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Provides care services for non-life-threatening illnesses and injuries. Services are provided on the same day for a range of minor illnesses and injuries including:

• Bladder, ear, or tooth infections

• Broken bones

• Cold, cough, or flu

• Fever

?- Minor tears or cuts in skin

• Nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea

• Skin conditions

• Sore or strep throat

• Sinus issues

• Wound care

Helps adult learners improve their basic reading, writing, and math skills, or prepare for the GED examination. Services provided:

• Career counseling and job search support

• GED instruction and onsite testing

• Group and individual tutoring instruction

• Classes in math, reading, writing, and typing

• Life skills

• Math and literacy improvement

• Test preparation and Accuplacer college preparation

A drop-in center offering a supportive environment and connects individuals to community resources. Also provides support services and social events.

Comprehensive public library services offering services like loaning books and movies. Also offers a place for the public to access the internet, occasional story times, access to online databases, and more.

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.

The goals of the Family Development programs are to assist families in crisis situations, meet basic needs, and to strive towards and maintain self-sufficiency Services may include: Food programs

• Food shelf vouchers

Application assistance

• Food support

• Health insurance

• Social security benefits

Seasonal

• School supply distribution

• Winter clothing

• Food baskets

• Toys and holiday gifts to families in need

Outreach and referrals to

• Budgeting

• Housing

• Medical services

• Parenting education

• Transportation

Fire prevention and intervention services

Emergency call center for poison management. Staff is available to advise of poison questions and can recommend steps to take at home and when to go to a medical facility. Staff also advise throughout the care process and call to follow up.

Mayor and City Council Members:

• For member contact information: http://www.hoffmanmn.com/CityGovernment.html

Departments:

• Administration and Finance

• Community Center

• Economic Development Authority (EDA)

• Farmer's Market

• Parks and Recreation: Includes baseball diamonds, beaches, campgrounds, City Park (features a covered picnic shelter and a playground), indoor gyms, and ski hills.

• Public Safety

• Public Works

• Zoning and Planning Commission

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NOTE: Application is closed for this program. ??Funds may be available to prevent homelessness who are past due on their housing expenses and need financial assistance with a rent deposit, first month's rent, past due rent, or at risk of being disconnected from their utilities, and need help to keep their current housing can apply. NOTE: Single adults and families who are residents of southern Saint Louis County area must get a pre-screen through United Way 211 to access this program. The pre-screen information is provided to Salvation Army - Duluth.

Social support group for LGBTQ+ and allied young people Program offers:

• Advocacy for transgender and gender non-conforming individuals
• Educational presentations in the community
• Information and referrals
• One-on-one support
• Weekly youth support group meetings in Duluth

Social club providing consumer-led activities and staff-led programming to help create friendships and learn new skills; not a treatment program.

Programs for individuals, community groups, workplaces and for groups with high risk populations (older adults, populations of color, stroke survivors):

• Community education to help survivors and care partners learn more about living with stroke

• Health fairs

• Resource facilitation department

• Speakers bureau

• Stroke risk assessment

Provides a comprehensive, outpatient-based, co-occurring mental health and substance use treatment program, including:

• Additional referrals provided

• Alcohol and drug detoxification

• Assessments for alcohol and substance use disorders

• Available 24/7 clinician phone support, telemedicine, and video visits

• Free initial evaluation and consultation

• Individualized treatment plans

• Medication assisted maintenance treatment

• Treatments for all chemical dependencies

• Relapse prevention services, follow-up maintenance care, or tapering

The Energy Assistance Program helps pay heat and electricity costs. Payments for energy bills are sent directly to the household's energy company or fuel provider for propane, fuel oil, or wood. Financial assistance varies depending on household income and fuel costs. The Energy Assistance Program provides additional grants for eligible households who need help with:

• Getting reconnected to heat and power after disconnections
• Paying for emergency fuel deliveries of propane, heating oil, or biofuel
• Preventing disconnection
• Providing emergency heating system repair or replacement for homeowners
• Weatherization services to both homeowners and renters to reduce home energy consumption and costs for eligible households by improving the energy efficiency in homes

Medicare Savings Programs have four sub-programs:

• Qualified Disabled and Working Individuals (QDWI): Helps pay for Part A premiums only. Monthly income limits for individuals and married couples apply.

• Qualified Medicare Beneficiary (QMB): Helps pay for Part A and B premiums as well as deductibles, coinsurance and copayments. Monthly income limits for individuals and married couples apply.

• Qualifying Individual (QI): Helps pay for Part B premiums only. Monthly income limits for individuals and married couples apply.

• Specified Low-Income Medicare Beneficiary (SLMB): Helps pay for Part B premiums only. Monthly income limits and countable resource limits apply for individuals and married couples.

Provides the following services: Adoption Services: Works to bring youth and parents together in permanent, stable family settings. All adoption services are provided free of charge and include:

• Adoption home studies and home study updates

• Child placement services

• Child-specific recruitment services

• Parent training and education

• Post-adoption services

• Relative adoption services

Foster Care Services: Provides safe and nurturing foster homes while families work toward stability and reunification. Staff collaborate closely with each child's custodial team to support family reunification whenever possible. Services include emergency, short-term, long-term, and whole-family foster care options.

• Foster parents receive ongoing support, including training, 24/7 crisis support, and respite care.

Kinship Navigator: Provides support and connections for relative and kin families caring for children. Families first work with a Kinship Navigator who provides phone and in-person information, referrals, and assessments to identify community services such as childcare, food assistance, health services, housing, and transportation.

• When additional assistance is needed, a Case Manager partners with families to provide side-by-side support while accessing services.

Relative and Kin Support Services: Provides support for families caring for a relative's child by providing education, guidance, and connections to resources. Families may also receive assistance with obtaining foster care licensing if they wish to continue fostering kin or other children. Services include:

• Connections to local support services

• Education on mental health and youth trauma

• Help understanding the complex human services system

• Support navigating new or strained family dynamics

Supervised Visitation: Provides youth in foster care with opportunities to spend time with their families in a safe and supportive environment. Services are available within approximately a one-hour radius of Waite Park, Minnesota. Services include:

• Observation

• Parent coaching with observation

• Parent coaching without observation

• Transportation

• Virtual or phone observation

STAY Program (Successful Transition to Adulthood for Youth): Provides independent living services for eligible youth ages 14 through 23 who are currently or were formerly in foster care and who are working with a county or tribal social worker. Services support youth in meeting independent living plan goals and may vary by county. Available services may include:

• Age-appropriate activities

• Education services

• Employment services

• Independent living skills training

• Permanent connections with long-term mentors, significant individuals from the youth's past, relative searches, and contact with relatives or former foster parents

• Room and board or housing assistance

• Transportation costs

Thrift store offering new and used clothing and household goods. Village Rewards program whereby shoppers earn points for each dollar spent, for donating, and for special volunteer events. When 2500 points have been earned, a $10 Village Reward is awarded to be spent in the store. Store offers a personal shopper service free of charge. Single and duo appointments may be scheduled and the personal shopper will select items based on the shopper's preferences. Visit arcsvaluevillage.org to learn more or sign up.

Free clinic for uninsured or underinsured Services vary by site, but may include:

• Diagnostic imaging

• Diabetic education

• General medical care

• Lab services

• Mental health services

• Physical exams

• Physical therapy

Some funding available for prescription help; for maintenance meds, the clinic will enroll qualified patients in the RX programs through the pharmaceutical company. Controlled substances are not prescribed.

Offers educational, recreational, cultural, and leisure activities throughout the city for adults of all ages. A community Education catalog of classes is sent to all Saint Paul homes several times a year and is also available by calling. Classes vary at each site and may include:

• Adult community education classes and workshops

• After school youth programs

• CPR classes for infants and adults

• Drivers education classes in classroom and/or behind-the-wheel

• Summer day camps for children and youth

• Swimming lessons and water aerobics

• Volunteers utilized in a variety of classroom settings and community sites

Registered Nurses provide a variety of programs to serve families. These programs include family home visiting during pregnancy and after the birth of your child, breastfeeding support, developmental screening for your child, car seat distribution, and more.

Voluntary services to families experiencing unusual family stresses around parent/child conflicts. The situation may require out of home placement of a child if the family has used all available resources (counseling, relatives, and friends etc.). A case manager may be assigned to arrange services for the family to prevent placement.

Refugee Cash Assistance provides temporary financial assistance for refugees and eligible entrants while they are in the process of resettling in the United States. NOTE: Able-bodied RCA recipients are required to participate in an employment and training program. RCA recipients who are disabled or 65 years of age or older are required to apply for SSI.

Provides recreational activities and a community center equipped with a gym, meeting rooms, sports equipment, and swimming pool. Additional services and activities include: ?- Community events

• Develops and maintains city park facilities and equipment

• Provides swimming lessons and maintains an outdoor swimming pool and waterslide (June - August)

• Financial Assistance Program: For patients whose insurance coverage and/or ability to pay medical bills is limited. Provides a discount on bills for emergent and medically necessary care. The program may cover current and outstanding bills and may remain in effect for 12 months after enrollment.
• Uninsured Discounts: Patients without insurance coverage are eligible for a discount for medically necessary services