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Step Ahead helps program family support opportunities and parenting classes including Love and Logic parent classes. For a complete list of class offerings, go to www.getlearning.org

Mayor:

• Darin Latterell

Clerk/Treasurer:

• Shelli Krueth

Council:

• Richard Skoe

• Laura Nelson

-Carver Nelson

• Eva Jourdan

No police department

Assisted living services:

• Daily meal
• Exercise programs
• Health programs
• Housekeeping
• Laundry
• Medical services
• Social Activities
• Transportation

Provides assistance to individuals who are dislocated or unemployed, struggling to navigate the job market. This includes:

• Personal one-to-one career counseling

• Access to computers for your job search

• Occupational and job search skills training

• Help finding work

• Tuition assistance

Provides memory care communities and skilled nursing facilities. Services and amenities include:

• 24-hour controlled access and supervision

• Chaplain services for spiritual well-being

• Daily social programs

• Healthy meals to meet nutritional and dietary needs

• Help with activities of daily living and personal care assistance, including feeding, bathing, and dressing

• Personalized, intimate care for individuals with Alzheimer's or related Dementia

• Private bedroom and bathroom

• Rehabilitation services

• Safe living environment with calming spaces and sensory friendly touches

• Trained staff in Dementia care

Provides primary care services including:

• Behavioral health

• Family medicine

• Imaging

• Laboratory

• Nutrition education

• Rehabilitation

• Sports medicine

• Women's health

• Healthy Movement Programming includes:
• Athletic programs: Individual/teams including basketball, flag football, soccer and baseball
• Open gym and physical activities
• Outdoor and environmental education

• Conflict resolution

• Counseling

• Education/Computer Learning Center includes computer driving stimulation program to practice safe driving, basic instruction, and avoiding risky behaviors while driving

• Nutrition program includes:
• Healthy meal/snack served daily
• Nutrition education and meal preparation
• Gardening opportunities

• K - 8 Reading and literacy enrichment program for youth who have been assessed as needing focused reading support, and numeracy enrichment to assist youth in transition from "learning to read" to "reading to learn" skills with a focus on building math proficiencies

• K - 12 Academic enrichment program for youth to promote academic growth Offers 1:1 academic support including tutoring, skills to become self-directed learners, STEM focused activities and Mentoring program

• Leadership/citizenship groups

• Life skills education

• Teen Pathways College Readiness Program: Individualized support and assistance preparing youth for ACT/SAT exams, college applications, college visits and other assistance as needed to ensure student's progress

• Teen Pathways Employment Readiness Program: Individualized and mentoring support to enhance working and life skills including managing a checking account, creating a budget, saving and investing, career plans and mentoring, vocational exploration, interviewing techniques and additional services as needed to ensure a student's success beyond high school

• "Smart Moves" drug and alcohol use prevention program and premature sexual activity prevention

Public meal for the Two Harbors community

Provides screenings for adults for a variety of conditions, including screenings of blood glucose, cholesterol, and blood pressure checks. Additional health services include health assessments, presentations on health topics, and other community services.

Provides assistance and support for many programs related to creating healthy and equitable food access. Work with clients who are interested in obtaining Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits by assisting with the application process. Administers the SNAP program at four local farmers' markets in Cook, Hibbing, Tower, and Virginia. Provides a variety of services such as:

• Arrowhead Grown: A website and facebook page created to promote farmers across the region. It includes dates, times, locations, and details of each farmer's market in northeast Minnesota. The site also includes helpful information for customers using SNAP-EBT, Farmer's Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) vouchers, and Power of Produce (POP) tokens.

• Community Food Forest: A large perennial garden made up of berry bushes, grapevines, and fruit trees. It continues to grow each year. Community members are encouraged to participate in maintaining the food forest, and the site is accessible to anyone to harvest.

• Farmers Markets: Families utilizing SNAP-EBT can shop at Virginia Market Square, Cook Area Farmers Market, Hibbing Farmers Market, and Tower Farmers Market, and receive a match in dollars.

• Food Shelves: Funds food shelves for agencies across Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis County. Provide emergency and short-term food assistance to income-eligible individuals and families who have run out of options to alleviate hunger.

• Little Free Pantries: There are three free food pantries located in Virginia at AEOA, Hope Presbyterian Church, Our Saviors Church, and at the Hoyt Lakes Public Library. AEOA maintains the pantry located outside of the AEOA office.

• Northeast Minnesota Food Access Guide: Manages the Northeast Minnesota Food Access Guide which lists information on local food shelf hours, locations, grocery financial assistance programs, free meals, and food prep resources.

Treatment services for people who have minor illnesses or injuries

• Offers opportunities for involvement in direct service initiatives that promote equity in the community

• Trains volunteer advocates to speak out about social justice issues that impact women, children, and families

• Provides opportunities for leadership development in service, advocacy, and nonprofit governance

Provides nutrition education and special foods that promote good health. WIC provides the following services:

• Assistance with any special needs

• Health assessment and screening

• Nutrition education

• Referral to other community services

???Vouchers are given to participants to purchase nutritious foods such as cereal, cheese, eggs, infant formula, fruits and vegetables, milk, and peanut butter

• Riverside Elementary: 820 Park Street, Jackson, MN, (507)847-5963

• Pleasantview Elementary: 110 Milwaukee Street, PO Box 754, Lakefield, MN, (507)662-6218

• Jackson County Central Middle School: 205 4th Avenue North, Jackson, MN, (507)662-6625

• Jackson County Central High School: 1128 North Highway, Jackson, MN, (507)847-5310

Assistance paying child care costs for children up to age 12 and for children with special needs up to age 14. Child care costs may be paid for families while parents work, look for work, or attend school. Family size, family income, and participation in authorized activities are considerations in determining eligibility for and amount of assistance, along with available funding.

Provides comprehensive hospice care for patients with life-limiting illnesses, typically with a prognosis of six months or less, focusing on comfort, quality of life, and support for the patient and family.

• 24/7 phone consultation with nursing staff

• Bereavement support for family members for up to 13 months

• Coverage of medications, medical supplies, and equipment related to the hospice illness

• Hospice aides to assist with bathing and personal care

• Regular visits from registered nurses specializing in pain and symptom management

• Social workers provide counseling and other support services

• Trained hospice volunteers and respite support for caregivers

• Therapy services (physical, occupational, speech, music, massage) per the hospice care plan

• Visits from spiritual care providers, respecting each family's faith and beliefs

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. 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 ages 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

Offers a community-based mental health service designed to assist individuals in managing their mental health conditions and achieving greater independence in daily living. The program focuses on providing support in various areas to promote recovery and enhance quality of life. Services included:

• Daily Living Skills: Support in developing coping mechanisms, budgeting, cooking, nutrition, and household management.

• Employment Support: Guidance in job applications, job seeking, and maintaining employment.

• Healthcare and Benefits: Help in accessing and maintaining healthcare services and other benefits.

• Home Visits and Wellness Checks: Regular visits to assess and support clients in their living environments.

• Housing Support: Assistance in securing and maintaining stable housing.

• Relapse Prevention: Education and strategies to prevent relapse and promote recovery.

• Social Support: Encouragement of social interactions through support groups and community activities.

Provides clothes and small household items. Limited number of coats for adults on a first-come, first-served basis. Accepts donations of new and used clothing and small household items in good condition.

Provides primary and specialty care services including:

• Cardiology

• Ear, nose, and throat

• Family medicine

• Geriatric medicine

• Infectious diseases

• Internal medicine

• Nephrology

• Pediatrics

• Podiatry

• Psychiatry

• Pulmonology

• Sleep medicine

• Urology

Individual instruction, classes, and ensembles for all ages in instrumental and vocal music.

We provide support, resources and counseling to Caregivers so that you can take care of yourself while caring for your family member or friend. CARE also helps connect caregivers and seniors with services in the community to meet their individual needs, thereby maintaining and extending independent living.

• Provides religious worship services, Christian education, fellowship and study groups

• Community drum circle

• Mission & service opportunities

• Reiki(healing energy) and Yoga

• Counseling

• Weddings

• Funerals

• Dancing Sky Wellness, located upstairs in the church building,

• Materials: AV sets, books, business directories, compact discs, large print books, magazines, newspapers, eBooks, downloadable audio books, videos, books on CD and audio, and DVDs

• Services: Online catalog, reference assistance, Internet access, electronic magazine access, inter-library loan services, preschool story times, summer reading program, homebound services, meeting rooms for public use (at some branches), and copy machines

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