in household management, budgeting, shopping, healthy routines, relapse prevention, and coping strategies to enhance independent living.

• Community Intervention: Assistance in navigating community systems, including coordination with agencies, employers, and family members, to support functional independence.

• Medication Education: Guidance on understanding mental illness, medication management, potential side effects, and strategies to maintain psychiatric stability.

• Tailored, Flexible Services: ARMHS is customized to the individual's needs, with flexible hours and locations in the home or community to promote personal growth and social competence.

Goal is to restore and enhance skills necessary for independent living, improve emotional adjustment, and support meaningful community engagement.